Section 26.20.010 Prospect Hill conservation area project description.

In conjunction with Chapters 26.04, 26.08, 26.12 and 26.16, this plan, and the tax exemption allowed under it, is applicable to all classes of real property located in the project area; that is, residential, commercial and industrial property. The benefits of this plan apply to the rehabilitation and additions to existing buildings and to the construction of new buildings.

1. Boundary of Project Area. Beginning at the northeast corner of the intersection of West Third and Bluff Streets; thence southerly along the easterly right-of-way line of Bluff Street to the intersection with the southerly right-of-wayline of West Third Street; thence westerly to the intersection with the easterly right-of-way line of Cook Street; thence southerly to the intersection with the south right-of-way line of West First Street extended east; thence west to the intersection with the east right-of-way line of Myrtle Street; thence south to the intersection with the southeast right-of-way line of West Highland Avenue; thence west to the intersection with the east right-of-way line of Hamilton Boulevard; thence south to a point fifty feet north of the centerline of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad; thence easterly along a line fifty feet north of and parallel with said centerline to the intersection with the westerly lot line of Lot 11, Block 42, Sioux City, extended southerly; thence northerly to the northwesterly corner of Lot 12, Block 43, Sioux City, extended north, that is, to the northerly right-of-way line of West Third Street; thence westerly along the northerly right-of-way line of West Third Street to the point of beginning.

2. Plan Objectives. The central purpose of this plan is to overcome the physical and social ills of this generally deteriorated area of Sioux City by fostering rehabilitation activities consistent with the overall needs of the community and the city as a whole. In accordance with the above purpose, this plan is intended to accomplish the following objectives.

a. To preserve the basic residential character of the area by employing all appropriate techniques and strategies available in order to maintain and upgrade the maximum number of existing housing units capable of rehabilitation as relates to the overall objectives of this plan in terms of design, location and use;

b. To stimulate voluntary, comprehensive rehabilitation activities in order to achieve desired rehabilitation goals and objectives;

c. To promote the preservation of the existing housing stock through relocation and rehabilitation of the structure(s) when it is necessary to clear the site to meet another plan objective;

d. To encourage the development of new homes where sites are available within the neighborhood;

e. To foster and promote energy conservation through use of adequate insulation and efficient heating units;

f. To enhance the physical attractiveness of the area by application of high standards of architecture and design and by discouraging practices which detract from the area's visual appearance;

g. To provide for widespread and continuing community participation in all phases of the program by encouraging and supporting the involvement of community residents;

h. To provide the necessary flexibility during execution to permit continuing new opportunities for action to better serve the physical and social needs of the community;

i. To provide for the installation of public works which contribute to the revitalization of the area and to its sound development;

j. To encourage the replacement of all obsolete plumbing equipment in those structures to be rehabilitated;

k. To alleviate congestion of private vehicles on public rights-of-way by encouraging the installation of driveways, carports and garages;

l. To improve the livability of the residential environment through development and expansion of parks, open spaces, and shopping areas;

m. To coordinate and refer social service agencies to meet the needs of area residents;

n. To remove and arrest physical blight and decay by removing substandard buildings, blighting influences, and any impediments to the disposition of land for subsequent redevelopment of specific new residential, commercial, public and semipublic uses and the provisions of needed public improvements;

o. To Provide for the orderly expansion of public and semipublic uses that necessarily reinforce the viability of the residential neighborhood.

3. Types of Actions. This plan anticipates the following actions, or combination of activities, in order to achieve the objectives set out above;

a. Rehabilitation of private property;

c. Disposition and redevelopment or rehabilitation of property;

d. Demolition and related site clearance;

e. Relocation of families, individuals and businesses;

f. Vacation and dedication of public right-of-way;

g. Underground placement of utility lines;

h. Stabilization of the Prospect Hill cliff face;

i. General clean-up of the neighborhood.

(Ord. S-40159, 1980)