AB710,300,2120
(f) Mortgage any of its real property without obtaining the approval of the local
21governing body
;.
AB710,300,2322
(g) Make any guarantee without obtaining the approval of the local governing
23body
;.
AB710,301,524
(h) Dissolve without obtaining the approval of the local governing body, which
25may be given upon
such conditions
as said body may deem deemed necessary or
1appropriate to the protection of the interest of the city in the proceeds of the sale of
2the real property as to any property or work turned into the development by the city.
3Such The approval
is to shall be indorsed on the certificate of dissolution and
such 4the certificate
is may not
to be filed in the office of the secretary of state in the absence
5of
such the indorsement
;
.
AB710, s. 409
6Section
409. 66.408 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 66.1307 (title).
AB710, s. 410
7Section
410. 66.408 (1), (2), (3) and (4) of the statutes are renumbered 66.1307
8(1), (2) (a), (3) and (4) and amended to read:
AB710,301,139
66.1307
(1) Application of other corporation laws to redevelopment
10corporations. The provisions of the general corporation law
as presently in effect
11and as hereafter from time to time amended, shall apply to redevelopment
12corporations,
except where such unless the provisions are in conflict with the
13provisions of ss.
66.405 66.1301 to
66.425 66.1329.
AB710,301,16
14(2) (a) No redevelopment corporation
shall may issue stocks, bonds or income
15debentures, except for money or property actually received for the use and lawful
16purposes of the corporation or services actually performed for the corporation.
AB710,301,24
17(3) Determination of development cost. (a) Upon the completion of a
18development a redevelopment corporation shall, or upon the completion of a
19principal part of a development a redevelopment corporation may, file with the
20planning commission an audited statement of the development cost
thereof. Within
21a reasonable time after the filing of
such the statement, the planning commission
22shall determine the development cost applicable to the development or
such portion
23thereof of the development and shall issue to the redevelopment corporation a
24certificate stating the amount
thereof as of the development cost so determined.
AB710,302,9
1(b) A redevelopment corporation may,
at any time, whether prior or subsequent
2to the undertaking of any contract or expense, apply to the planning commission for
3a ruling as to whether any particular item
and amount of cost
therein may be
4included in development cost when finally determined by the planning commission
,
5and the amount thereof. The planning commission shall, within a reasonable time
6after
such the application, render a ruling
thereon, and
in the event that it shall be 7if it is ruled that any item of cost may be included in development cost, the amount
8thereof as so determined of the cost shall be
so included in development cost when
9finally determined.
AB710,302,11
10(4) Regulation of redevelopment corporations. A redevelopment corporation
11shall
do all of the following:
AB710,302,1812
(a) Furnish to the planning commission
from time to time, as required by it, but
13with respect to regular reports not more often than once every 6 months, such 14financial information, statements, audited reports or other material
as such that the 15commission
shall require requires, each of which shall conform to such standards of
16accounting and financial procedure
as that the planning commission
may by general
17regulation
prescribe prescribes, except that the planning commission may not
18require a regular report more often than once every 6 months.
AB710,302,2019
(b) Establish and maintain
such depreciation and other reserves, surplus and
20other accounts
as that the planning commission reasonably requires.
AB710, s. 411
21Section
411. 66.41 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB710, s. 412
22Section
412. 66.41 of the statutes is renumbered 66.1307 (2) (b) and amended
23to read:
AB710,303,224
66.1307
(2) (b)
No A redevelopment corporation
shall may pay
any interest on
25its income debentures or dividends on its stock during any dividend year, unless
1there shall exist, at the time of
any such an intended payment
, no a default
exists 2under any amortization requirements with respect to its indebtedness.
AB710, s. 413
3Section
413. 66.411 of the statutes is renumbered 66.1329 and amended to
4read:
AB710,304,7
566.1329 Urban redevelopment; enforcement of duties. Whenever If a
6redevelopment corporation
shall not have fails to substantially
complied comply 7with the development plan within the time limits for the completion of each stage
8thereof as therein stated, reasonable delays caused by unforeseen difficulties
9excepted, or
shall do, permit to be done or fail or omit to do anything contrary to or
10required of it, as the case may be, by ss. 66.405 to 66.425, or shall be about so to do,
11permit to be done or fail or omit to have done, as the case may be then any such fact, 12violates or is about to violate ss. 66.1301 to 66.1329, the failure to comply or actual
13or possible violation may be certified by the planning commission to the city attorney
14of the city
, who. The city attorney may
thereupon commence a proceeding in the
15circuit court of the county in which the city is in whole or in part situated in the name
16of the city for the purpose of
having such action, failure or omission, or threatened
17action, failure or omission, established by order of the court or stopped, prevented or
18otherwise rectified by mandamus, injunction or otherwise. Such proceeding shall be
19commenced by a petition to the circuit court alleging the violation complained of and
20praying for appropriate relief. It shall thereupon be the duty of the court to specify
21the time, not exceeding 45 days after service of a copy of the petition, within which
22the redevelopment corporation complained of must answer the petition seeking
23appropriate relief. The court
, shall, immediately after a default in answering or after
24answer,
as the case may be, inquire into the facts and circumstances in
such the 25manner
as that the court
shall direct directs without other or formal proceedings,
1and without respect to any technical requirements.
Such other persons or
2corporations as it shall seem to the The court
may join as parties any other persons
3it deems necessary or proper
to join as parties in order to make its order or judgment
4effective
may be joined as parties. The final judgment or order in
any such the action
5or proceeding shall dismiss the action or proceeding or
establish the failure
6complained of or direct that a mandamus order, or an injunction, or both, issue, or 7grant
such other relief as the court may deem appropriate
relief.
AB710, s. 414
8Section
414. 66.412 of the statutes is renumbered 66.1309 (intro.) and
9amended to read:
AB710,304,22
1066.1309 Urban redevelopment; transfer of land. (intro.) Notwithstanding
11any
requirement of other law
to the contrary or the absence of direct provision
12therefor for transfer of land in the instrument under which a fiduciary is acting,
13every executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or other person, holding trust funds
14or acting in a fiduciary capacity, unless the instrument under which
such the 15fiduciary is acting expressly forbids, the state, its subdivisions, cities, all other public
16bodies, all public officers, corporations organized under or subject to the provisions
17of the banking law, the division of banking as conservator, liquidator or rehabilitator
18of any
such person, partnership or corporation, persons, partnerships and
19corporations organized under or subject to the provisions of the banking law, the
20commissioner of insurance as conservator, liquidator or rehabilitator of any
such 21person, partnership or corporation, any of which owns or holds any real property
22within a development area, may
grant do all of the following:
AB710,304,24
23(1) Grant, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any
such real property to a
24redevelopment corporation
, and receive.
AB710,305,3
1(2) Receive and hold any cash, stocks, income debentures, mortgages, or other
2securities or obligations, secured or unsecured, exchanged
therefor for the transfer 3by
such the redevelopment corporation
, and may execute such.
AB710,305,6
4(3) Execute instruments and do
such acts
as may be deemed that are
5considered necessary or desirable by them or it and by the redevelopment
6corporation in connection with the development and the development plan.
AB710, s. 415
7Section
415. 66.413 of the statutes is renumbered 66.1311 and amended to
8read:
AB710,305,12
966.1311 Urban redevelopment; acquisition of land. (1) A redevelopment
10corporation may
whether before or after the development plan has been approved, 11acquire real property or secure options in its own name or in the name of nominees
12to acquire real property, by gift, grant, lease, purchase or otherwise.
AB710,305,24
13(2) A city may, upon request by
the
a redevelopment corporation, acquire, or
14obligate itself to acquire, for
such the redevelopment corporation
any real property
15included in
such a certificate of approval of condemnation, by gift, grant, lease,
16purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, according to the provisions of any
17appropriate general, special or local law applicable to the acquisition of real property
18by the city. Real property acquired by a city for a redevelopment corporation shall
19be conveyed by
such the city to the redevelopment corporation upon payment to the
20city of all sums expended or required to be expended by the city in the acquisition of
21such the real property, or leased by
such the city to
such the redevelopment 22corporation,
all upon
such terms
as may be agreed upon between the city and the
23redevelopment corporation to carry out the purposes of ss.
66.405 66.1301 to
66.425 2466.1329.
AB710,306,3
1(3) The provisions of ss.
66.405 66.1301 to
66.425 66.1329 with respect to the
2condemnation of real property by a city for a redevelopment corporation
shall prevail
3over the provisions of any other
general, special or local law.
AB710, s. 416
4Section
416. 66.414 of the statutes is renumbered 66.1313 and amended to
5read:
AB710,307,8
666.1313 Urban redevelopment; condemnation for. (1) Condemnation
7proceedings for a redevelopment corporation shall be initiated by a petition to the
8city to institute proceedings to acquire for the redevelopment corporation any real
9property in the development area.
Such The petition shall be granted or rejected by
10the local governing body, and the resolution or resolutions granting
such the petition
11shall
contain a requirement require that the redevelopment corporation
shall pay
to 12the city all sums expended or required to be expended by the city in the acquisition
13of
such the real property, or for any real property to be conveyed to the corporation
14by the city in connection with the plan, and the time of payment and manner of
15securing payment
thereof, and may require that the city
shall receive, before
16proceeding with the acquisition of
such the real property, such assurances as to
17payment or reimbursement by the redevelopment corporation, or otherwise, as the
18city
may deem deems advisable. Upon the passage of a resolution
or resolutions by
19the local governing body granting the petition, the redevelopment corporation shall
20cause to be made make 3 copies of surveys or maps of the real property described in
21the petition, one of which shall be filed in the office of the redevelopment corporation,
22one in the office of the city attorney of the city, and one in the office in which
23instruments affecting real property in the county are recorded. The filing of
such 24copies of surveys or maps
shall constitute the constitutes acceptance by the
25redevelopment corporation of the terms and conditions contained in
such the
1resolution
or resolutions. The city may conduct
any condemnation proceedings
2either under ch. 32 or
at its option, under other laws applicable to
such the city. When
3title to
the real property
shall have vested vests in the city, it shall convey or lease
4the
same real property, with any other real property to be conveyed or leased to the
5redevelopment corporation by the city in connection with
said the redevelopment 6plan, to the redevelopment corporation upon payment by the redevelopment
7corporation of the sums and the giving of the security required by the resolution
8granting the petition.
AB710,307,11
9(2) The following provisions
shall apply to any proceedings for the assessment
10of compensation and damages for real property in a development area taken or to be
11taken by condemnation for a redevelopment corporation:
AB710,307,1812
(a) For the purpose of ss.
66.405 66.1301 to
66.425 66.1329, the award of
13compensation
shall may not be increased by reason of any increase in the value of
14the real property caused by the assembly, clearance or reconstruction, or proposed
15assembly, clearance or reconstruction for the purposes of ss.
66.405 66.1301 to
66.425 1666.1329, of the real property in the development area. No allowance
shall may be
17made for improvements begun on real property after notice to the owner of
such the 18property of the institution of the proceedings to condemn
such the property.
AB710,308,219
(b) Evidence
shall be is admissible
bearing upon that is relevant to the
20insanitary, unsafe or substandard condition of the premises, or
the of their illegal use
21thereof, or the enhancement of rentals from
such illegal use, and
such the evidence
22may be considered in fixing the compensation to be paid, notwithstanding that no
23steps to remedy or abate
such the conditions have been taken by the department or
24officers having jurisdiction. If a violation order is on file against the premises in
any
1such the department, it
shall constitute constitutes prima facie evidence of the
2existence of the condition specified in
such the order.
AB710,308,103
(c) If
any of the real property in the development area which is to be acquired
4by condemnation has,
prior to such before acquisition, been devoted to another public
5use, it may
nevertheless be acquired provided that no real property belonging to the
6city or to any other governmental body, or agency or instrumentality
thereof of the
7city or other governmental body, corporate or otherwise, may be acquired without its
8consent. No real property belonging to a public utility corporation may be acquired
9without the approval of the
public service commission or other officer or tribunal
10having regulatory power over
such the corporation.
AB710,308,1711
(d) Upon the trial a statement, affidavit, deposition, report, transcript of
12testimony in an action or proceeding, or appraisal made or given by any owner or
13prior owner of the premises taken, or by any person on the owner's or prior owner's
14behalf, to any court, governmental bureau, department or agency respecting the
15value of the real property for tax purposes,
shall be
is relevant, material and
16competent upon the issue of value of damage and
shall be is admissible on direct
17examination.
AB710,308,2018
(e)
The term "owner", as used in In this section,
shall include "owner" includes 19a person having an estate, interest or easement in the real property to be acquired
20or a lien, charge or encumbrance
thereon on the real property.
AB710, s. 417
21Section
417. 66.415 of the statutes is renumbered 66.1315 and amended to
22read:
AB710,309,19
2366.1315 Urban redevelopment; continued use of land by prior owner. 24(1) When title to real property has vested in a redevelopment corporation or city
by
25gift, grant, devise, purchase or in condemnation proceedings or otherwise, the
1redevelopment corporation or city
, as the case may be, may agree with the previous
2owners of
such the property,
or any tenants continuing to occupy or use it, or any
3other persons who may occupy or use or seek to occupy or use
such the property, that
4such the former owner, tenant or other persons may occupy or use
such the property
5upon the payment of a fixed sum of money for a definite term or upon the payment
6periodically of an agreed sum of money.
Such The occupation or use
shall may not
7be construed as a tenancy from month to month, nor require the giving of notice by
8the redevelopment corporation or the city
, as the case may be, for the termination of
9such occupation or use or the right to
such occupation or use
, but immediately.
10Immediately upon the expiration of the term for which payment has been made the
11redevelopment corporation or city
, as the case may be, shall be is entitled to
12possession of the real property and may maintain summary proceedings
, or obtain
13a writ of assistance, and
shall be is entitled to
such any other remedy
as may be 14provided by law for obtaining immediate possession
thereof. A former owner, tenant
15or other person occupying or using
such real property
shall may not be required to
16give notice to the redevelopment corporation or city
, as the case may be, at the
17expiration of the term for which that person has made payment for
such occupation
18or use, as a condition to that person's cessation of occupation or use and termination
19of liability
therefor.
AB710,310,2
20(2) In the event that If a city has acquired real property for a redevelopment
21corporation, the city shall, in transferring title to the redevelopment corporation,
22deduct from the consideration or other moneys which the redevelopment corporation
23has become obligated to pay to the city for
such
this purpose, and credit the
24redevelopment corporation with, the amounts received by the city as payment for
25temporary occupation and use of the real property by a former owner, tenant, or other
1person
, as in this section provided, less the cost and expense incurred by the city for
2the maintenance and operation of
such the real property.
AB710, s. 418
3Section
418. 66.416 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 66.1317 (title).
AB710, s. 419
4Section
419. 66.416 (1) to (4) of the statutes are renumbered 66.1317 (1) to (4),
5and 66.1317 (1), (2) (a) (intro.), 4. and 5. and (b), (3) and (4), as renumbered, are
6amended to read:
AB710,310,107
66.1317
(1) Any A redevelopment corporation may borrow funds and secure the
8repayment
thereof of the funds by mortgage. Every
such mortgage shall contain
9reasonable amortization provisions and
shall may be a lien upon no other real
10property except that forming the whole or a part of a single development area.
AB710,310,16
11(2) (a) (intro.) Certificates, bonds and notes, or part interests
therein in, or any
12part of an issue
thereof of, these instruments, which are issued by a redevelopment
13corporation and secured by a first mortgage on
all or part of the real property of the
14redevelopment corporation
, or any part thereof, shall be are securities in which all
15of the following persons, partnerships or corporations and public bodies or public
16officers may legally invest the funds within their control:
AB710,310,1917
4. The division of banking as conservator, liquidator or rehabilitator of any
such 18person, partnership or corporation
; and persons, partnerships or corporations
19organized under or subject to chs. 600 to 646.
AB710,310,2120
5. The commissioner of insurance as conservator, liquidator or rehabilitator of
21any
such person, partnership or corporation.
AB710,310,2422
(b) The principal amount of the securities described in par. (a)
shall may not
23exceed the limits, if any, imposed by law for investments by the person, partnership,
24corporation, public body or public officer making the investment.
AB710,311,3
1(3) Any A mortgage on the real property in a development area
, or any part
2thereof, may create a first lien, or a
second
2nd or other junior lien, upon
such the 3real property.
AB710,311,14
4(4) The limits as to principal amount secured by mortgage referred to in sub.
5(2)
shall do not apply to certificates, bonds and notes, or part interests
therein in, or
6any part of an issue
thereof of, these instruments, which are secured by first
7mortgage on real property in a development area,
or any part thereof, which the
8federal housing administrator has insured or has made a commitment to insure
9under the national housing act.
Any such A person, partnership, corporation, public
10body or public officer
described in sub. (2) may receive and hold any debentures,
11certificates or other instruments issued or delivered by the federal housing
12administrator, pursuant to the national housing act, in compliance with the contract
13of insurance of a mortgage on
all or part of real property in the development area
,
14or any part thereof.
AB710, s. 420
15Section
420. 66.417 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 66.1319 (title).
AB710, s. 421
16Section
421. 66.417 (1) to (6) of the statutes are renumbered 66.1319 (1) to (6),
17and 66.1319 (1), (2), (3), (5) and (6), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB710,311,2318
66.1319
(1) The A local governing body may by resolution determine that real
19property, title to which is held by the city, specified and described in
such the 20resolution, is not required for use by the city and may authorize the city to sell or lease
21such the real property to a redevelopment corporation
; provided, that, if the title of
22the city to
such the real property
be is not
declared inalienable
by charter of the city,
23or other similar law or instrument.
AB710,312,4
24(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of any
general, special or local law or
25ordinance, a sale or lease authorized under sub. (1) may be made without appraisal,
1public notice or public bidding for a price or rental amount and upon terms agreed
2upon between the city and the redevelopment corporation to carry out the purposes
3of ss.
66.405 66.1301 to
66.425. In the case of a lease, the 66.1329. The term of the
4lease
shall may not exceed 60 years with a right of renewal upon the same terms.
AB710,312,7
5(3) Before any sale or lease to a redevelopment corporation
shall be is 6authorized, a public hearing shall be held by the local governing body to consider the
7proposed sale or lease.
AB710,312,13
8(5) The deed or lease of
such real property shall be executed in the same manner
9as a deed or lease by the city of other real property owned by it and may contain
10appropriate conditions and provisions to enable the city to reenter the real property
11in the event of a violation by if the redevelopment corporation
violates of any of the
12provisions of ss.
66.405 66.1301 to
66.425 66.1329 relating to
such the redevelopment
13corporation or
of violates the conditions or provisions of
such the deed or lease.
AB710,312,20
14(6) A redevelopment corporation purchasing or leasing real property from a
15city
shall may not, without the written approval of the city, use
such the real property
16for any purpose except in connection with its development. The deed shall contain
17a condition that the redevelopment corporation will devote the real property
granted 18only for the purposes of its development subject to the restrictions of ss.
66.405 1966.1301 to
66.425 66.1329, for breach of which the city
shall have the right to
may 20reenter and repossess itself of the real property.
AB710, s. 422
21Section
422. 66.418 of the statutes is renumbered 66.1321 and amended to
22read:
AB710,312,24
2366.1321 Urban redevelopment; city lease to, terms. If real property of a
24city
be is leased to a redevelopment corporation:
AB710,313,2
1(1) The lease may provide that all improvements shall be the property of the
2lessor
;.
AB710,313,6
3(2) The lessor may grant to the redevelopment corporation the right to
4mortgage the fee of
such the real property and
thus enable the redevelopment
5corporation to give as security for its notes or bonds a first lien upon the land and
6improvements
;.
AB710,313,15
7(3) The execution of a lease
shall
does not impose upon the lessor any liability
8or obligation in connection with or arising out of the financing, construction,
9management or operation of a development involving the
leased land
so leased. The
10lessor
shall may not, by executing
such the lease, incur any obligation or liability
11with respect to
such the leased premises other than may devolve upon the lessor with
12respect to premises not owned by it. The lessor, by consenting to the execution by a
13redevelopment corporation of a mortgage upon the leased land,
shall does not
14thereby assume, and
such the consent
shall may not be construed as imposing upon
15the lessor, any liability upon the note or bond secured by the mortgage
;.
AB710,313,22
16(4) The lease may reserve
such any easements or other rights in connection
17with the real property
as may be that are considered necessary or desirable for the
18future planning and development of the city and the extension of public facilities
19therein in the city, including the construction of subways and conduits and the
20widening and changing of grade of streets. The lease may contain
such any other
21provisions for the protection of the parties
as that are not inconsistent with the
22provisions of ss.
66.405 66.1301 to
66.425 66.1329.
AB710, s. 423
23Section
423. 66.419 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 66.1323 (title) and
24amended to read:
AB710,313,25
2566.1323 (title)
Urban redevelopment; aids
by city and appropriations.
AB710, s. 424
1Section
424. 66.419 of the statutes is renumbered 66.1323 (1) and amended
2to read:
AB710,314,103
66.1323
(1) In addition to the powers conferred upon the city by other
4provisions of ss. 66.405 to 66.425, the. A local governing body
is empowered to may 5appropriate moneys for the purpose of
, and
to may borrow or
to accept grants from
6the federal or state governments or any
agency thereof
of their agencies, for
and in
7aid of the acquisition of
any lands required to carry out the plan or the purposes
8mentioned in s.
66.42; and to these ends, to 66.1325. The local governing body may 9enter into
such contracts, mortgages, trust indentures or other agreements as the
10federal government
may require requires.
AB710, s. 425
11Section
425. 66.42 of the statutes is renumbered 66.1325, and 66.1325 (intro.)
12and (1), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB710,314,17
1366.1325 Urban redevelopment; city improvements. (intro.) For the
14purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, undertaking, construction or
15operation of any
such redevelopment plan located within the area in which it is
16authorized to act,
any a local governing body may
, upon
such terms, with or without
17consideration,
as it may determine that it determines, do all of the following:
AB710,314,20
18(1) Cause parks, playgrounds, recreational, community, educational, water,
19sewer or drainage facilities, or any other works which it is otherwise empowered to
20undertake, to be furnished adjacent to or in connection with housing projects
;.
AB710, s. 426
21Section
426. 66.421 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB710, s. 427
22Section
427. 66.421 of the statutes is renumbered 66.1323 (2) and amended
23to read:
AB710,315,3
166.1323
(2) The A city
is authorized to may appropriate moneys for the purpose
2of making plans and surveys to carry out
such redevelopment
, and for any purpose
3required to carry out the intention of ss.
66.405
66.1301 to
66.425 66.1329.
AB710, s. 428
4Section
428. 66.422 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 66.1327 (title) and
5amended to read:
AB710,315,7
666.1327 (title)
Urban redevelopment; construction of statute; conflict
7of laws; supplemental powers.
AB710, s. 429
8Section
429. 66.422 of the statutes is renumbered 66.1327 (1) and amended
9to read:
AB710,315,1410
66.1327
(1) Sections
66.405 66.1301 to
66.425 66.1329 shall be construed
11liberally to effectuate the purposes
hereof of urban redevelopment, and the
12enumeration
therein of specific powers
shall does not operate to restrict the meaning
13of any general grant of power contained in ss.
66.405
66.1301 to
66.425 66.1329 or
14to exclude other powers comprehended in
such the general grant.
AB710, s. 430
15Section
430. 66.424 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB710, s. 431
16Section
431. 66.424 of the statutes is renumbered 66.1327 (2) and amended
17to read:
AB710,315,1918
66.1327
(2) Insofar as If ss.
66.405 66.1301 to
66.425 66.1329 are inconsistent
19with any other law, the provisions of these sections
shall be are controlling.
AB710, s. 432
20Section
432. 66.425 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB710, s. 433
21Section
433. 66.425 of the statutes is renumbered 66.1327 (3) and amended
22to read:
AB710,315,2423
66.1327
(3) The powers conferred by ss.
66.405 66.1301 to
66.425 shall be 2466.1329 are in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law.
AB710, s. 434
25Section
434. 66.43 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 66.1331 (title).
AB710, s. 435
1Section
435. 66.43 (1), (2), (2m) and (3) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are
2renumbered 66.1331 (1), (2), (2m) and (3) (intro.) and (a), and 66.1331 (2), (2m) and
3(3) (intro.) and (a), as renumbered, are amended to read:
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(2) Findings and declaration of necessity. It is
hereby found and
5declared that there have existed and continue to exist in cities within the state,
6substandard, insanitary, deteriorated, slum and blighted areas which constitute a
7serious and growing menace, injurious and inimical to the public health, safety,
8morals and welfare of the residents of the state
; that the. The existence of
such these 9areas contributes substantially and increasingly to the spread of disease and crime
10(necessitating excessive and disproportionate expenditures of public funds for the
11preservation of the public health and safety, for crime prevention, correction,
12prosecution, punishment, and the treatment of juvenile delinquency and for the
13maintenance of adequate police, fire and accident protection, and other public
14services and facilities), constitutes an economic and social liability, substantially
15impairs or arrests the sound growth of cities, and retards the provision of housing
16accommodations
; that this. This menace is beyond remedy and control solely by
17regulatory process in the exercise of the police power and cannot be dealt with
18effectively by the ordinary operations of private enterprise without the aids
herein 19provided
; that the in this section. The acquisition of property for the purpose of
20eliminating substandard, insanitary, deteriorated, slum or blighted conditions
21thereon or preventing recurrence of
such these conditions in the area, the removal
22of structures and improvement of sites, the disposition of the property for
23redevelopment incidental to
the foregoing these activities, and any assistance which
24may be given by cities or any other public bodies
in connection therewith, are public
25uses and purposes for which public money may be expended and the power of
1eminent domain exercised
; and that the. The necessity in the public interest for the
2provisions
herein enacted of this section is
hereby declared as a matter of legislative
3determination.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to contravene, repeal or
4rescind the finding and declaration of necessity heretofore set forth in s. 66.43 (2)
5prior to the recreation thereof on July 10, 1953.
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6(2m) Discrimination. Persons otherwise entitled to any right, benefit, facility
7or privilege under this section shall not
, with reference thereto, be denied them in
8any manner for any purpose nor be discriminated against because of sex, race, color,
9creed, sexual orientation or national origin.
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10(3) Definitions. (intro.)
The following terms whenever used or referred to in 11In this section
shall, for the purposes of this section and, unless a different intent
12clearly appears from the context
, be construed as follows:
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(a) "Blighted area" means any area, including a slum area, in which a majority
14of the structures are residential or in which there is a predominance of buildings or
15improvements, whether residential or nonresidential, and which, by reason of
16dilapidation, deterioration, age or obsolescence, inadequate provision for
17ventilation, light, air, sanitation, or open spaces, high density of population and
18overcrowding, or the existence of conditions which endanger life or property by fire
19and other causes, or any combination of
such these factors, is conducive to ill health,
20transmission of disease, infant mortality, juvenile delinquency and crime, and is
21detrimental to the public health, safety, morals or welfare.
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22Section
436. 66.43 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
Note: Repeals a provision that defines a city to be a city. The provision is
unnecessary.
AB710, s. 437
1Section
437. 66.43 (3) (c) to (L) of the statutes are renumbered 66.1331 (3) (c)
2to (L), and 66.1331 (3) (d), (h) and (k), as renumbered, are amended to read:
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(3) (d) "Land" includes bare or vacant land,
or the land under
4buildings, structures or other improvements,
also
and water and land under water.
5When employed in connection with "use",
as for instance, "use of land" or "land use",
6"land"
also includes buildings, structures and improvements existing or to be placed
7thereon on land.