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:
AB710,317,54
66.1331
(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.
AB710,317,9
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.
AB710,317,12
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:
AB710,317,2113
(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.
AB710, s. 436
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:
AB710,318,73
66.1331
(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.
AB710,318,158
(h) "Project area" means a blighted area or portion of a blighted area
, as defined
9in par. (a), of such extent and location as adopted by the planning commission and
10approved by the local legislative body as an appropriate unit of redevelopment
11planning for a redevelopment project, separate from the redevelopment projects in
12other parts of the city. In the provisions of this section relating to leasing or sale by
13the city, for abbreviation "project area" is used for the remainder of the project area
14after taking out those pieces of property which
shall have been or are to be
15transferred for public uses.
AB710,318,2016
(k) "Real property" includes land;
also includes land together with the
17buildings, structures, fixtures and other improvements
thereon; also includes on the
18land; liens, estates, easements and other interests
therein in the land; and
also
19includes restrictions or limitations upon the use of land, buildings or structures,
20other than those imposed by exercise of the police power.
AB710, s. 438
21Section
438. 66.43 (3) (m) and (n) and (4) to (15) of the statutes are renumbered
2266.1331 (3) (m) and (n) and (4) to (15), and 66.1331 (3) (m), (4) (a) and (c), (5), (6) (a)
23(intro.) and (b) to (g) and (7) to (15), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB710,319,1524
66.1331
(3) (m) "Redevelopment project" means any work or undertaking to
25acquire blighted areas or portions
thereof of blighted areas, and lands, structures,
1or improvements, the acquisition of which is necessary or incidental to the proper
2clearance or redevelopment of
such the areas or to the prevention of the spread or
3recurrence of slum conditions or conditions of blight in
such the areas; to clear
any
4such blighted areas by demolition or removal of existing buildings, structures,
5streets, utilities, or other improvements
thereon and
; to install, construct, or
6reconstruct streets, utilities, and site improvements essential to the preparation of
7sites for uses in accordance with a redevelopment plan; or to sell, lease or otherwise
8make available land in
such blighted areas for residential, recreational, commercial,
9industrial or other use or for public use, or to retain
such the land for public use, in
10accordance with a redevelopment plan.
The term "redevelopment "Redevelopment 11project"
may also include includes the preparation of a redevelopment plan, the
12planning, surveying, and other work incident to a redevelopment project, and the
13preparation of all plans and arrangements for carrying out a redevelopment project.
14"Redevelopment plan" means a plan for the acquisition, clearance, reconstruction,
15rehabilitation or future use of a redevelopment project area.
Note: A separate definition of "redevelopment plan" is created in Section 297
.
AB710,319,19
16(4) (a)
Every A city
is granted, in addition to its other powers,
may exercise all
17powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and
18provisions of this section, including
the following powers in addition to others herein
19granted all of the following:
AB710,319,2120
1.
To prepare or cause to be prepared Prepare redevelopment plans and
to 21undertake and carry out redevelopment projects within its corporate limits.
AB710,319,2322
2.
To enter Enter into any contracts determined by the local legislative body to
23be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section.
AB710,320,13
13. Within its boundaries,
to acquire by purchase, eminent domain or otherwise,
2any real or personal property or any interest
therein
in that property, together with
3any improvements
thereon, necessary or incidental to a redevelopment project;
to 4hold, improve, clear or prepare for redevelopment any such property;
to sell, lease,
5subdivide, retain for its own use, mortgage, or otherwise encumber or dispose of any
6such property or any interest
therein; to in that property; enter into contracts with
7redevelopers of property containing covenants, restrictions, and conditions
8regarding the use of
such the property in accordance with a redevelopment plan and
9such other covenants, restrictions and conditions
as it may deem that it deems 10necessary to prevent a recurrence of blighted areas or to effectuate the purposes of
11this section;
to and make any
of such covenants, restrictions, conditions or covenants
12running with the land
, and
to provide appropriate remedies for
any their breach
13thereof.
AB710,320,1814
4.
To borrow Borrow money and issue bonds, and
to apply for and accept
15advances, loans, grants, contributions, and any other form of financial assistance
16from the federal, state or county government, or other public body or from any
17sources, for the purpose of this section;
to and give
such security as may be required
, 18and
to enter into and carry out contracts in connection
therewith with the security.
AB710,320,2519
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the local legislative body may
20designate, by ordinance or resolution, any local housing authority existing under ss.
2166.40 66.1201 to
66.404 66.1211, any local redevelopment authority existing under
22s.
66.431 66.1333, or both jointly, or any local community development authority
23existing under s.
66.4325 66.1335, as the agent of the city to perform any act, except
24the development of the general plan of the city, which may otherwise be performed
25by the planning commission under this section.
AB710,321,11
1(5) General and project area redevelopment plans. (a) The planning
2commission
is hereby directed to shall make and
, from time to time, develop a
3comprehensive or general plan of the city, including the appropriate maps, charts,
4tables and descriptive, interpretive and analytical matter
, which. The plan
is
5intended to shall serve as a general framework or guide of development within which
6the various area and redevelopment projects under this section may be more
7precisely planned and calculated
, and which comprehensive or general. The plan
8shall include at least a land use plan which designates the proposed general
9distribution and general locations and extents of the uses of the land for housing,
10business, industry, recreation, education, public buildings, public reservations and
11other general categories of public and private uses of the land.
AB710,321,1412
(b) For the exercise of the powers granted and for the acquisition and
13disposition of real property for the redevelopment of a project area, the following
14steps and plans
shall be requisite, namely are required:
AB710,321,1815
1. Designation by the planning commission of the boundaries of the project area
16proposed by it for redevelopment, submission of
such
the boundaries to the local
17legislative body and the adoption of a resolution by
said the local legislative body
18declaring
such the area to be a blighted area in need of redevelopment.
AB710,322,819
2. Adoption by the planning commission and approval by the local legislative
20body of the redevelopment plan of the project area.
Such The redevelopment plan
21shall conform to the general plan of the city and shall be sufficiently complete to
22indicate its relationship to definite local objectives as to appropriate land uses,
23improved traffic, public transportation, public utilities, recreational and community
24facilities, and other public improvements in the project area
, and. The plan shall
25include
, without being limited to, a statement of the boundaries of the project area;
1a map showing existing uses and conditions of real property
therein in the area; a
2land use plan showing proposed uses of the area; information showing the standards
3of population density, land coverage, and building intensity in the area after
4redevelopment; a statement of proposed changes, if any, in zoning ordinances or
5maps and building codes and ordinances; a statement as to the kind and number of
6site improvements and additional public utilities which will be required to support
7the new land uses in the area after redevelopment; and a statement of a feasible
8method proposed for the relocation of families to be displaced from the project area.
AB710,322,179
3. Approval of a redevelopment plan of a project area by the local legislative
10body may be given only after a public hearing conducted by it, and a finding by it that
11said the plan is feasible and in conformity with the general plan of the city. Notice
12of
such the hearing, describing the time, date, place and purpose of the hearing and
13generally identifying the project area, shall be published as a class 2 notice, under
14ch. 985, the last insertion to be at least 10 days prior to the date set for the hearing.
15All interested parties shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity at the hearing to
16express their views respecting the proposed plan, but the hearing
shall be is only for
17the purpose of assisting the local legislative body in making its determination.
AB710,322,2218
(c) In relation to the location and extent of public works and utilities, public
19buildings and other public uses in the general plan or in a project area plan, the
20planning commission
is directed to shall confer with
such other those public officials,
21boards, authorities and agencies under whose administrative jurisdictions
such the 22uses respectively fall.
AB710,323,823
(d) After a project area redevelopment plan of a project area
shall have has been
24adopted by the planning commission and approved by the local legislative body, the
25planning commission may
at any time certify
said the plan to the local legislative
1body
, whereupon said. The local legislative body shall
proceed to exercise the powers
2granted to it in this section for the acquisition and assembly of the real property of
3the area. Following
such certification, no new construction
shall may be authorized
4by any agencies, boards or commissions of the city, in
such the area, unless as
5authorized by the local legislative body
, including substantial remodeling or
6conversion or rebuilding, enlargement or extension of major structural
7improvements on existing buildings, but not including ordinary maintenance or
8remodeling or changes necessary to continue the occupancy.
AB710,323,18
9(6) (a) (intro.) After the real property in the project area has been assembled,
10the city
shall have power to may lease or sell all or
any part of the real property,
11including streets
or parts thereof to be closed or vacated in accordance with the plan,
12to a redevelopment company or to an individual, a limited liability company or a
13partnership for use in accordance with the redevelopment plan. Real property in the
14project area shall be leased or sold at its fair value for uses in accordance with the
15redevelopment plan notwithstanding that the fair value may be less than the cost of
16acquiring and preparing the property for redevelopment. In determining the
17property's fair value, a city shall take into account and give consideration to the
18following:
AB710,323,2219
(b) Any
such lease or sale
under this subsection may be made without public
20bidding, but only after a public hearing by the planning commission upon the
21proposed lease or sale and
the its provisions
thereof; and notice. Notice of the hearing
22shall be published as a class 2 notice, under ch. 985.
AB710,324,1923
(c) The terms of
such a lease or sale
under this subsection shall be fixed by the
24planning commission and approved by the local legislative body
and the. The 25instrument of lease may provide for renewals upon reappraisals and with rentals
1and other provisions adjusted to
such the reappraisals. Every
such lease or sale shall
2provide that the lessee or purchaser shall carry out
or cause to be carried out the
3approved project area redevelopment plan or approved modifications
thereof and
4that no use
shall may be made of any land or real property included in the lease or
5sale nor any building or structure erected
thereon which does not conform to
such the 6approved plan or approved modifications
thereof. In the instrument
or instruments 7of lease or sale, the planning commission, with the approval of the local legislative
8body, may include
such other terms, conditions and provisions as in its judgment will
9provide reasonable assurance of the priority of the obligations of the lease or sale and
10of conformance to the plan over any other obligations of the lessee or purchaser and
11also assurance of the financial and legal ability of the lessee or purchaser to carry out
12and conform to the plan and the terms and conditions of the lease or sale;
also, such 13and may include terms, conditions and specifications concerning buildings,
14improvements, subleases or tenancy, maintenance and management and any other
15matters as the planning commission, with the approval of the local legislative body,
16may impose or approve, including provisions whereby the obligations to carry out
17and conform to the project area plan shall run with the land.
In the event that If 18maximum rentals to be charged to tenants of housing
be
are specified, provision may
19be made for periodic reconsideration of
such rental bases.
AB710,325,720
(d) Until the planning commission certifies, with the approval of the local
21legislative body, that all building constructions and other physical improvements
22specified to be done and made by the purchaser of the area have been completed, the
23purchaser
shall have no power to may not convey
all or part of the area,
or any part
24thereof, without the consent of the planning commission and the local legislative
25body, and no
such consent
shall
may be given unless the grantee of the purchaser is
1obligated, by written instrument, to the city to carry out that portion of the
2redevelopment plan which falls within the boundaries of the conveyed property
and
3also that the. The grantee, and the heirs, representatives, successors and assigns of
4the grantee
shall have no right or power to, may not convey, lease or let the conveyed
5property or any part
thereof of the property, or erect or use any building or structure
6erected
thereon on the property free from obligation and requirement to conform to
7the approved project area redevelopment plan or approved modifications
thereof.
AB710,325,148
(f) The planning commission may, with the approval of the local legislative
9body,
cause to have demolished any demolish an existing structure or clear the area
10of any part
thereof of the structure, or may specify the demolition and clearance to
11be performed by a lessee or purchaser and the time schedule for
same the work. The
12planning commission, with the approval of the local legislative body, shall specify the
13time schedule and conditions for the construction of buildings and other
14improvements.
AB710,325,2215
(g) In order to facilitate the lease or sale of a project area or,
in the event that 16if the lease or sale is of parts of an area, the city
shall have the power to may include
17in the cost payable by it the cost of the construction of local streets and sidewalks
18within the area or of grading and other local public surface or subsurface facilities
19necessary for shaping the area as the site of the redevelopment of the area. The city
20may arrange with the appropriate federal, state or county agencies for the
21reimbursement of
such outlays from funds or assessments raised or levied for
such 22these purposes.
AB710,326,5
23(7) Housing for displaced families.
In connection with every redevelopment
24plan the The housing authority shall formulate a feasible method for the temporary
25relocation of persons living in areas that are designated for clearance and
1redevelopment.
In addition the The housing authority and the local legislative body
2will shall assure that decent, safe and sanitary dwellings substantially equal in
3number to the number of substandard dwellings to be removed in carrying out the
4redevelopment are available, or will be provided, at rents or prices within the
5financial reach of the income groups displaced.
AB710,326,15
6(8) Use-value appraisals. After the city
shall have has assembled and acquired
7the real property of the project area, it shall, as an aid
to it in determining the rentals
8and other terms upon which it will lease or the price at which it will sell
all or part
9of the area
or parts thereof, place a use value upon each piece or tract of land within
10the area which, in accordance with the plan, is to be used for private uses or for
11low-rent housing
, such use. The use value
to shall be based on the planned use
; and,
12for the purposes of this use valuation,
it the city shall
cause provide a use valuation
13appraisal
to be made prepared by the local commissioner of assessments or assessor
;
14but nothing. Nothing contained in this section
shall may be construed as requiring
15the city to base its rentals or selling prices upon
such the appraisal.
AB710,327,10
16(9) Protection of redevelopment plan. (a)
Previous to the Before execution
17and delivery by the city of a lease or conveyance to a redevelopment company, or
18previous to the before consent by the city to an assignment or conveyance by a lessee
19or purchaser to a redevelopment company, the articles or certificate of incorporation
20or association or charter or other basic instrument of
such the company shall contain
21provisions
so defining, limiting and regulating the exercise of the powers of the
22company
so that neither the company nor its stockholders,
its officers,
its directors,
23its members,
its beneficiaries,
its bondholders or other creditors or other persons
24shall have any power to may amend
or to effect the amendment of the terms and
25conditions of the lease or the terms and conditions of the sale without the consent of
1the planning commission, together with the approval of the local legislative body, or,
2in relation to the project area development plan, without the approval of any
3proposed modification in accordance with sub. (10)
; and no. No action of
4stockholders, officers, directors, bondholders, creditors, members, partners or other
5persons, nor any reorganization, dissolution, receivership, consolidation, foreclosure
6or any other change in the status or obligation of any redevelopment company,
7partnership, limited liability company or individual in any litigation or proceeding
8in any federal or other court
shall may effect any release or any impairment or
9modification of the lease or terms of sale or of the project area redevelopment plan
10unless
such consent or approval
be
is obtained.
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(b)
Redevelopment corporations A redevelopment corporation may be
12organized under the general corporation law of the state
and shall have the power 13to be a redevelopment company under this section
, and to; may acquire and hold real
14property for the purposes set forth in this section
,; and
to may exercise all other
15powers granted to redevelopment companies in this section
, subject to the provisions,
16limitations and obligations herein set forth.
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(c) A redevelopment company, individual, limited liability company or
18partnership to which
any all or part of a project area
or part thereof is leased or sold
19under this section shall keep books of account of its operations of or transactions
20relating to
such the area
or part entirely separate and distinct from accounts of and
21for any other project area or part
thereof of the other project area or any other real
22property or enterprise
; and no. No lien or other interest
shall may be placed upon
23any real property in
said the area to secure any indebtedness or obligation of the
24redevelopment company, individual, limited liability company or partnership
25incurred for or in relation to any property or enterprise outside of
said the area.
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1(10) Modification of development plans. An approved project area
2redevelopment plan may be modified at any time
or times after the lease or sale of
3all or part of the area
or part thereof provided that if the modification
be is consented
4to by the lessee or purchaser, and
that if the proposed modification
be is adopted by
5the planning commission and
then submitted to the local legislative body and
6approved by it. Before approval, the local legislative body shall hold a public hearing
7on the proposed modification, notice of the time and place of which shall be given by
8mail sent at least 10 days prior to the hearing to the then owners of the real properties
9in the project area and of the real properties immediately adjoining or across the
10street from the project area. The local legislative body may refer back to the planning
11commission any project area redevelopment plan, project area boundaries or
12modification submitted to it, together with its recommendation for changes in
such 13the plan, boundaries or modification and, if
such recommended changes
be are 14adopted by the planning commission and
in turn formally approved by the local
15legislative body, the plan, boundaries or modification as
thus changed
shall be and 16become becomes the approved plan, boundaries or modification.
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17(11) Limitation upon tax exemption. Nothing contained in this section
shall 18may be construed to authorize or require the exemption of any real property from
19taxation, except real property sold, leased or granted to and acquired by a public
20housing authority. No real property acquired
pursuant to under this section by a
21private redevelopment company, individual, limited liability company or
22partnership either by lease or purchase
shall be
is exempt from taxation by reason
23of
such the acquisition.
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24(12) Financial assistance. The city may accept grants or other financial
25assistance from the federal, state and county governments or from other sources to
1carry out the purposes of this section, and may do all things necessary to comply with
2the conditions attached to
such the grants or loans.
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3(13) Cooperation and use of city funds. (a) To assist any redevelopment
4project located in the area in which it
is authorized to may act,
any a public body may,
5upon
such terms
as that it
may determine: Furnish determines, furnish services or
6facilities, provide property, lend or contribute funds, and perform any other action
7of a character which it
is authorized to may perform for other purposes.
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(b)
Every A city may appropriate and use its general funds to carry out the
9purposes of this section and
, to obtain
such funds
, may
, in addition to other powers
10set forth in this section, incur indebtedness, and issue bonds in
such amount or 11amounts
as that the local legislative body determines by resolution to be necessary
12for the purpose of raising funds for use in carrying out the purposes of this section
;
13provided, that any. The issuance of bonds by a city
pursuant to under this
provision 14paragraph shall be in accordance with
such statutory and other legal requirements
15as that govern the issuance of obligations generally by the city.
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16(14) Limited obligations. For the purpose of carrying out or administering a
17redevelopment plan or other functions authorized under this section,
any a city may
18issue municipal obligations payable solely from and secured by a pledge of and lien
19upon any or all of the income, proceeds, revenues, funds and property of the city
20derived from or held by it in connection with redevelopment projects, including the
21proceeds of grants, loans, advances or contributions from any public or private
22source. Municipal obligations issued under this subsection may be registered under
23s. 67.09 but shall otherwise be in
such a form, mature at
such time or times, bear
24interest at
such rate or rates, be issued and sold in
such a manner, and contain
such 25terms, covenants, and conditions
as that the local legislative body of the city
shall,
1by resolution,
determine determines. The municipal obligations shall be fully
2negotiable, shall not require a referendum, and
shall
are not
be subject to the
3provisions of any other law or charter relating to the issuance or sale of municipal
4obligations. Obligations under this section sold to the United States government
5need not be sold at public sale. In this subsection, "municipal obligation" has the
6meaning specified in s. 67.01 (6).
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7(15) Construction. This section shall be construed liberally to effectuate
the 8its purposes
hereof and the enumeration
therein in this section of specific powers
9shall does not
operate to restrict the meaning of any general grant of power contained
10in this section or to exclude other powers comprehended in
such the general grant.
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11Section
439. 66.43 (16) of the statutes is repealed.
Note: Repealed as archaic. The subsection validates actions of a city taken
before July 10, 1953. There appears to be no need to continue the validation.
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12Section
440. 66.43 (17) of the statutes is renumbered 66.1331 (16).
AB710, s. 441
13Section
441. 66.431 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 66.1333 (title).
AB710, s. 442
14Section
442. 66.431 (1), (2) and (2m) (intro.) and (a) to (e) of the statutes are
15renumbered 66.1333 (1), (2) and (2m) (intro.) and (a) to (e), and 66.1333 (2) and (2m)
16(intro.) and (d) (intro.) and 1. to 5., as renumbered, are amended to read:
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66.1333
(2) Findings. In addition to the findings and declarations made in ss.
1866.43 66.1331 (2) and
66.435, which findings and declarations are in all respects
19affirmed, restated and incorporated herein 66.1337, it is
further found and declared
20that the existence of substandard, deteriorated, slum and blighted areas and
21blighted properties is a matter of statewide concern
; that it. It is the policy of this
22state to protect and promote the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the
23people of the state in which
such these areas and blighted properties exist by the
1elimination and prevention of
such these areas and blighted properties through the
2utilization of all means appropriate for that purpose, thereby encouraging
3well-planned, integrated, stable, safe and healthful neighborhoods, the provision of
4healthful homes, a decent living environment and adequate places for employment
5of the people of this state and its communities in
such these areas and blighted
6properties
; that the. The purposes of this section are to provide
further for the
7elimination and prevention of substandard, deteriorated, slum and blighted areas
8and blighted properties through redevelopment and other activities by state-created
9agencies and the utilization of all other available public and private agencies and
10resources
, thereby carrying out the policy of this state as heretofore declared; that
11state. State agencies are necessary in order to carry out in the most effective and
12efficient manner the state's policy and declared purposes for the prevention and
13elimination of substandard, deteriorated, slum and blighted areas and blighted
14properties
; and that such state. State agencies shall be available in all the cities in
15the state to be known as the redevelopment authorities of the particular cities
, to and 16carry out and effectuate the provisions of this section when the local legislative
17bodies of the cities determine there is a need for them to carry out within their cities
18the powers and purposes of this section
; and any assistance
. Assistance which may
19be given by cities or any other public bodies
in connection therewith, are public uses
20and purposes under this section is a public use and purpose for which public money
21may be expended
; and that the. The necessity in the public interest for the provisions
22herein enacted of this section is declared a matter of legislative determination.
23Nothing
contained herein is deemed to contravene, repeal or rescind in this
24subsection contravenes, repeals or rescinds the finding or declaration of necessity
25prior to before the recreation
thereof of this subsection on June 1, 1958.
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1(2m) Definitions. (intro.)
As used or referred to in In this section
, unless the
2context clearly indicates otherwise:
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(d) (intro.) "Blight elimination, slum clearance and urban renewal project",
4"redevelopment and urban renewal project", "redevelopment or urban renewal
5project", "redevelopment project", "urban renewal project" and "project" mean
6undertakings and activities in a project area for the elimination and for the
7prevention of the development or spread of slums and blight, and may involve
8clearance and redevelopment in a project area, or rehabilitation or conservation in
9a project area, or any combination or part
thereof
of the undertakings and activities 10in accordance with a "redevelopment plan", "urban renewal plan", "redevelopment
11or urban renewal plan", "project area plan" or "redevelopment and urban renewal
12plan", either one of which means the redevelopment plan of the project area prepared
13and approved as provided in sub. (6).
Such These undertakings and activities
may 14include
all of the following:
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1. Acquisition of
all or a portion of a blighted area
or portions thereof;.
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2. Demolition and removal of buildings and improvements
;
.
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3. Installation, construction, or reconstruction of streets, utilities, parks,
18playgrounds, and other improvements necessary for carrying out in the project area
19the objectives of this section in accordance with the redevelopment plan
;.
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4. Disposition of any property acquired in the project area
(, including sale,
21initial leasing or retention by the authority itself
)
, at its fair value for uses in
22accordance with the redevelopment plan
;.