ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 400

A1-105. POWERS WITHHELD FROM THE AGENCY.
THE AGENCY MAY NOT:

(1)     PASS A RESOLUTION TO INITIATE AN URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT
PURSUANT TO SECTIONS A1-102 AND A1-103 OF THIS APPENDIX;

(2)     ISSUE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS PURSUANT TO SECTION A1-111
OF THIS APPENDIX; OR

(3)     APPROPRIATE FUNDS OR LEVY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS
PURSUANT TO SECTION A1-103(3) OF THIS APPENDIX.

A1-106. INITIATION OF PROJECT.

IN ORDER TO INITIATE AN URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT, THE LEGISLATIVE BODY
OF THE MUNICIPALITY SHALL ADOPT A RESOLUTION WHICH:

(1)      FINDS THAT ONE OR MORE SLUM OR BLIGHTED AREAS EXIST IN THE
MUNICIPALITY;

(2)      LOCATES AND DEFINES THE SLUM OR BLIGHTED AREA; AND

(3)      FINDS THAT THE REHABILITATION, REDEVELOPMENT, OR A
COMBINATION OF THEM, OF THE AREA OR AREAS, IS NECESSARY AND IN THE
INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, MORALS, OR WELFARE OF THE
RESIDENTS OF THE MUNICIPALITY.

A1-107. PREPARATION AND APPROVAL OF PLAN FOR URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT.

(A) IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF THIS APPENDIX, THE
MUNICIPALITY SHALL HAVE PREPARED AN URBAN RENEWAL PLAN FOR SLUM OR
BLIGHTED AREAS IN THE MUNICIPALITY, AND SHALL APPROVE THE PLAN FORMALLY.
THE MUNICIPALITY SHALL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON AN URBAN RENEWAL
PROJECT AFTER PUBLIC NOTICE OF IT BY PUBLICATION IN A NEWSPAPER HAVING A
GENERAL CIRCULATION WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE MUNICIPALITY.
THE NOTICE SHALL DESCRIBE THE TIME, DATE, PLACE, AND PURPOSE OF THE
HEARING, SHALL GENERALLY IDENTIFY THE URBAN RENEWAL AREA COVERED BY
THE PLAN, AND SHALL OUTLINE THE GENERAL SCOPE OF THE URBAN RENEWAL
PROJECT UNDER CONSIDERATION. FOLLOWING THE HEARING, THE MUNICIPALITY
MAY APPROVE AN URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT AND THE PLAN THEREFOR IF IT FINDS
THAT:

(1)      A FEASIBLE METHOD EXISTS FOR THE LOCATION OF ANY FAMILIES
OR NATURAL PERSONS WHO WILL BE DISPLACED FROM THE URBAN RENEWAL AREA
IN DECENT, SAFE, AND SANITARY DWELLING ACCOMMODATIONS WITHIN THEIR
MEANS AND WITHOUT UNDUE HARDSHIP TO THE FAMILIES OR NATURAL PERSONS;

(2)      THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN CONFORMS SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE
MASTER PLAN OF THE MUNICIPALITY AS A WHOLE; AND

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