§ 2-258. Initiation of project.

(a)

In order to initiate an urban renewal project, the Council shall adopt an act which:

(1)

Finds that one or more slum or blighted areas exist in the County;

(2)

Locates and defines the slum or blighted areas;

(3)

Finds that the rehabilitation, redevelopment, or a combination thereof, of such area or areas, is necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, morals, or welfare of the residents of the County; and,

(4)

With respect to incorporated areas, the Council shall comply with Subsections (a)(1), (2), and (3) of this Section and make a request to the municipality to initiate the project.

(Laws 1963, ch. 778, Sec. 4; Laws 1968, ch. 720, Sec. 1)