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Title of Document: Amendment No. 1 to the Redevelopment Plan for the Huntersville IIRedevelopment ProjectPrepared By: Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing AuthorityPrepared For: NRHA and City of NorfolkDate of Preparation: November 1990Status (as of January 2012): Adopted by City Council on January 15, 1991.Civic League(s)/Organization(s) Affected: Olde Huntersville, Attucks/Barberton/Church,Hunters Square

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TheRedevelopmentPlanfortheHuntersvilleIIRedevelopmentProjectwasoriginallyadoptedbytheNorfolkRedevelopmentandHousingAuthorityCommissionersonNovember191979andsUbsequentlyapprovedbytheNorfolkCityCouncilonJanuary21980

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AmendmentNo1totheRedevelopmentPlanfortheHuntersvileIIRedevelopmentProjectTheRedevelopmentPlanfortheHuntersvileIIRedevelopmentProjectisherebyamendedasfollows1TheTableofContentsisherebyamendedasfollowsAInSectionIIDescriptionofProjectdeleteparagraphsABandCandsubstituteinlieuthereofthefollowingA1IntroductionProjectBoundaryincludingExpansionAreaSeeExhibitA1B1DescriptionofExistingBlightincludingExpansionAreaSeeExhibitB1C1ReasonsforselectingProjectAreaincludingExpansionAreaBInSectionVIIIExhibitstotheRedeveopmentPlandeleteExhibitsAtBandCandsustituteinlieuthereofthefOllowingExhibitA1AmendedBoundaryandLandACQuisitionMapExhibitB1AmendedExistingConditionMapAmendedLandUseMapExhibitC12SectionAIntroductionProjectBoundaryisdeletedandthefOllowingisinsertedinlieuthereofAIntroductionProiectBoundaryincludinQExoansionAreaSeeExhibitA1TheexpandedHuntersvilleIIRedevelopmentProjectAreaconsistsofatractoflandofpredominatelyresidentialcharacter1

locatedinNorfolksinnercityareaneartheCentralBusinessDistrictboundedgenerallyasfollowsonthesouthbyVirginiaBeachBoulevardontheeastbyTidewaterDrivebetweenVirginiaBeachBoulevardandPrincessAnneRoadbytherearlineofpropertiesfrontingontheeastsideofWideStreetbetweenPrincessAnneRoadandGoffStreetandbytheeastern1ineofOfKeefeStreetbetweenGoffStreetandaneastward1yprojectionoftherearlineofpropertiesfrontingonthesouthsideofJohnsonStreetandbytheeasternlineofChurchStreetbetweenanextensionoftherearlineofpropertiesfrontingonthesouthsideofJohnsonStreetandthenorthern1ineof18thStreetonthenorthbyPrincessAnneRoadbetweenTidewaterDriveandWideStreetbytherearlineofpropertiesfrontingonthesouthsideofJohnsonStreetbetweenOKeefeStreetandChurchStreetandbythenorthernlineof18thStreetbetweenChurchStreetandtheTRTMaintenancefacilityandonthewestbytheeastlineoftheTRTMaintenancefacilityandofCedarGroveandElmwoodcemeteries2

3AnewsectionentitledB1DescriptionofExistingBlightincludingExpansionAreaSeeExhibitB1isaddedfOllowingparagraphIIBB1DescriotionofExistinQBliQhtincludinQExoansionAreaSeeExhibitB11ConditionsexistingattimeofadoptionofOriginalProjectAreaTheProjectAreawasstudiedbythestaffoftheNorfolkRedevelopmentandHousingAuthoritytodeterminetheextentandeffectsofblightandblightinginfluenceswithinandarounditThedetailedfindingsweresetoutintheoriginalRedevelopmentPlanandreferenceisherebymadetosectionIIBofthatplanForthepurposeofthisamendmentitsufficestosaythattheprojectareacontainedbothcommercia1andresidentia1propertiesandthattheentireprojectareawasseverelyblightedTheeffectsofthispervadingblightwasrecitedanditwasmanifestthattheareahadasevereanddeleteriouseffectonthegeneralhealthandwelfareoftheCitySincetheplanadoptionovertwelvemilliondollarsofpUblicmoneyhasbeenspentinclearingtheblightandinencouragingnewdevelopmentMuchprogresshasbeenmadebuttheexecutionoftheplanisnotyetcompleteSomeoftheworstpropertiesweresituatedinthenorthernportionoftheproject3

northofGoffStreetandwestofChurchStreetAlthoughtheprojectstoppedatthenorthernpropertylineofthefirstparcelnorthofBrickhouseAvenuethebadconditionscontinuednorthwardlyintotheblockswhichcomprisetheexpansionareafromthenorthernpropertylineofthefirstparcelnorthofBrickhouseAvenueonthesouthto18thStreetonthenorthbetweenChurchStreetontheeastandtheTRTMaintenancefacilityandElmwoodCemeteryonthewest2DescriotionofExistinQBliQhtintheExoansionAreaTheareatobeaddedtotheHuntersvilleIIRedeve1opmentProjectAreabyAmendmentNo1totheHuntersvilleIIRedevelopmentPlanTheExpansionAreaiscontiguoustoandamountstoanextensionnorthwardlyoftheoriginalProjectAreaLiketheProjectAreaitisblightedanditsinclusionintheRedevelopmentProjectconstitutesalogicalexpansionnorthwardlyoftheoriginalprojectareaLandusewithintheExpansionAreaconsistsofamixofresidentialandcommercialactivitiesgenerallydevelopedover70tyearsagoTheExpansionAreaiscurrentlyzonedC2limitedcommercialandR4multifamilyresidentialThecommercialbuildingsoccupyaveryhighpercentageofthelandareaonwhichtheyaresituatedwithlittleornolandavailableformodernusessuchasautomobileortruckparkingsetbackslandscapingorotherpurposesgenerallyprovidedforinmoderncommercial4

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orreplacementTheChurchStreetroadwaywhichborderstheeasternedgeoftheprojectandprovidesitsmajoraccessisinneedofwideningandsubstantialimprovementtobetterservetrafficdemandsThatwideningiscurrentlyunderstudybytheCityofNorfolkandtheVirginiaDepartmentofTransportationElmwoodAvenueisinpoorconditionandistoonarrowtomeetmoderndayrequirementsAnumberofsocioeconomiccharacteristicsoftheplanningdistrictandthecensustractinwhichtheProjectandtheExpansionAreaislocatedpointupageneraldeclineandlackofstabilityinthetotalareaFrom1980to1984thepopulationinCensusTract3502decreasedby196ThiscontrastsstarklywiththeCitywidepopulationlossof04ThepercentageofhouseholdsinCensusTract3502withincomesbelowthepovertylevelwas334in1984ThisisovertwicetheCitywideaverageof164The1984averagehouseholdincomeof15632inCensusTract3502was9251lessthantheCitywideaveragehouseholdincomeof24883Thislossofhumanresourcesandthelackofadequatehouseholdfinancia1resourceswhenmeasuredwiththeextentoftheneedofoccupantsintheExpansionAreacombinetopreventrealisticrevitalizationeffortsshortofcomprehensiveredevelopmentCensusTract3502contained842housingunitsin1984Ofthese785wereoccupiedbyrentersratherthanownersTheCitywidepercentageofrentaloccupancywas543Thevacancyratefortheseunitsin1984was253sUbstantiallyhigherthanthe7

Citywidevacancyrateof68ThehighratioofrentalunitsandthehighvacancyratedemonstratesthetransientnatureoftheareatsresidentpopulationThechancesofbeingavictimofacrimeisgreaterinPlanningDistrict66thanintheCityasawholeIn1984thePlanningDistrictexperienced1234robberiesandrapesper1000personscomparedtoaCitywiderateof47per1000personsAdditionallytheareaexperiencedthefourthhighestburglaryrateintheCityofNorfolkIn1984therewere1864firesper1000housingunitsinthisPlanningDistrictcomparedtoaCitywiderateofr663firesperL000housingunitsInsummarytheExpansionAreaexhibitsanumberofpervasiveproblemswhichrequireattentionTheblightedconditionofthestructuresandrundownappearanceoftheareatherecurringproblemwithtrashlitteranddebrisandthelackofaestheticappealcombinetocreateapoorimageofthedistrictSeveralpublicimprovementsareneededthemostsignificantofwhichisthewideningandupgradingofChurchStreetThereisaconflictinexistinglandusescausedbytheincompatibilityoftheresidentialunitstotheadjoiningcommercialandlightindustrialpropertiesThearealacksevidenceofvitalityastherehasbeenlittlenewconstructioninrecentyearsPresentconditionsareastrainonmunicipalservicesastheyrequiregreaterthannormalpoliceprotectiontrashremovalandbuildingandenvironmentalcodeenforcementTheExpansionAreasuffersfromthesameelementsofblightwh1chwerefoundintheoriginalprojectarea8

andanexpansionoftheprojectintotheAmendedAreaislogicalThereisacompellingneedforaconcertedcomprehensiveefforttoremoveblightedconditionstoimprovetheExpansionAreaandtoreversethepresentdecline4AnewSectionC1ReasonsforSelectionoftheExpansionAreaisherebyaddedafterSectionCC1ReasonsforSelectionoftheExpansionAreaTheb1ightedconditionoftheExpansionAreahasbeenevidentforanumberofyearsFurthermorethelandusesarenotcompatiblewiththegOlsandobjectivesoftheRedevelopmentPlanThemeansforimprovingontheseconditionsarenowatIlandTheexistenceofb1ightandneedforitse1iminationtheneedtowidenandimproveChurchStreetthepresentavailabilityoffundingwhichprovidesanopportunitytoimprovetheareatogetherwiththecompatibilityofprojectproposalswithlocalcommunityobjectiveshavemotivatedtheselectionoftheProjectAreaSAnewSectionIIIB1TypesofActionProposedinExpansionAreaisherebyaddedafterSectionIIIBB1TypesofActionProposedinExpansionArea11TheNorfo1kRedeve1opmentandHousingAuthoritywillacquireallofthelandwithintheExpansionAreaasindicatedonthePlanBoundaryandLandAcquisitionMapExhibitA19

11TheusesplannedfortheExpansionAreaareconsistentwiththeRedevelopmentPlanfortheHuntersvilleIIRedevelopmentProjectadoptedin1980andthevariousplansadoptedbytheCityofNorfolk10

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