The ordinance shall contain all of the following:
(a)The purposes and intent of the legislative body with respect to the project area.
(b)The plan incorporated by reference.
(c)A designation of the approved plan as the official redevelopment plan of the project area.
(d)The findings and determinations of the legislative body, which shall be based on clearly articulated and documented evidence, that:
(1)The project area is a blighted area, the redevelopment of which is necessary to effectuate the public purposes declared in this part.
(2)The redevelopment plan would redevelop the area in conformity with this part and in the interests of the public peace, health, safety, and welfare.
(3)The adoption and carrying out of the redevelopment plan is economically sound and feasible.
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The ordinance shall contain all of the following:
(a)
The purposes and intent of the legislative body with respect to the project area.
(b)
The plan incorporated by reference.
(c)
A designation of the approved plan as the official redevelopment plan of the project area.
(d)
The findings and determinations of the legislative body, which shall be based on clearly articulated and documented evidence, that:
(1)
The project area is a blighted area, the redevelopment of which is necessary to effectuate the public purposes declared in this part.
(2)
The redevelopment plan would redevelop the area in conformity with this part and in the interests of the public peace, health, safety, and welfare.
(3)
The adoption and carrying out of the redevelopment plan is economically sound and feasible.
(4)
The redevelopment plan is consistent with the general plan of the community, including, but not limited to, the community’s housing element, which substantially complies with the requirements of Article 10.6 (commencing with Section 65580) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code.
(5)
The carrying out of the redevelopment plan would promote the public peace, health, safety, and welfare of the community and would effectuate the purposes and policy of this part.
(6)
The condemnation of real property, if provided for in the redevelopment plan, is necessary to the execution of the redevelopment plan and adequate provisions have been made for payment for property to be acquired as provided by law.
(7)
The agency has a feasible method or plan for the relocation of families and persons displaced from the project area, if the redevelopment plan may result in the temporary or permanent displacement of any occupants of housing facilities in the project area.
(8)
(A)
There are, or shall be provided, in the project area or in other areas not generally less desirable in regard to public utilities and public and commercial facilities and at rents or prices within the financial means of the families and persons displaced from the project area, decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings equal in number to the number of and available to the displaced families and persons and reasonably accessible to their places of employment.
(B)
Families and persons shall not be displaced prior to the adoption of a relocation plan pursuant to Sections 33411 and 33411.1. Dwelling units housing persons and families of low or moderate income shall not be removed or destroyed prior to the adoption of a replacement housing plan pursuant to Sections 33334.5, 33413, and 33413.5.
(9)
All noncontiguous areas of a project area are either blighted or necessary for effective redevelopment and are not included for the purpose of obtaining the allocation of taxes from the area pursuant to Section 33670 without other substantial justification for their inclusion.
(10)
Inclusion of any lands, buildings, or improvements which are not detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare is necessary for the effective redevelopment of the area of which they are a part; that any area included is necessary for effective redevelopment and is not included for the purpose of obtaining the allocation of tax increment revenues from the area pursuant to Section 33670 without other substantial justification for its inclusion.
(11)
The elimination of blight and the redevelopment of the project area could not be reasonably expected to be accomplished by private enterprise acting alone without the aid and assistance of the agency.
(12)
The project area is predominantly urbanized, as defined by subdivision (b) of Section 33320.1.
(13)
The time limitation and, if applicable, the limitation on the number of dollars to be allocated to the agency that are contained in the plan are reasonably related to the proposed projects to be implemented in the project area and to the ability of the agency to eliminate blight within the project area.
(14)
The implementation of the redevelopment plan will improve or alleviate the physical and economic conditions of blight in the project area, as described in the report prepared pursuant to Section 33352.
(e)
A statement that the legislative body is satisfied that permanent housing facilities will be available within three years from the time occupants of the project area are displaced and that, pending the development of the facilities, there will be available to the displaced occupants adequate temporary housing facilities at rents comparable to those in the community at the time of their displacement.