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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS9-99 with plan p Ordinance No. S9-99 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, KANE AND COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, APPROVING AN AMENDED REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND AMENDED REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT FOR THE DUNDEE/SUMMIT TAX INCREMENT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA WHEREAS, it is desirable and for the best interests of the citizens of the City of Elgin, Kane and Cook County, Illinois, for the City of Elgin to implement tax increment allocation financing pursuant to the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, Division 74 .4 of Article 11 of the Illinois Municipal Code, as amended (Act) , for a proposed amended redevelopment plan and amended redevelopment project (Plan and Project) within the municipal boundaries of the City of Elgin and within a previously designated and adopted redevelopment project area (Area) described in Section la of this ordinance, which Area constitutes in the aggregate more than one and one-half acres; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Elgin, Illinois has previously adopted and designated a redevelopment Area and plan for the area commonly known a the Dundee/Summit TIF District by ordinances S8-86 and S9-86, adopted December 22 , 1986 (Prior Ordinances) ; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Elgin, Illinois has determined that it is advisable that the City afford itself of the provisions of the Act and by ordinance approve an amended redevelopment plan (Amended Redevelopment Plan) and an amended redevelopment project (Project) for said territory previously designated by Prior Ordinances and as legally described in Exhibit A hereto as a redevelopment project area commonly known as the "Dundee/Summit Redevelopment Project Area" (Redevelopment Project Area) all as provided in the Act; and WHEREAS, the City of Elgin, Illinois has previously created a Tax Increment Financing District consisting of the same geographic boundaries as provided for herein; and WHEREAS, the City of Elgin has determined in its best interests and the interests of the citizens of Elgin to amend the redevelopment plan thereto; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 11-74 .4-5 of the Act, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Elgin (Corporate Authorities) called a public hearing relative to the Amended Redevelopment Plan and amended Project area as a redevelopment project area under the Act for August 11, 1999, at the Elgin City Hall, Elgin, Illinois; and WHEREAS, due notice in respect to such hearing was given pursuant to Section 11-74 .4-5 of the Act, said notice being given to taxing districts and to the Department of Commerce t � and Community Affairs of the State of Illinois by certified mail on June 25, 1999, by publication on July 15, 1999, and July 22 , 1999, and certified mail to taxpayers within the Area on July 28, 1999, with the City of Elgin as an owner of parcels within the Area hereby waiving such mailed notice; and WHEREAS, the City of Elgin has heretofore convened a joint review board on July 7, 1999 as required by and in all respects in compliance with the provisions of P.A. 86-142 , effective August 7, 1992 ; and WHEREAS, the Amended Redevelopment Plan and amended Project set forth the factors that caused the previously designated area to be in danger of becoming blighted, and the Corporate Authorities have reviewed the information concerning such factors presented at the public hearing and have reviewed other studies and are generally informed of the conditions in the previously designed Area that could cause the area to be a "conservation area" as defined in the Act; and WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities have reviewed the conditions pertaining to lack of private investment in the Area to determine whether private development would take place in the Area as a whole without the adoption of the proposed amended Plan; and WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities have reviewed the conditions pertaining to real property in the Area to determine whether contiguous parcels of real property and improvements thereon in the Area would be substantially benefited by the proposed amended Project improvements; and WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities have reviewed the proposed Amended Redevelopment Plan and amended Project and also the existing comprehensive plan for development of the City of Elgin as a whole to determine whether the proposed Amended Redevelopment Plan and amended Project conform to the comprehensive plan of the City of Elgin: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS, as follows : Section 1 . Findings . The Corporate Authorities hereby make the following findings : a. The Area is described in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein as if set out in full by this reference . The street location (as near as practicable) for the Area is described in Exhibit B attached hereto and incorporated herein as if set out in full by this reference. The map of the Area is depicted on Exhibit C attached hereto and incorporated herein as if set out in full by this reference . b. There exist conditions that cause the Area to be subject to designation as a redevelopment project area under the Act and to be classified as a conservation area as defined in Section 11-74 .4-3 (b) of the Act . c . The Area on the whole has not been subject to growth and development through investment by private enterprise and would not be reasonably anticipated to be developed without the adoption of the amended Plan and amended Project . d. The Amended Redevelopment Plan and amended Project conform to the comprehensive plan for the development of the Municipality as a whole . e . As set forth in the Amended Redevelopment Plan and in the testimony at the public hearing, the estimated date of completion of the amended Project is December 22 , 2009, and the estimated date of the retirement of all obligations incurred to finance redevelopment project costs as defined in the Amended Redevelopment Plan is December 22 , 2009 . f . The parcels of real property in the Area are contiguous, and only those contiguous parcels of real property and improvements thereon that will be substantially benefited by the proposed amended Project improvements are included in the Area. Section 2 . Exhibits Incorporated by Reference . The Amended Redevelopment Plan and amended Project, dated July 1999 amending the Redevelopment Plan and Project dated October 1986, which were the subject matter of the public hearing held August 11, 1999, are hereby adopted and approved. A copy of the Amended Redevelopment Plan and amended Project is set forth in Exhibit D attached hereto and incorporated herein as if set out in full by this reference . Section 3 . Invalidity of Any Section. If any section, paragraph, or provision of this ordinance shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the invalidity or unenforceability of such section, paragraph, or provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this ordinance . Section 4 . Superseder and Effective Date . All ordinances, resolutions, motions, or orders in conflict herewith shall be, and the same hereby are, repealed to the extent of such conflict, and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage by the Corporate Authorities and approval as provided by law. s/ Ed Schock Ed Schock, Mayor ` Y Presented: August 25, 1999 Passed: August 25, 1999 Vote : Yeas 6 Nays 0 Recorded: August 26, 1999 Published: Attest : s/ Dolonna Mecum Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk 1 r � Exhibit A That part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 12 , Township 41 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian, described as follows : Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Southwest Quarter; thence South along the West line of said Southwest Quarter, a distance of approximately 1, 730 . 00 feet, to a point on the North right of way line of Summit Street; thence East along said North right of way line, a distance of approximately 1, 170 . 00 feet, to the point of beginning; thence South along the West line extended of Lot 8 in Block 24 of Jane R. Kimball ' s Subdivision, a distance of approximately 495 . 00 feet, to a point that is 132 . 00 feet South of the South right of way line of Seneca Street and 132 . 00 feet East of the East right of way line of Prospect Boulevard; thence East on a line perpendicular to the last described course, a distance of approximately 66 . 00 feet, to a point on the Westerly line extended of Lot 8 in Wm. H. Wilcox' s 2nd Addition; thence Northeast along said Westerly line extended a distance of approximately 70 . 00 feet, to the Southwest corner of said Lot 8 ; thence Southeast along the Southerly line extended of said Lot 8, a distance of approximately 390 . 00 feet, to a point on the Easterly right of way line of Dundee Avenue; thence Northeast along said Easterly right of way line, a distance of approximately 745 . 00 feet, to the point of intersection with the North right of way line extended of Summit Street; thence West along said North right of way line extended to the point of beginning, all in the City of Elgin, Kane County, Illinois . Exhibit B The street location for the Dundee/Summit Tax Increment Redevelopment Project Area is located at the southwest corner of Dundee Avenue and Summit Street along Seneca Street and St . John. r t Exhibit C DUNDEE AVENUE T.I .F. DISTRICT -I-11 i l I I I I I I l _ 1111 ells] 7 _ vA mo. =i 111111 r, n = -3 lir, _ _,,i_ , , LA, _/AMB. c 1 y �lij 1 ' -- - 1v� --� -- _ l l - Ii , . _,Z I 1 f„r.rpr,►, I �'AII lwr.., AEI U:NVaA; ^ ]-77H 'an 1--) ___i..it i , 1 rossiiirrmAr AllE r I'!N� ^^ �� 1 I� - rZinlali - — E -rI 111111111Ia=11F 11 — ' " f = :111I/�l1= �_�_ � _ - matri ,our r I i i M 1 l 1,Jit 1i r Southwest corner of Dundee Avenue and Summit Street along Seneca Street and St. John. Adhl PLANNING DEPARTMENT ELGIN, ILLINOIS 1986 4 Ex hibit D DUNDEE/SUMMIT TAX INCREMENT FINANCE DISTRICT The attached serves as an amendment to the 1986 DUNDEE/SUMMIT AREA A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN Replaces pages 7 through 12 of the 1986 plan with the attached two pages Planning Department City of Elgin, Illinois July, 1999 ' I , • 4, . DUNDEE/SUMMIT AREA A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN SUIRET STREET 0 4.: 1 re.......,.... ). 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NIF •**0.1 44, N" *A. PLANNING DEPARTMENT CITY OF ELGIN OCTOBER, 1986 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GOALS The goals of the Dundee/Summit Area A Redevelopment Project, pursuant to the Illinois Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act are to : 1 . Eradicate or mitigate blighting conditions within the project area. 2 . Increase levels of public and private investment in order to restore and expand the community' s economy and tax base . 3 . Enhance the marketability of underutilized parcels in the Dundee/Summit area. 4 . Provide for sound community planning. 5 . Strengthen an existing neighborhood commercial district . 6 . Improve the visual and design quality of the project area and the community, in general . 7 . Enhance the quality of life in the City of Elgin. REDEVELOPMENT PLAN OBJECTIVES The project area is part of a larger commercial district which is accessible to the surrounding neighborhoods via the local street system, and to a larger market area by virtue of its location along arterial streets . Pursuant to the above stated community development goals, the following objectives will serve to guide redevelopment within the project area : Land Use Appropriate land uses in the redevelopment area can include upper floor residences, commercial services, retail, medical and professional offices, institutional uses, and community facilities . Streets Seneca Street and St . John Street should be maintained as local streets to preserve the interconnections in the neighborhood street grid. Streetscape enhancements in the project area should include shade trees, wider sidewalks, pedestrian scale street lighting, and street furniture . DUNSUM.TIF/PZTEXT/1000PL. PR/1400SA. PP/1450DTIF 1 DUNDEE/SUMMIT AREA A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN PLANNING DEPARTMENT CITY OF ELGIN OCTOBER, 1986 ELGIN CITY COUNCIL Richard Verbic, Mayor Edgar Anderson Marlene Shales Robert Gilliam Donald Waters Susan Moylan George Van De Voorde ELGIN TAX INCREMENT COMMISSION Renard Jackson, Chairman E. Thomas Aderman Jack Petersen Raymond Dalton Joan Rich Denise Hopkins John Walters CITY ADMINISTRATION James Cook City Manager Robert Malm Assistant to City Manager Patricia Andrews Administrative Assistant ELGIN PLANNING DEPARTMENT Roger Dahlstrom Planning Director Jerold Deering Senior Planner Thomas Armstrong Planner Jennifer Becker Planner Bob Richardson Rehabilitation Specialist Veronica Bell Planning Aide Diana McNeil Planning Aide Sandra Lewis Secretary Sufia Khan Intern James Paetsch Intern DUNDEE/SUMMIT AREA A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS REDEVELOPMENT PLAN Introduction 1 I . Redevelopment Area Description 3 II . Project Area Eligibility 5 III . Community Development Goals 7 IV. Redevelopment Plan Objectives 10 V . Redevelopment Program 13 VI . Financial Feasibility 18 APPENDIX ELIGIBILITY REPORT Introduction V 1 I . Relevant Definitions 1 II . Findings 2 III . Conclusion 5 DUNDEE/SUIMMIT AREA A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN INTRODUCTION Dundee Avenue serves as a gateway to the city and the central business district. Its appearance and its ability to function as an arterial street affects the image of the city, as well as the social character and economic value of the surrounding neighborhoods . Over the years , Dundee Avenue has evolved into a classic example of the "commercial strip" - the street in its most uncomfortable form. The Dundee Avenue commercial strip exhibits a number of problems contributing to land use conflicts , traffic congestion and a visually blighted streetscape. The tracts of land which abut Dundee Avenue were originally developed with residential uses . Improving transportation technologies and a growing population in the surrounding neighborhoods combined to foster an increased demand for commercial development along the street . Residents began to move away from Dundee Avenue as homes were converted to business uses or were demolished to make way for new commercial development . However, in most areas of the corridor, the transition to a commercial development pattern was incomplete due to the continued existence of residentially platted lots . In general, the transition from residential to commercial land use predated the adoption of contemporary design standards regulating setbacks , screening , off-street parking and graphics . These conditions have contributed to a general state of decline along Dundee Avenue . The City of Elgin has recognized the need for redevelopment along the Dundee Avenue commercial strip in its comprehensive and special area planning efforts. The properties located at the intersection of Dundee Avenue with Summit Street are designated in the Elgin Comprehensive Plan as "area commercial center" . This land use designation recognizes the opportunity to establish a cohesive commercial development from which daily convenience, commercial and professional services could be provided to an area currently in need of such a facility. In July of 1986, the Elgin City Council adopted the Dundee Avenue Business District Plan - phase I . Adoption of the plan was the first step in implementing conservation, rehabilitation and redevelopment strategies along the Dundee Avenue corridor and in the surrounding neighborhoods . The City of Elgin, having designated the Dundee Avenue corridor as a business district, may acquire through negotiation or exercise of the power of condemnation, real and personal property for redevelopment. One mechanism for financing such a project is tax increment financing. The Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, sometimes referred 1 to as "the Act" , permits its municipalities to improve eligible "blighted" or "conservation" or "industrial park conservation" areas in accordance with an adopted redevelopment plan. The municipal cost for such improvements may be financed over a period of up to twenty years by the real estate and sales tax revenue increases generated within the project area. Under the Act the state found and declared: " . . . that the use of incremental tax revenues derived from the tax rates of various taxing bodies in redevelopment project areas for the payment of redevelopment project costs is of benefit to said taxing districts for the reasons that taxing districts located in redevelopment project areas would not derive the benefits of an increased assessment base without the benefits of tax increment financing. . . ". The Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act stipulates procedures which must be followed for the establishment of a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District . Illinois statutes require such items as the designation of a redevelopment project area , determination of the eligibility of the redevelopment project area, development of a redevelopment plan, and a description of the redevelopment project and its relationship to community development goals and the redevelopment plan objectives. The purpose of this report is to establish the eligibility and feasibility of the Dundee / Summit Area A Redevelopment Project for tax increment financing designation, and to present a plan and guidelines for its redevelopment. 2 I I . REDEVELOPMENT AREA DESCRIPTION The Dundee / Summit Redevelopment Project Area A boundary is graphically displayed on Figure 1 . The general boundary of the Dundee / Summit Redevelopment Project Area A is described as follows : Beginning at the intersection of Dundee Avenue and Summit Street, then West along Summit Street to a point that is approximately midblock between St. John Street and Prospect Boulevard; then South from from the midblock point, across Seneca Street, to a point that is approximately midblock between Seneca Street and Cherry Street; then Northeast , parallel with Dundee Avenue , to a point that is approximately one-half the distance between the last described point and Seneca Street; the Southeast to a point on Dundee Avenue ; then Northeast to the point of beginning. The Dundee / Summit Redevelopment Project Area A is legally described as follows : That part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 12, Township 41 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal meridian, described as follows : Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Southwest Quarter ; thence South along the West line of said Southwest Quarter, a distance of approximately 1 , 730.00 feet, to a point on the North right of way line of Summit Street; thence East along said North right of way line, a distance of approximately 1 , 170. 00 feet, to the point of beginning; thence South along the West line extended of Lot 8 in Block 24 of Jane R. Kimball ' s Subdivision, a distance of approximately 495. 00 feet, to a point that is 132.00 feet South of the South right of way line of Seneca Street and 132. 00 feet East of the East right of way line of Prospect Boulevard; thence East on a line perpendicular to the last described course, a distance of approximately 66. 00 feet, to a point on the Westerly line extended of Lot 8 in Wm. H. Wilcox ' s 2nd Addition; thence Northeast along said Westerly line extended a distance of approximately 70. 00 feet , to the Southwest corner of said Lot 8; thence Southeast along the Southerly line extended of said Lot 8, a distance of approximately 390. 00 feet , to a point on the Easterly right of way line of Dundee Avenue ; thence Northeast along said Easterly right of way line, a distance of approximately 745. 00 feet , to the point of intersection with the North right of way line extended of Summit Street; thence West along said North right of way line extended to the point of beginning, 11 all in the City of Elgin, Kane County, Illinois. 3 ! , ' '' ' PROPOSED DUNDEE AVENUE T.I.F. DISTRICT J l 1 1 1 ! l l 1 1 ...�..� �� Loy — .�_J -- - --, 11 .� I - _ JYi'L1U-/A11111E14 4- - A ,;,,, I I' ^ — 11II , :11111: -- IE 1 . 1 ' 1 i , i Ili 1 `^J 111/ 4 :)� Z -- i 1 r* 1 1 - T-- -qin II _L_ 7 - ---1H- _---1'" - 1 i LEA 1 LT� _ INIWP■1111111fl j 9 - 1AM MinI - 1111211rAllal q iM!� l { �I Sile - i _ % �IIIlli�i `'.7- J-- -- i - ,=E __II =1I1i " IH — 1 II 1 i nllii�%_� -- r - _ _ KTI-EyAiss ..u.. _ - �� 1 II 51 •aa w� - I -. Hiei �1111I11 - <<< 1 t ._, �� 1 14 4a- PLANNING DEPARTMENT ELGIN, ILLINOIS 1986 I 4 t II . PROJECT AREA ELIGIBILITY . The Dundee/Summit Area A Redevelopment Project encompasses approximately 8. 32 acres of land, including street rights of way, 32 parcels and 29 structures, of which 25 (86%) are 35 or more years old. Existing land uses include retail business, commercial service, residences, an institutional use, public utilities and vacant property (see Figure 2) . The project area meets the criteria for a "blighted area" (which is improved) as defined by Illinois Revised Statutes, Chapter 24, Section 11 -74. 4-3 (a) . Accordingly, the entire area is eligible for redevelopment under the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act . A complete eligibility report is included in the Appendix. 5 , PROPOSED , II DUNDEE AVENUE T. I. F. DISTRICT SUMMIT STREET `, 359 378 •:Ei .::i:.*:::-..•.:.i..••::...•.*:••::i j.i.:::*:.::i:••::•:- vim. s :iizi.i.ii.i.:„i"i:i4,::v::i-,;i?.p,.7i:-4.:i,4i.M,: Y + :• J SENECA STREET `�. 362` o o EXISTING LAND USE t: :1 RESIDENTIAL 1\\\\A COMMERCIAL INSTITUTIONAL t 31 STRUCTURE kV ) VACANT STRUCTURE I 1 VACANT LOT , BLOCK # # OF PARCELS # OF STRUCTURES 378 13 11 362 11 10 359 8 8 TOTAL 32 29 & , PLANNING DEPARTMENT ELGIN, ILLINOIS 1986 6 • Building Design/Location New commercial buildings should be either traditional in their architectural character, or be a contemporary expression of traditional styles and forms, respecting simply the scale, proportion and character of the neighborhood. Off Street Parking Where practicable, off street parking lots should be located to the side or rear of the buildings served, and not between the buildings and the street . DUNSUM.TIF/PZTEXT/1000PL. PR/1400SA. PP/1450DTIF • III. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GOALS PURPOSE The purposes of the Dundee / Summit Area A Redevelopment Project, pursuant to the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act are to: 1 . Eradicate or mitigate blighting conditions within the project area; 2. Increase levels of public and private investment in order to restore and expand the community 's economy and tax base ; 3 . Enhance the marketability of underutilized parcels in the Dundee / Summit area; 4. Provide for sound community planning; 5. Provide for the placement of an area-level retail shopping center in a portion of the community presently lacking such a facility; 6. Provide for additional recreation space in an area of the community presently lacking adequate facilities ; 7. Improve the visual and design quality of the project area and the community in general ; and 8 . Enhance the quality of life in the City of Elgin. PLANNING GOALS , POLICIES AND OBJECTIVES The above purposes are consistent with goals, objectives and policies contained in the Elgin Comprehensive Plan and the Dundee Avenue Business District Plan - Phase I. Pertinent goals, objectives and policies include the following: Elgin Comprehensive Plan Economic Growth and Development Goal : Strive for both a sound tax base and a strong diversified local economy providing economic opportunity for all Elgin residents. Objective : Facilitate the retention and expansion of existing commerce and industry. Policies: Utilize a variety of financial incentives to retain and to 7 • encourage the expansion of business and industry currently located in Elgin. The City of Elgin and its technical staff must become more actively involved in the economic development efforts of the comm unity. Y- Develop a program to assist in the relocation within Elgin of inappropriately located businesses and industries to sites more suitable from a transportation, operations and land planning perspective. Parks and Open Space Goal : To provide a park and open space system which meets the basic recreational needs of the entire community, including both present and future residents, and to maintain this system in accordance with acceptable community standards so as to contribute to the overall quality of life in Elgin. Objective : To provide a park and open space system which is distributed geographically throughout the city in a manner which makes these facilities convenient, available and accessible to the residents . Policies : Utilize redevelopment opportunities as a method for land banking and for introducing and expanding open space and recreational facilities in older, high density neighborhoods where the availability of such facilities is deficient. Coordinate the development of park and open space facilities with other municipal improvement efforts within neighborhoods. Transportation System Goal : An integrated, efficient and responsive transportation system that meets the travel requirements of all people and goods. Objective : To resolve present and future problems which cause congestion and ensure ease of movement on the existing thoroughfare network. Policy : Continue intersection and thoroughfare improvements which allow the thoroughfare network to function at a higher level of capacity. Objective: To preserve the integrity of all arterial and collector streets by establishing a proper relationship between land use and street function. Policies : Develop a system of street modifications and closures at the neighborhood level , to reinforce the local street function as well as deal with problems of parking, traffic, open space, and bicycle and pedestrian movement. 8 • Regulate land use access from arterial and collector streets in a manner that allows these streets to fulfill their transportation function. Land Use Goal : The preparation of a land use plan and decision making process which establishes desired relationships among the uses of land, based on environmental factors and criteria of efficiency, compatibility, harmony, function and scale, as well as provides a sound basis for the long-term growth of the community. Objective : Eliminate or alleviate improper relationships among land uses within the built portion of the city. Policy: Pursue the redevelopment of underutilized areas that contain development potential . Schedule public capital improvements to coincide with neighborhood improvement efforts . Objective : Maintain the essential character of older neighborhoods . Policies : The City of Elgin, together with other concerned art ' shouldparties, assemble underutilized land and make it available for development as a P basis for improving the quality of existing neighborhood environments . Establish as a priority the maintenance of the physical conditions and livability of the community ' s older neighborhoods. Objective : Encourage innovative approaches to land development. Policy : Encourage innovative development design formats and, utilize incentives such as transferable development rights and tax increment financing for promoting the development of vacant and underutilized land in the city, as well as to encourage innovative mixed use projects . Dundee Avenue Business District Plan - Phase I Goals : Encourage development which contributes positively to the visual and urban design quality of Dundee Avenue . Improve the quality and residential character of the neighborhoods which surround the Dundee Avenue business corridor. Resolve problems which cause congestion on Dundee Avenue and ensure ease of traffic movement on the street. 9 IV. REDEVELOPMENT PLAN OBJECTIVES Pursuant to community-wide and Dundee Avenue Business District development goals , the proposed land use plan for the redevelopment project area is shown in Figure 3. An entirely new land use pattern is proposed for the Dundee/Summit area that will eliminate obsolete, underutilized and substandard structures; provide for sound, contemporary urban design; and encourage private sector reinvestment and a subsequent increase in assessed valuation. The following objectives will serve to guide redevelopment within the project area. Function : Completion of the redevelopment project will serve to: 1 . Strengthen an existing business district by creating a neighborhood oriented retail development . 2. Provide adequate off-street parking facilities to accommodate shoppers and employees. 3. Increase recreation and open space in the central Elgin neighborhood. Quantity and Quality : It is the objective of the city to encourage new development in the following quantities : 1 . 60, 000 to 75, 000 square feet of retail space . 2. 300 to 350 off-street parking spaces. 3. 30, 000 square feet of public open space . - Specific retail activities should be limited to those providing daily convenience and commercial services to nearby residential neighborhoods. The quality of design and maintenance shall be respectful of the highly visible location and the surrounding residential neighborhoods . Physical Arrangement : The following objectives should guide the location of and relationships between buildings , land uses and supporting facilities : 1 . New commercial buildings should be oriented towards Dundee Avenue and the Dundee / Summit intersection, and shall be located no closer than twenty (20) feet to any public right of way. 2. Building mass and height should be compatible with existing • buildings and topography in the area. 3. Loading facilities should be screened from the public view. 10 d Access and Circulation : Access and circulation should conform to the following design standards : 1 . Access to the project area shall be limited to two (2) curb cuts each ( including service drives ) on both Dundee Avenue and Summit Street. 2. No curb cuts shall be located closer than two hundred fifty (250) feet from the Dundee / Summit intersection. 3 . Direct access shall be provided to off-street parking facilities, and internal vehicle circulation shall be restricted to reinforce the use of drive aisles. Parking Facilities : Off-street parking facilities shall be provided to serve the new development. Such parking facilities, at a minimum, shall be consistent with the standard requirements of the Off-Street Parking Ordinance: 1 . Off-street parking areas shall be screened with trees and shrubs . Interior landscape areas shall be provided in all parking areas containing two (2) or more parking rows. 2. Trees planted in setback areas fronting Dundee Avenue and Summit Street shall be located in such a manner as to create a tree-lined character for the streets . 3. At least four (4) different varieties of trees and four (4) different varieties of shrubs shall be included in the landscape design. Landscaping shall include plant materials which provide attractive fall and winter color. Amenities : The following amenities shall be included to enhance the design quality of the project : 1 . Foundation plantings shall be provided to enhance building facades visible from Dundee Avenue and Summit Street . 2. Uniform and compatible graphics shall be provided within the project area conconsistent with the standard requirements of the Community Graphics Ordinance. 3. Special attention shall be given to night lighting throughout the project area for special effects as well as public safety . 11 SUMMIT r STREET • _ O .= bi 4� �00� r��f 0 OOO czm [m-12=2 , • u I 0 ✓ ° it _ Hu _ p a • E_ 4,0,„ . 1 O° - _. - - - I \s O11 61 JA 18 =, , I k],1 9' ei itiP o t - • R :•-[:_7191curr V NI LOOS iip rr ., 3.000 . ,/ frsiv :00 3.000 i 3,000 I 6 4. O • 1O Oi"�11 . fAt ✓► 0ton OIIP ' r 4.o•o �7 O4 CONCEPT PLAN. O . ' 4 .o00 i FOR 0� •c REDEVELOPMENT AREA "A" . 466•46 . , `del ./ RETAIL SPACE : 56,600 SO. FT. . it 9 PARKING : 326 SPACES e` �p SCALE 1 : 40 �'°1% " PLANNING DEPARTMENT CITY OF ELGIN OCTONEA, IIII V. REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Acquisition and Clearance - The Dundee / Summit Redevelopment Project contains approximately 8. 32 acres of land. The plan will require the public acquisition of approximately 5. 70 acres of real property at a cost of approximately $1 , 844, 330. The remaining acreage is located within public rights of way. It is recognized that the public commitment regarding the availability of land for redevelopment projects may require the exercise of condemnation power. Land assembly cost estimates are based on a factor of three times present assessed valuation levels with a 30% contingency. It is anticipated that any increases in land acquisition costs over time will be offset by corresponding increases in the value of properties after redevelopment, and therefore, the TIF revenues available for redevelopment project activities. Plan implementation will require the demolition of 29 structures and clearance of 32 individual parcels of land. Cost estimates for these clearance activities are set at $120, 000. Generally, acquisition and clearance activities will be scheduled to coincide with redevelopment efforts so that structures and sites do not remain vacant for extended periods of time . Properties that are acquired in advance of redevelopment may be made available on a temporary basis for public or private revenue producing uses. Any revenues generated from such temporary use will accrue to the redevelopment fund. All acquisition and clearance activities are to be funded through TIF related bond obligations . Relocation - The project will require the relocation of approximately 6 businesses , 15 homeowner households and 27 residential tenant households presently occupying the redevelopment project area site . The city will provide relocation assistance to all displacees with policies borrowing the. most desirable features from federal relocation procedures. These costs are estimated at approximately $174, 000. All relocation activities are to be funded through TIF related bond obligations. Land Disposition - Other than that required for planned public improvements , land acquired for the implementation of the Plan shall be disposed of through competitive negotiation or the submission of responses to a Request for Proposal (RFP) . Expected revenues from the disposition of these properties are set at approximately $124, 000 or $0. 50 per square foot. Physical Improvements - Supportive physical improvement efforts will focus on subsurface site preparation work associated with the relocation of public storm and sanitary sewers under the Seneca Street right of way, the improvement of the existing Dundee / Summit intersection radius, the development of a buffer park along the western boundary of the project area; and the closure of Seneca 13 ' Street west of the project area and St. John Street north of the project area. All costs for public improvement work shall be funded through TIF related bond obligations. ' Nature and Term of Obligations to be Issued - The TIF bond obligations shall be issued for a term not to exceed 20 years at a currently anticipated interest rate of 10%. It is likely that these bonds will be issued as taxable General Obligation Bonds in order to achieve consistency with federal tax law and to access the most advantageous interest rate. A tax exempt bond issue may be used for ' project funding if permitted by current law. Assessed Value - Presently, assessed values of real estate in Dundee Avenue Redevelopment Area A are set at $472, 905. The Redevelopment Plan contemplates that developer will construct a retail shopping area consisting of not less than 66, 500 square feet gross floor area at a value not less than $2, 327, 500. The Elgin Township Assessor is expected to place an appraised value on the buildings consistent with the value shown above, consistent with a land value of not less than $3. 70 per square foot ($918, 680) and site improvement values equivalent to $0. 90 per square foot on parking lot (site) improvements ($60,438) . Historically, over the past 40 years, real estate property values in the Elgin area have escalated at an average annual rate of 6. 0%. This project phase is expected to represent a continuation of that basic trend with a discounted (4 .0%) escalation rate due to location within a redevelopment area . Estimated Redevelopment Project Costs - Redevelopment Project Costs 1 mean and include the sum total of all reasonable or necessary costs incurred or estimated to be incurred, and any such costs incidental to a redevelopment plan and a redevelopment project. Such costs include, without limitation, the following: 1 . Costs of studies , and surveys , development of plans , and specifications, implementation and administration of the redevelopment plan including but not limited to staff and professional service costs for architectural , engineering, legal , marketing, financial , planning or other services, provided however that no charges for professional services may be based on a percentage of the tax increment collected; 2. Property assembly costs, including but not limited to acquisition of land and other property, real or personal, or rights or interests therein, demolition of buildings, and the clearing and grading of land; 3. Costs of rehabilitation, reconstruction or repair or remodeling of existing buildings and fixtures ; 4. Costs of the construction of public works or improvements; 5. Costs of job training and retraining projects ; 14 6. Financing costs , including but not limited to all necessary and incidental expenses related to the issuance of obligations and which may include payment of interest on any obligations issued hereunder accruing during the estimated period of construction of any redevelopment project for which such obligations are issued and for not exceeding 36 months thereafter and including reasonable reserves related thereto; 7. All or a portion of the taxing district ' s capital costs resulting from the redevelopment project necessarily incurred or to be incurred in furtherance of the objectives of the redevelopment plan and project, to the extent the municipality by written agreement accepts and approves such costs; 8. Relocation costs to the extent that the municipality determines that relocation costs shall be paid or is required to make payment of relocation costs by federal or State law; 9. Payment in lieu of taxes ; 10. Certain costs of job training, advanced vocational education or career education, including but not limited to courses in occupational , semi-technical or technical fields leading directly to employment, incurred by one or more of the taxing districts; 11 . Interest costs incurred by a redeveloper related to the construction , renovation or rehabilitation of a redevelopment project provided that : A. such costs are to be paid directly from the special tax allocation fund established pursuant to the Act; and B . such payments in any one year may not exceed 30% of the annual interest costs incurred by the redeveloper with regard to the redevelopment project during that year; C. if there are not sufficient funds available in the special tax allocation fund to make the payment pursuant to this paragraph ( 11 ) then the amounts so due shall accrue and be payable when sufficient funds are available in the special tax allocation fund; and D. the total of such interest payments incurred pursuant to the Act may not exceed 30% of the total redevelopment project costs excluding any property assembly costs and any relocation costs incurred pursuant to the Act. Payment in Lieu of Taxes - No payments in lieu of taxes are anticipated for this project. Development Schedule - Plan activities are expected to begin in the Spring of 1987. Initial efforts will concentrate on site 15 II 1 acquisition with site work and building construction to follow as site availability permits . Business opening would be anticipated for Spring of 1988. It is recognized that adjustments to this schedule may be necessary. However, inasmuch as State Statute 1 limits the term of a TIF redevelopment plan to 23 years and TIF related bond issues to 20 years, Plan activities should be initiated within 3 years of ordinance adoption in order to utilize a 20 year I bond issue (see E above) . The estimated time of completion for the redevelopment project is five (5) years ending on December 1 , 1991 and under no circumstances shall the project extend beyond December 9, 2009. Conformance with Statutes and Adopted Plans - The Dundee / Summit Area A Redevelopment Plan has been developed in conformance with the 1 Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act and all State Statutes applicable thereto . In addition, the plan and project conform with the City of Elgin Comprehensive Plan adopted June 6, 1983 for the 1 development of the city as a whole, and the Dundee Avenue Business District Plan - Phase I adopted July 14, 1986 . Amendment Provision - This Redevelopment Project Area Plan may be 1 amended pursuant to provisions of the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act. 1 Findings of Need for Tax Increment Financing - Pursuant to State Statutes , Sec 11 -74. 4-3f, the City Council of the City of Elgin makes the following findings : I1 . The redevelopment project area on the whole has not been subject to growth and development through investment by private enterprise and would not reasonably be anticipated to be Ideveloped without the adoption of the redevelopment plan ; 2. The redevelopment plan and project conform to the comprehensive 1 plan for the development of the community as a whole; 3. The estimated dates of completion of the redevelopment project and retirement of the obligations incurred to finance 1 redevelopment project costs shall not be more than 23 years from the adoption of the ordinance approving the redevelopment project area ; 1 4. The redevelopment project area would not reasonably be developed without the use of incremental revenues from taxes paid by retailers and servicemen on transactions at places of business located within the associated redevelopment project area pursuant to the Municipal Retailer ' s Occupation Tax Act, the Municipal Service Occupation Tax Act, the Retailer ' s Occupation 1 Tax Act, the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act , and the Service Occupation Tax Act and; 1 5. The incremental revenues from the Municipal Retailer ' s Occupation Tax Act , the Municipal Service Occupation Tax Act, the Retailer ' s Occupation Tax Act, the Use Tax Act, the Service 1 4 ' DUNDEE/SUMMIT AREA A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN ELIGIBILITY REPORT INTRODUCTION The Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act permits municipalities to improve eligible "blighted" or "conservation" or "industrial park conservation" areas in accordance with an adopted redevelopment plan. The Act specifies procedures which must be adhered to in designating 9 9 a redevelopment project area. One of the procedures is to determine ' the eligibility of the area. A redevelopment project area is defined as : ' "an area designated by the municipality, which is not less in the aggregate than 1 -1 /2 acres and in respect to which the municipality has made a finding that there exist conditions which cause the area to be classified as an industrial park conservation area or a blighted area or a conservation area, or a combination of both blighted areas or conservation areas. " To determine eligibility of the Dundee/Summit Area A Redevelopment Project, the Elgin Planning Department has conducted field and office surveys of the redevelopment project area, resulting in the following findings and the conclusion that the area qualifies as a ' "blighted area" (which is improved) . RELEVANT DEFINITIONS Blighted Area : Any improved area within the boundaries of a redevelopment project area located within the territorial limits of ' the municipality where , if improved, industrial , commercial and residential buildings or improvements, because of a combination of 5 or more of the following factors : age; dilapidation; obsolescence; ' deterioration; illegal use of individual structures; presence of structures below minimum code standards; excessive vacancies ; overcrowding of structures and community facilities; lack of ventilation, light or sanitary facilities; inadequate utilities; excessive land coverage; deleterious land use or layout ; depreciation of physical maintenance; lack of community planning, is detrimental to the public safety, health, morals or welfare. _Age : The advanced age of buildings affect their condition, adaptive reuse and /or real estate value. Buildings that are at least 35 years old are considered to be advanced in age . 1 • I Dilapidation : Buildings which exhibit extensive defects in primary I (structural ) and secondary building components. These defects generally result from advanced deterioration. Evaluation of dilapidation was accomplished through an exterior building condition survey. Obsolescence : The condition of being or becoming outmoded for uses for which the building was originally designed and/or for uses which are considered viable at this location. Deterioration : The process of buildings becoming poorer in quality I and/or value due to age and deferred maintenance. Evaluation of deterioration was accomplished through an exterior building condition survey. I Overcrowding of Structures and Community Facilities : The condition whereby the number of persons occupying habitable rooms exceeds code requirements, and public park and recreation facilities are not adequate to meet the needs of the population served. Inadequate Utilities : Utilities cannot accommodate existing I development and could contribute to conditions which adversely impact the public health, safety and welfare . Excessive Land Coverage : Land coverage of parcels improved with ' principal structures is excessive with respect to contemporary building setback and off-street parking requirements. Deleterious Land Use or Layout : Land uses and/or parcelization which has had a long term harmful effect on the maintenance of property, investment , reinvestment, development or redevelopment. ' Depreciation of Physical Maintenance : A decrease in the value of property through deterioration resulting from the lack of normal physical maintenance . Such depreciation contributes to building ' deterioration, the lack of site improvements and/or maintenance, code violations and the devaluation of the property . Property devaluation is documented by changes in assessed valuation. ' Lack of Community Planning : The absence of a planning program directed toward maintaining and enhancing the social , economic and physical viability of an area. Principal Structures : Structures located on a parcel or parcels in which the principal use is located. A principal structure is ' serviced with major mechanical systems, and is enclosed by structural walls, a roof and a foundation. ' II . FINDINGS Project Area Size : 8. 32 acres 2 1 1 1 Project Area Description : Block 378 and portions of blocks 359 and 362; portions of the Dundee Avenue, Seneca Street , Summit Street and 1 St. John Street rights of way. Aqe : Of the 29 principal structures located in the redevelopment project area, 25 ( 86%) are over 35 years of age . A block by block ianalysis follows : Block Buildings > 35 years Total Buildings 1 359 8 8 362 8 10 378 9 11 Total 25 29 I Dilapidation : Of the 29 principal structures , 15 (52%) have been classified as dilapidated by an exterior building condition survey. A block by block analysis follows : IBlock Dilapidated Buildings Total Buildings 359 3 8 I 362 6 10 378 6 11 ITotal 15 29 Obsolescence : Of the 29 principal structures, 13 (45%) are in residential use and located on parcels zoned for business use . The I residential use of these structures may continue indefinitely as lawful nonconforming uses under a business zoning classification . The existing structures are not readily adaptable to business use in I that the parcels on which they are located are small in size and lack sufficient space to provide required off-street parking. Accordingly, the existing structures have been found to be obsolete Ifor business use , which is considered viable at this location. Deterioration : Of the 29 principal structures, 22 ( 76%) have been classified as deteriorating or dilapidated by an exterior building I Icondition survey. A block by block analysis follows : Block Deteriorating Buildings Total Buildings I359 5 8 362 8 10 1 378 9 11 Total 22 29 I Overcrowding of Structures and Community Facilities : The redevelopment project area is contained within a neighborhood strategy area (NSA ) which includes 6. 8% of the total number of Idwelling units in the city and 7. 6% of the city population. 3 1 i • i Approximately 54% of the dwelling units in the NSA are renter occupied. Total population in the NSA is 4, 832. There are two vest-pocket parks in the NSA intended to serve 500 to 2500 persons. These parks contain 0. 5 and 0. 16 acres . Another playlot, located to the north of the NSA, serves both the strategy area and the northeast neighborhood. Inadequate Utilities : The capacity to service the redevelopment project area is currently adequate . Redevelopment will require the vacating and closing of streets, intersection improvements at Dundee Avenue and Summit Street, and the relocating of sewer, water and electric lines. Excessive Land Coverage : The redevelopment project area was subdivided in the middle to late 1800 ' s . The parcels were developed with residential and commercial uses prior to the adoption of { contemporary zoning standards regulating building setbacks and off-street parking. As a result, land coverage of these parcels improved with principal structures is excessive . Deleterious Land Use or Layout : The redevelopment project area was subdivided into lots intended for residential use. Unless they can be combined, the small lots do not lend themselves to commercial development. The land use pattern and fragmented ownership of parcels often become effective barriers to privately financed redevelopment efforts . Depreciation of Physical Maintenance : The total equalized assessed valuation of parcels located in the redevelopment project area increased $144, 286 ( 31 %) between 1971 and 1985. This figure is skewed by the establishment of a church (1983) on one parcel and its subsequent tax exempt status. When this parcel is factored out from all calculations , the equalized assessed valuation increased $167, 046 ( 36%) between 1971 and 1985, (an average annual increase of 2.4%) . In contrast, real estate property values in the Elgin area have increased at an average annual rate of 6% over the past 40 years. The depreciation of physical maintenance is further documented in the results of the exterior building survey which classified 22 of the 29 principal structures as deteriorating or dilapidated. Results of the exterior building condition survey indicate inadequate building and grounds maintenance which has contributed to a significant number of structures being listed as deteriorating or dilapidated. •Lack of Community Planning : The subdivision and the development of the redevelopment project area was accomplisahed without the benefit of community planning. The current residential and commercial strip pattern of development is inconsistent with the goals, policies and objectives of the Elgin Comprehensive Plan (1983) which designates the redevelopment project area as an "area commercial center. " The area has been targeted for redevelopment in the Dundee Avenue Business District Plan - Phase I (1986) . The goal is to construct a retail development to serve the central and northeast Elgin neighborhoods . 4 111 I III . CONCLUSION The Dundee / Summit Redevelopment Project Area meets the criteria for a "blighted area" (which is improved) . Accordingly, the entire area is eligible for redevelopment under the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act. I I I I I I I M N 1 5 PROPOSED _ DUNDEE AVENUE T.I.F. DISTRICT I f-i 11 1 1 1 1 i 1 Milli' <� 1 -fit _� �all'�mo,. , 1 "T— ! LJ1 : WAND- i jr- "--' 1.1-1 -11 I 1 I -- Y ‘411 ' ilin- -. - '17 '7---1-1 ' 1 --7 1 WFI 5 1 - �ummw - H'ri .iLL ,____, h.: ,,..v. h_, . Au.-- 2 1 * I ,,, /k,, ' mari-1 L ' I I — -i . 1 li ' I ---= -1-7 , c .,,,, , , --- - - - _ ....... 1 - - MINIM __ 1 = E -ui , smninmiv Aurae r ---- ' -TA muniliEVATZI :IN — i ' ' - - - - 1— 7- dillwA".. wall" I :IIII//!- E: T1 . III1 1 — ,171._ -_. I --i* sq --IP- _ ,li■�t 111111111 -=1 - IN ! `" 1 I 4a` PLANNING DEPARTMENT ELGIN, ILLINOIS 1986 I 11 6 PROPOSED DUNDEE AVENUE T.' I. F. DISTRICT SUMMIT STREET -009 -003 -001 -002 -003 0 0 -007 -010 Z o o -008 i I359 -° 11 0 378 ( -012 -012 008 -009 -010 -011 J� -007 -008 Q. -013 -013 STREET SENECA - -011 O -013 -006 _020 -010 ..� -014 -005 362 / -015 /�� I q o J -021 O I I BLOCKS AND PARCELS I I I I I PLANNING DEPARTMENT I ELGIN, ILLINOIS 1986 I 7 PROPOSED Il DUNDEE AVENUE T. I. F. DISTRICT I SUMMIT STREET 1 359 378:• : \• 4X -.7t:.::.:::.:•i.::..::.1.•.:i::••.•.y:::.:••••.::,:.••.•::.:•, � >::. n • ,.,fit . :, :<..:.. f. ;;. --- ----• ........ .. ... ........ STREET SE NEC A ` . 362` �� !` Q O I EXISTING LAND USE ;. RESIDENTIAL I\\\\y COMMERCIAL I INSTITUTIONAL t71 STRUCTURE ILVL VACANT STRUCTURE C] VACANT LOT I BLOCK # # OF PARCELS # OF STRUCTURES I378 13 11 362 11 _ 10 I359 8 8 TOTAL 32 29 PLANNING DEPARTMENT ELGIN, ILLINOIS 1986 I I8 r i , . PROPOSED DUNDEE AVENUE T.I .F. DISTRICT l COwmD�♦II . 111 I T1lI1t1 11111 V�fla. — 1,_- , f L IWAri . /. UMW -4 r.r..•$o^ Apt Q" , 'r`t---I -- I � 11 _ , 1 ,'.;__.,Y __ 1' -- 1Z1. —_ --- 1 —� _ .. 1 ` nrr.0,4* i i jIII 1 --1 -1- "I— — i mr- in raW- co . _ - i'; MIII 194i n 11- mi•-.. : c i-- / j,.____._° - - _ 417::,_,,jo H _ ' i . ..4. . R., // // -: E 1 i hi- rairri w 13 . "ItjfeMi ig 4 1,1 l 11 1 _ 1 s`4 AM:a 1 - MIMnI/. ss �1��nI 17111- -ii I , = :ray 1 _ ' _ = E it:--I -T,I I 1 MI slir MUM _ 1 I 4 I ,r = , a ABM On �. i i 1 7//!�t'-�� Wit `--, ,__ ( 1 = - 11 -L I 4_* _! _ ., . lhi I _I_ Adl‘ PLANNING DEPARTMENT ELGIN, ILLINOIS 1986 I I9 i MIN i - i M IIIIIF MIL SUMMIT STREET •• e00 ep .co_c0=-0=0=-06 �ee'�•--owl �eogo • :���0 ado0 31 40k3r Cr%3 u V s a I [ 1 i ip �I IP/ i cp40 if V o -- riC5A 1.11----.r-."n.1.0I tirlT n 9s74 Vi , os �.�. °A°° �, -9Li 'P9'_ z_ 9 LON o „ / O Y 0 0.000 H -1{ - !� 01 ,OOS , 0 ' a '4e o .0 3.000 P--• . If o ' 1e, ►ipJr CONCEPT PLAN � 1� lid' / FOR (le O O Q �°, REDEVELOPMENT AREA "A" 0 0 �, RETAIL SPACE : 66,600 SO. FT. O`ilksi, 'ill I PARKING : 826 SPACES eii,i0 SCALE 1 : 40 14/40.4:4%/Iv n. PLANNING DEPARTMENT CITY OF ELa1M OCTOEER. Ins IV I Use Tax Act, and the Service Occupation Tax Act shall be exclusively utilized for the development of the redevelopment project area. I I I I I I I I I I I 11 VI . FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY The financial feasibility of any tax increment financing (TIF) effort is based upon the ratio of public costs to private investment. More specifically, the level of private investment must be sufficient to produce real estate and sales tax revenue increases equal to the debt service costs associated with the issuance of TIF related bonds to fund supportive public improvements. This following analysis attempts to explore, in a preliminary fashion, the feasibility of TIF for the Dundee/Summit Area A Redevelopment Plan. The validity of the Tax Increment Potential is based upon the following assumptions and considerations : 1 . Estimates of public costs for off-site improvements are generally correct and will be limited to the following : the relocation of storm and sanitary sewer lines presently under the Seneca Street right of way, the radius improvement at the southwest corner of the Dundee Avenue / Summit Street intersection, the closures of Seneca Street west of the project area and St . John Street north of Summit Street; and finish grading, berm and landscaping of the open space buffer to the west of the commercial development. 2. The developer will construct a neighborhood shopping center containing approximately 66, 500 square feet with a value of $35. 00 per square foot. 3. The Elgin Township assessor will place an appraised value on the buildings consistent with the referenced construction value and consistent with a land value of not less than $3. 70 per square foot and site improvement values equivalent to $0. 90 per square foot on parking lot (site) improvements . 4. There will be no substantial reinvestment in the project area properties in the immediate future such that there would be any upward reassessment by the Township assessor ' s office previous to the assembly and receipt of a "Certified List of Property Owners and Evaluations" . 5. The city will provide the developer with a cleared site of approximately 248, 292 square feet. Site acquisition costs are estimated at 3 times the assessed valuation levels ($472, 905 x 3 = $1 , 418, 715) with a 30% contingency factor ($1 ,418, 715 x 1 . 30 = $1 , 844, 330) . 6. Site clearance costs are estimated at $120, 000. 7. Consulting costs are limited to those associated with bond issuance and legal review. 8. Relocation cost estimates are based on maximum per unit amounts. 18 I ' 4 of $4, 000, $2, 000 and $10, 000 for 15 homeowners, 27 residential tenants and 6 businesses; respectively. 9. The developer will purchase the project area site at a cost of $0. 50 per square foot. 10. The developer will lease the entire square footage of the development to uses generating retail sales tax. Anticipated uses will be of a type and intensity sufficient to generate an average $100. 00 per square foot of sales subject to retail sales tax. 11 . The TIF bonds will be issued for a 20 year term at an interest rate of 10%. 12. Historically, over the past 40 years, real estate property values in the Elgin area have escalated at an average annual rate of 6. 0%. This feasibility report assumes a continuation of that basic trend with a discounted (4. 0%) escalation rate due to the project ' s location in a redevelopment area. Based upon the preceding assumptions and considerations , it would appear that the Dundee / Summit Area A Redevelopment Plan can meet the threshold of feasibility. This threshold is the balance between the estimated project costs and projected revenues and is represented as the TIF bond coverage ratio. Typical or average bond coverage ratios required by investors change from time to time, however, a TIF revenue bond commonly requires bond coverage ratio in the 1 . 50 to 2. 00 range. A bond coverage ratio is unnecessary if the TIF bond issuance is carried out as a General Obligation (GO) bond. This plan assumes a taxable GO issuance and includes a bond coverage ratio figure as a contingency factor. An acceptable bond coverage ratio appears likely with only a modest annual increase in project property valuation and subsequent tax revenue . 19 !I II TAX INCREMENT POTENTIAL Dundee Ave. Area A 1 PROJECT REVENUES Quadrennial Projections 1 Existing AV 472,905 il2 Existing RE Taxes 36,487 36,487 36,487 36,487 36,487 3 Sales Tax Estimate 90,144 90,144 90,144 90,144 90,144 II 4 Total Private Development 2,407,938 5 Land Value 918,680 6 Estimated Market Value 3,326,618 3,891,673 4,552,706 5,326,023 5,760,626 a 7 Estimated AV 8 Estimated RE Taxes 1,108,873 1,297,224 1,517,569 1,775,341 1,920,209 85,555 100,087 117,088 136,976 148,154 9 Estimated RE Tax Increment Annual 49,068 63,600 80,601 100,489 111,667 II10 Average RE Tax Increment Bond Term 69,918 11 Estimated Sales Tax 399,000 399,000 399,000 399,000 399,000 I12 Adjusted Sales Tax Increment Term 293,832 293,832 293,832 293,832 293,832 13 Net Project Revenues Annual 342,900 357,432 374,433 394,321 405,499 I14 Net Project Revenues Tern 363,750 15 Bonding Potential 3 10% Annual 2,961,049 3,086,539 3,233,345 3,405,088 3,501,607 16 Bonding Potential 7 10% Term 3,141,098 I Ii i PROJECT COSTS III17 Land Acquisition 1,844,330 18 Demolition 120,000 19 Relocation 174,000 III 20 Rehabilitation 0 21 Site Improvements 210,000 22 Consulting 15,000 III 23 Gross Project Costs 2,363,330 24 Less Disposition Costs 124,146 25 Less CDBG 0 1 III26 Net Project Cost 2,239,184 1 111 27 TIF Debt 20 Years 2,239,184 28 TIF Debt Service 10'/. i 18 Years 288,117 29 TIE Bond Coverage Ratio 1.26 III III 20