66.1301 Urban redevelopment. (1) Short title. Sections 66.1301 to 66.1329 may be referred to as the “Urban Redevelopment Law”. (2) Finding and declaration of necessity. It is declared that in the cities of the state substandard and insanitary areas exist which have resulted from inadequate planning, excessive land coverage, lack of proper light, air and […]
66.1303 Urban redevelopment; plans, approval. (1) A development plan shall contain the information that the planning commission requires, including all of the following: (a) A metes and bounds description of the development area. (b) A statement of the real property in the development area fee title to which the city proposes to acquire and a […]
66.1305 Redevelopment corporations; limitations; incubator. (1) No redevelopment corporation may do any of the following: (a) Undertake any clearance, reconstruction, improvement, alteration or construction in connection with any development until the approvals required by s. 66.1303 have been made. (b) Amend the development plan until the planning commission and the local governing body have approved […]
66.1307 Urban redevelopment; regulation of corporations. (1) Application of other corporation laws to redevelopment corporations. The provisions of the general corporation law apply to redevelopment corporations, unless the provisions are in conflict with the provisions of ss. 66.1301 to 66.1329. (2) Consideration for issuance of stock, bonds or income debentures. (a) No redevelopment corporation may […]
66.1309 Urban redevelopment; transfer of land. (1) In this section: (a) “Bank” means a corporation organized under or subject to the provisions of the banking law. (b) “Conservator” means any of the following: 1. The division of banking as conservator, liquidator, or rehabilitator of any person, partnership, or corporation, and persons, partnerships, and corporations organized […]
66.1311 Urban redevelopment; acquisition of land. (1) A redevelopment corporation may acquire real property or secure options in its own name or in the name of nominees to acquire real property, by gift, grant, lease, purchase or otherwise. (2) A city may, upon request by a redevelopment corporation, acquire, or obligate itself to acquire, for […]
66.1313 Urban redevelopment; condemnation for. (1) Condemnation proceedings for a redevelopment corporation shall be initiated by a petition to the city to institute proceedings to acquire for the redevelopment corporation any real property in the development area. The petition shall be granted or rejected by the local governing body, and the resolution or resolutions granting […]
66.1315 Urban redevelopment; continued use of land by prior owner. (1) When title to real property has vested in a redevelopment corporation or city, the redevelopment corporation or city may agree with the previous owners of the property, any tenants continuing to occupy or use it, or any other persons who may occupy or use […]
66.1317 Urban redevelopment; borrowing; mortgages. (1) A redevelopment corporation may borrow funds and secure the repayment of the funds by mortgage. Every mortgage shall contain reasonable amortization provisions and may be a lien upon no other real property except that forming the whole or a part of a single development area. (2) (a) Certificates, bonds […]
66.1319 Urban redevelopment; sale or lease of land. (1) A local governing body may by resolution determine that real property, title to which is held by the city, specified and described in the resolution, is not required for use by the city and may authorize the city to sell or lease the real property to […]
66.1321 Urban redevelopment; city lease to, terms. If real property of a city is leased to a redevelopment corporation: (1) The lease may provide that all improvements shall be the property of the lessor. (2) The lessor may grant to the redevelopment corporation the right to mortgage the fee of the real property and enable […]
66.1323 Urban redevelopment; aids and appropriations. (1) A local governing body may appropriate moneys for the purpose of, and may borrow or accept grants from the federal or state governments or any of their agencies, for the acquisition of lands required to carry out the plan or the purposes mentioned in s. 66.1325. The local […]
66.1325 Urban redevelopment; city improvements. For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, undertaking, construction or operation of any redevelopment plan located within the area in which it is authorized to act, a local governing body may, upon terms, with or without consideration, that it determines, do all of the following: (1) Cause […]
66.1327 Urban redevelopment; construction of statute; conflict of laws; supplemental powers. (1) Sections 66.1301 to 66.1329 shall be construed liberally to effectuate the purposes of urban redevelopment, and the enumeration of specific powers does not operate to restrict the meaning of any general grant of power contained in ss. 66.1301 to 66.1329 or to exclude […]
66.1329 Urban redevelopment; enforcement of duties. If a redevelopment corporation fails to substantially comply with the development plan within the time limits for the completion of each stage, reasonable delays caused by unforeseen difficulties excepted, or violates or is about to violate ss. 66.1301 to 66.1329, the failure to comply or actual or possible violation […]
66.1331 Blighted area law. (1) Short title. This section shall be known and may be cited and referred to as the “blighted area law.” (2) Findings and declaration of necessity. It is found and declared that there have existed and continue to exist in cities within the state, substandard, insanitary, deteriorated, slum and blighted areas […]
66.1333 Blight elimination and slum clearance. (1) Short title. This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Blight Elimination and Slum Clearance Act”. (2) Findings. In addition to the findings and declarations made in ss. 66.1331 (2) and 66.1337, it is found and declared that the existence of substandard, deteriorated, slum and […]
66.1335 Housing and community development authorities. (1) Authorization. A city may, by a two-thirds vote of the members of the city council present at the meeting, adopt an ordinance or resolution creating a housing and community development authority which shall be known as the “Community Development Authority” of the city. It is a separate body […]
66.1337 Urban renewal. (1) Short title. This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Urban Renewal Act”. (2) Findings. It is found and declared that there exists in municipalities of the state slum, blighted and deteriorated areas which constitute a serious and growing menace injurious to the public health, safety, morals and […]
66.1339 Villages to have certain city powers. Villages have all of the powers of cities under ss. 66.1105, 66.1201 to 66.1329 and 66.1331 to 66.1337. History: 1975 c. 105, 311; 1993 a. 300; 1999 a. 150 s. 453; Stats. 1999 s. 66.1339.
