Los Angeles County Municipal Code Part 5 Willowbrook Neighborhood Development Program

The Willowbrook neighborhood development program redevelopment plan, as prepared by the county of Los Angeles community redevelopment agency, is hereby incorporated by reference, approved and adopted, and designated as the official redevelopment plan for the Willowbrook neighborhood development program.

(Ord. 11585 § 5 (part), 1977: Ord. 4099 Art. 60 § 1420.5, 1942.)

The purposes and intent of the board with respect to the Willowbrook neighborhood development program are to:

A.

Achieve an option balance, and harmonious land-use configuration in accordance with the revealed needs and preferences of the residents of the project area;

B.

Eliminate and discourage the spread of blight conditions and encourage both the rehabilitation and redevelopment of the project area to the extent permitted by law;

C.

Eradicate negative environmental influences and deficiencies;

D.

Remove structurally substandard buildings in the project area so that land may be put to its highest and best use by new construction through the acquisition and redevelopment of land;

E.

Develop a plan in accordance with all aspects of the general plan of the county of Los Angeles and the environmental development guide of the regional planning commission of the county of Los Angeles;

F.

Provide a substantial number of housing units of low and moderate cost on land to be disposed of for residential purposes;

G.

Provide participation for owners and tenants and a reasonable preference for persons engaged in business in the project area;

H.

Encourage and foster the economic revitalization of the project area;

I.

Relocate the owners and occupants of the project area as needed;

J.

Develop public facilities in the project area to provide safer and more efficient service for the people in the area and the general public as a whole.

(Ord. 11585 § 5 (part), 1977: Ord. 4099 Art. 60 § 1420.6, 1942.)

The board hereby finds and determines that:

A.

The project area is a blighted area, the redevelopment of which is necessary to effectuate the public purposes declared in the Community Redevelopment Law of the state of California;

B.

The official redevelopment plan will redevelop the project area in conformity with the Community Redevelopment Law of the state of California in the interests of the public peace, health, safety and welfare;

C.

The adoption and carrying out of the official redevelopment plan is economically sound and feasible;

D.

The official redevelopment plan conforms to the general plan of the county of Los Angeles;

E.

The carrying out of the official redevelopment plan will promote the public peace, health, safety and welfare of the county of Los Angeles and will effectuate the purposes and policies of the Community Redevelopment Law of the state of California;

F.

The condemnation of real property, as provided for in the official redevelopment plan, is necessary to the execution of the official redevelopment plan and adequate provisions have been made for payment for property to be acquired as provided by law;

G.

The community redevelopment agency has a feasible method and plan for the relocation of families and persons to be temporarily or permanently displaced from housing facilities in the project area;

H.

There are or are being 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 such displaced families and persons and reasonably accessible to their places of employment;

I.

There are no noncontiguous areas of the project area; all areas included within the project area are either blighted or necessary for the effective redevelopment of the project area, and are not included for the purpose of obtaining the allocation of taxes from such area pursuant to Section 33670 of the Health and Safety Code without other substantial justification for their inclusion;

J.

Inclusion of any lands, buildings or improvements within the project area 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; any such area included is necessary for the effective redevelopment of the project area and is not included for the purpose of obtaining the allocation of tax increment revenues from such area pursuant to Section 33670 of the Health and Safety Code without other substantial justification for its inclusion;

K.

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;

L.

For purposes of federal financial aid, the project area which may be financed through aid provided in federal contracts shall be considered an urban renewal area and the aforesaid Willowbrook neighborhood development program shall be considered an urban renewal project within the meaning of Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended;

M.

The redevelopment of the portions of the project area which may be financed through aid provided in federal contracts for predominantly nonresidential uses is necessary for the proper development of the community;

N.

The official redevelopment plan will afford a maximum opportunity consistent with the sound needs of the locality as a whole for the redevelopment of such area by private enterprises;

O.

The official redevelopment plan gives due consideration to the provisions of adequate park and recreational areas and facilities, as may be desirable for neighborhood improvement, with special consideration for the health, safety and welfare of

children residing in the general vicinity of the area covered by the plan;

P.

In order to implement and facilitate the effectuation of the official redevelopment plan hereby approved and adopted, it is found and determined that certain official action must be taken by the board of supervisors with reference, among other things, to changes in zoning, the vacating and removal of streets, alleys and other public ways, the establishment of new street patterns, the location and relocation of sewer and water mains and other public facilities, and other public action, and accordingly the board of supervisors hereby:

Pledges its cooperation in helping to carry out such official redevelopment plan, and

Directs the various officials, departments, commissions and agencies of the county of Los Angeles having administrative responsibilities in the premises likewise to cooperate to such end and to exercise their respective functions and powers in a manner consistent with said official redevelopment plan, and

Pledges appropriate action upon proposals and measures designed to effectuate the official redevelopment plan;

Q.

The objectives of the official redevelopment plan cannot be achieved only through rehabilitation of the project area.

(Ord. 11585 § 5 (part), 1977: Ord. 4099 Art. 60 § 1420.7, 1942.)

The board declares that it is satisfied 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 such facilities there will be available to such displaced occupants adequate temporary housing facilities at rents comparable to those in the county of Los Angeles at the time of their displacement. No persons or families of low and moderate income shall be displaced from residences unless and until there is a suitable housing unit available and ready for occupancy by such displaced person or family at rents comparable to those at the time of their displacement. Such housing units shall be suitable to the needs of such displaced persons or families, and must be decent, safe, sanitary and otherwise standard dwellings. The agency shall not displace such person or family until such housing units are available and ready for occupancy.

(Ord. 11585 § 5 (part), 1977: Ord. 4099 Art. 60 § 1420.8, 1942.)

The board declares that it is convinced that the effect of tax increment financing for the project area will not cause a severe financial burden or detriment on any taxing agency deriving revenues from the project area.

(Ord. 11585 § 5 (part), 1977: Ord. 4099 Art. 60 § 1420.9, 1942.)

The county's community development commission is authorized to establish or incur loans, advances or indebtedness to finance, in whole or in part, the Willowbrook neighborhood development program redevelopment plan at any time during which such redevelopment plan is effective. Loan, advances, or indebtedness may be repaid over a period of time beyond such time limit.

(2004-0013 § 2, 2004.)

The Willowbrook neighborhood development program redevelopment plan shall be effective to and terminate on September 15, 2015. After September 15, 2015, the County's Community Development Commission shall have no authority to act pursuant to the Willowbrook redevelopment plan except to pay previously incurred indebtedness and to enforce existing covenants, contracts, or other obligations.

(Ord. 2010-0019 § 3, 2010: Ord. 94-0087 § 6, 1994.)

Except as provided in subdivisions (g) and (h) of Health and Safety Code section 33333.6, or any successor statute of similar import, the County's Community Development Commission shall not pay indebtedness or receive property taxes pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 33670 after September 15, 2025.

(Ord. 2010-0019 § 4, 2010: Ord. 94-0087 § 7, 1994.)

The purpose and intent of the board with respect to Amendment No. 1 is to extend use of eminent domain which is necessary for effective ongoing implementation of developments planned under the redevelopment plan for the Willowbrook Neighborhood Development Program.

(Ord. 91-0069 § 1 (part), 1991.)

A.

The redevelopment plan for the Willowbrook Neighborhood Development Program, as approved and adopted by Ordinance 11585, is hereby amended as set forth in the "Technical Amendment to the Willowbrook Neighborhood Development Plan." As so amended, the redevelopment plan is incorporated in this chapter by reference and designated as the official redevelopment plan for the Willowbrook Neighborhood Development Program.

B.

The executive director of the commission is authorized to combine the redevelopment plan, as amended, into a single document, and the document, when filed with the executive officer-clerk of the board, shall constitute the official redevelopment plan in place of the document currently constituting the redevelopment plan.

(Ord. 91-0069 § 1 (part), 1991.)

The board hereby finds and determines that:

A.

It is necessary and desirable to amend the redevelopment plan in the manner set forth in Amendment No. 1, incorporated by reference into Section 2.60.196, in order to effectuate the redevelopment of the area and implement the purposes and policies of the Community Redevelopment Law. This finding is based on the fact that Amendment No. 1 will extend the use of eminent domain for 10 years from June 21, 1991, the effective date of the ordinance codified in Sections 2.60.195 through 2.60.199.

B.

The redevelopment plan, as amended, will enable the project area to be redeveloped in conformity with the Community Redevelopment Law. This finding is based on the fact that redevelopment of the project area, as contemplated by the

redevelopment plan, as amended, will implement the objectives of the Community Redevelopment Law by aiding in the elimination and prevention of the spread of conditions of blight and deterioration in the project area, and will further the objectives of the redevelopment plan by facilitating the development of the project area.

C.

The adoption and carrying out of the redevelopment plan, as amended, is economically sound and feasible. This finding is based on the fact that Amendment No. 1 will not affect the existing method of financing of the project.

D.

The carrying out of the redevelopment plan, as amended, would promote the public peace, health, safety, and welfare of the community and would effectuate the purposes and policies of the Community Redevelopment Law. This finding is based on the fact that redevelopment, as contemplated by the redevelopment plan, as amended, will benefit the project area by correcting conditions of blight and by coordinating public and private action to stimulate development and improve the economic, social and physical conditions of the project area.

E.

The condemnation of real property, as provided for in the redevelopment plan, as amended, was and continues to be necessary to the execution of the plan, as amended, and adequate provisions have been made for payment for property to be acquired as provided by law.

F.

The commission has a feasible method and plan for the relocation of families and persons to be temporarily or permanently displaced from housing facilities in the project area.

G.

There are, or are being 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.

(Ord. 91-0069 § 1 (part), 1991.)

The board reaffirms its declaration set forth in Section 2.60.180 that it is satisfied that temporary and permanent housing facilities will be available in the manner and time frames previously declared in that section.

(Ord. 91-0069 § 1 (part), 1991.)

A.

Eminent domain proceedings, if used to acquire property within the project area, must be commenced within 10 years from June 21, 1991, the effective date of the ordinance codified in Sections 2.60.195 through Section 2.60.199. Eminent domain proceedings, if any, shall be limited to any or all of the properties located within the following program area boundaries:

Imperial Highway on the north;

Compton Avenue on the west;

Willowbrook Avenue on the east;

120th Street on the south.

B.

To the extent permitted and in the manner required by law, the commission may declare specific property within the identified boundaries to be exempt from acquisition by eminent domain under the redevelopment plan. All properties outside the identified boundaries shall be exempt from acquisition by eminent domain proceedings under redevelopment plan for the Willowbrook Neighborhood Development Program.

(Ord. 91-0069 § 1 (part), 1991.)