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Home My WebLink AboutORD 6460 WALKER ENTERPRIZE ZONE Augusta Richmond GA DOCUMENT NAME: D -c:JcD() -ld-\loD DOCUMENT TYPE: CJ'( 6 \'(\QDce..- YEAR: DY BOX NUMBER: \5 FILENUMBER:\~~ NUMBER OF PAGES: '( "'\ ~. . , , ORDINANCE NO. 6460 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY CODE SO AS TO AMEND SECTION 2-4-20 BY EXTENDING THE BOUNDARIES OF TIlE LANEY WALKER ENTERPRISE ZONE; TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE; TO REPEAL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY COMMISSION, and it is hereby ordained by authority of same as follows: SECTION 1. The Augusta-Richmond County Code, Section 2-4-20, is hereby amended by deleting in its entirety Section 2-4-20, and replacing with Section 2-4-20 which reads as follows: " ~2-4-20 DESIGNATION OF "LANEY-WALKER ENTERPRISE ZONE. The Augusta-Richmond County Commission hereby designates the area hereinafter described as an Enterprise Zone to be known as the "Laney-Walker Enterprise Zone", to wit: BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION Beginning at a point, which is the intersection of the centerlines of 12th Street and Walton Way; thence, in a southerly direction along the centerline of Walton Way for a distance of 3075 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the centerline of 7th Street; thence, in a northeasterly direction along the centerline of 7th Street a distance of 1560 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the centerline ofT,elfair Street; thence, in a southeasterly direction along the centerline of Telfair Street for a distance of 1480 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the centerline of 5th Street; thence, in a southwesterly direction along the centerline of 5th Street for a distance of 3715 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the centerline of Laney-Walker Boulevard; thence, in a northwesterly direction along the centerline of Laney- Walker Boulevard for a distance of2940 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the centerline of James Brown Boulevard (9th Street); thence, in a southwesterly direction along the centerline of J ames Brown Boulevard a distance of 1560 feet, more or less, to point of intersection with the centerline ofWrightsboro Road; thence, in a northwesterly direction along the centerline ofWrightsboro Road a distance of 3850 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the centerline of Augusta Avenue; thence, in a northwesterly direction along the centerline of Augusta Avenue a distance of 1685 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the centerline of Laney-Walker Boulevard a distance of 120 feet, more 1 , PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO LANEY - WALKER ENTERPRISE ZONE JANUARY 30, 2002 ENTERPRISE ZONE DESIGNATION CRITERIA BACKGROUND INFORMATION A proposal has been put forth to add one more block group to the Laney-Walker Enterprise Zone. Telfair Street, Laney-Walker Blvd., 5th Street and 7th Street, bound this block group, Block Group 5 in Census Tract 6. Land use within the area is mixed and includes older residences, small businesses and offices, industrial and warehousing operations, institutions (rescue mission, church, art museum, DF ACS office, transitional housing center), railroad tracks, vacant lots and parking lots. The additional block group, together with those already in the Laney-Walker Enterprise Zone must meet three of the four designation criteria in the Enterprise Zone Employment Act of 1997, as amended (O.C.O.G. Section 36-88-1). Information analyzed and attached indicates that the Laney- Walker Enterprise Zone, as amended, will meet the criteria for pervasive poverty, unemployment, and general distress. Evidence of underdevelopment is evident in the Zone, but comprehensive information on this factor has not been assembled. 1. Pervasive Poverty - State law requires that 20% of the residents be below the poverty line in each of the census block groups and that 30% of the residents be below the poverty line in at least half of the census block groups. The attached table indicates that poverty levels exceed 45 % of the population in each of the census block groups in the Laney-Walker Enterprise Zone 2. Unemployment - State law requires that the unemployment rate for each census tract be at least 10% higher than the state average' (1998 state average was 4.2%). The attached table indicates that unemployment is at least 10% higher than the 1998 state average in each of the census tracts in the Laney-Walker Enterprise Zone. 3. General Distress - State law requires that there be evidence of general distress in the nominated area. Examples of general distress include, but are not limited to, a high incidence of crime, abandoned or dilapidated structures, and substantial population decline. Evidence of general distress in the Laney Walker Enterprise Zone includes lack of maintenance on buildings and property, existence of abandoned or dilapidated structures, underutilization of land, and population decline. The attached table indicates that between 1990 and 2000 the population declined by at least 21 % in Census Tracts 7 and 9, and in block group 5 of Census Tract 6 in the Laney-Walker Enterprise Zone. 4. Underdevelopment - State law requires that the level of development in the nominated area be at least 20% lower than development activity citywide. Data on land disturbance permits, business license fees, development fees, or other similar data are indicators of underdevelopment. Information on underdevelopment in the Laney Walker Enterprise Zone has not been assembled. II Azel!Jfe4! /I " ; POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT & POPULATION CHANGE AMENDED LANEY WALKER ENTERPRIZE ZONE AUGUSTA, GEORGIA AS OF 1/30/2002 CENSUS BLOCK PERCENT POPULATION UNEMPLOYMENT PERCENT CHANGE IN TRACT GROUP IN POVERTY, 1990 RATE. 1998 '" POPULATION. 1990 - 2000 6 13.1% 5 51.8% -27.27% 7 20.9% -29.58% 2 50.0% 3 61.1% 4 45.9% 9 23.8% -21.51% 3 45.0% 4 57.3% 5 51.6% SOURCES: Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Georgia Department of Labor, 1998 Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 1 DO-Percent Data NOTE: Georgia Annual Average Unemployment Rate in 1998 = 4,2%. Census Tracts 6, 7 & 9 exceed the state unemployment average by more than 10%. Block Group Numbers are from 1990 Census Maps . . or less, to a point of intersection with the centerline ofR. A. Dent Boulevard; thence, in a northeasterly direction along the centerline ofR. A. Dent Boulevard a distance of 1910 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the centerline ofD'Atignac Street a distance of950 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the centerline of 12th Street; thence, in a northeasterly direction along the centerline of 12th Street a distance of 690 feet, more or less, to a point of beginning. " SECTION 2. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption. SECTION 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Duly adopted this 20th day of February, 2002. ATTEST:M~ I rk of omnnSSlOn BOb~01UA 6 First Reading: rJ /51 D:L . Second Reading:2-20-02 Published in the Augusta Chronicle February 28, 2002 2 . 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Kolb Administrator Room 801 - Municipal Building 530 Greene Street - AUGUSTA, GA. 30911 (706) 821-2400 - FAX (706) 821-2819 RECEIVED F E.B 2 I) 7.002 February 20, 2002 Ms. Vanessa Flournoy Staff Attorney 525 Telfair. Street Augusta, GA 30911 Dear Vanessa: The Augusta Commission, at their regular meeting held_Wednesday, February 20, 2002 approved an Ordinance amending Augusta-Richmond County Code Section 2-4-20 to extend the boundaries of the Laney-Walker Enterprise Zone. (Approved by the Commission February 5 - second reading) If you have any questions, please contact me. Yours truly, ~~ Deputy Administrator cc: Mr. Jim Wall 02-20-02: #50