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able additional financial assistance, for the Project; and WHEREAS, the Authority has made detailed studies of the location, physical condition of structures, land use, en- vironmental influences, and social, cultural, and economic con- ditions of the Project area and has determined that the area is blighted, deteriorated, or deteriorating and that it is detrimental and a menace to the safety, health and welfare of the inhabitants and users thereof and of the City of Ports- mouth at large, because of the following: there are 386 structures witkin the project area. The study of the area revealed that 174 are feasible, from the standpoint of con- dition of that particular building as well as its location, for rehabilitation. Accordingly, sections of the project area are designated as conservation areas on the Effingham Land Use Map shown on Exhibit 1. As to the remaining 212 buildings within the project area, 205 or 95% are structurally substandard to a degree requiring clearance. These buildings cannot be economically renovated; further, this blighted, deteriorated, or deteriorating area is detrimental to the safety, health, morals and welfare of the community because of dilapidation and basic environmental deficiencies such asr overcrowding or improper location of structures on the land; excessive dwelling unit density; incompatible land use relationships; obsolete building types, inadequate street layout, inadequate parking and the dilapidation of auxiliary structures in rear yards which together with accumulation of debris produces a deleterious effect in some areas of the project; and the members of the Council have been fully apprised by the Authority and are aware of these facts and conditions; and ~tEREAS, there has been prepared and referred to the Council of the City of Portsmouth for review and approval a Con- servation and Redevelopment Plan for the project area, dated March, 1973, and consisting of 21 pages and 3 exhibits; and ~HEREAS, the said Plan has been approved by the Govern- ing Body of the Authority, as evidenced by the copy of said Body's duly certified resolution approvlng the said Plan, which is attached hereto; and WHEREAS, a general plan has been prepared and is re- cognized and used as a guide for the general development of the City of Portsmouth as a whole; and ~EREAS, the said Plan for the Project area prescribes certain land uses for the project area and will require, among other things, the vacating and removal of streets, alleys, and other public ways, changes in zoning, the establishment of new