Section 7285 - Certification of area as a conservation areaWhenever the Planning Commission having jurisdiction in a county determines that any area is blighted or in serious danger of becoming blighted, it may certify the area as a conservation area. In making its determination, the Planning Commission shall consider the extent to which the following conditions exist:
(1) Unsafe, unsanitary and overcrowded dwellings;(2) Vacant lots, overgrown by weeds and used for dumping grounds;(3) A disproportionate number of tax delinquent properties causing the taxes received from the area to be less than the cost of State and municipal services rendered;(4) Excessive land coverage by buildings with resulting lack of proper light, air and open space;(5) Defective design and arrangement of buildings or faulty street or lot layout;(6) Economically and socially undesirable land uses.1956, March 1, P.L (1955) 1196, § 2, imd. effective.