{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-61-5","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 36-61-5","heading":"Resolution of necessity prerequisite to exercise of powers.","body":"No municipality or county shall exercise any of the powers conferred upon municipalities and counties by this chapter until after its local governing body has adopted a resolution finding that:\n(1) One or more pockets of blight exist in such municipality or county; and\n(2) The rehabilitation, conservation, or redevelopment, or a combination thereof, of such area or areas is necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, morals, or welfare of the residents of the municipality or county.","path":["TITLE 36 Local Government","Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations","CHAPTER 61 Urban Redevelopment"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.36.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"4d412200d79da4eb7b439ae9a29906198681667a2a46e9c0c2ea899dbc185578","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-61-4","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-61-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}