Adopting a written fiscal plan and establishing a policy for the provision of services to an annexation area in German Township (Airport Authority Annexation Area)

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Subdivision as recorded by Document Number 8800527 in the Office of the Recorder of St. Joseph County, Indiana; thence North 01 °36'33" West along the North and South Quarter Line of Said Section 31, and the East Line of Said Lot 3, 949.65 feet to the Northeast Corner of Said Lot 3; thence North 89 °49'54" West along the North line of Said Lot 3, and its Westerly extension, 2535.42 feet (rec. North 89 °56'27" West) to the West Right -of -Way line of Pine Road; thence North 00'06'11 " East, along Said West Line, 616.06 feet; North 89 °42'25" East, 30 feet more or less to the Point of Beginning. Containing 71.73 acres more or less. Subject to legal right -of -ways, easements, and restrictions of record. Section II. It shall be and hereby is now declared and established that it is the policy of the City of South Bend, to furnish to said territory services of a non - capital nature, such as police and fire protection, street and road maintenance, street sweeping, flushing, and snow removal, within one (1) year of the effective date of the annexation in a manner equivalent in standard and scope to services furnished by the City to other areas of the City regardless of similar topography, patterns of land utilization, and population density; and to furnish to said territory, services of a capital improvement nature such as street and road construction, sidewalks, a street light system, a sanitary sewer system, a water distribution system, a storm water system and drainage plan, within three (3) years of the effective date of the annexation in the same manner as those services are provided to areas within the corporate boundaries of the City of South Bend regardless of similar topography, patterns of land use, or population density. Section III. The South Bend Common Council, shall and does hereby now establish and adopt the Fiscal Plan, attached hereto as Exhibit "A ", and made a part hereof, for the furnishing of said services to the territory to be annexed, which provides, among other things, that the public sanitary sewer and water network is available with capacity sufficient to service this area with costs for extensions and any improvements in sewer or water capacity to be paid for by the developer in compliance with state and local law; that the developer will create a surface water pollution prevention plan and obtain a storm water discharge permit prior to disturbing the land; that the City can provide basic street lighting with expenses for additional or decorative lighting to be paid by the developer with possible maintenance and operation of additional lighting by the City from property tax revenue; and that no new roads or streets will be required, but for any new streets internal to the site or upgrades to Pine Road infrastructure, including sidewalks, construction costs shall be at the owner or developer's expense. Section IV. Site planning should employ Complete Streets principles; and sidewalks should be provided along public streets and be in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Any new streets installed as the site develops should provide access and connectivity throughout the annexation area. To the extent possible, mature trees and other natural features of the Annexation area should be retained, especially along the site's perimeter. Section V. It is required as a condition of annexation that any future alterations to the property meet the City of South Bend's building and zoning requirements. 3