Approving the consolidated Urban Renewal Plan together with the proposed Amendments thereto and plan changes and the feasibility of relocation for the Central Downtown Urban Renewal Project

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CENTRAL DOWNTOWN PROJECT, R -66 LAND USE PLANS CONTROLS AND RESTRICTIONS ABRIDGED FROM SECTION 213, R -66 LOAN AND GRANT APPLICATION Development of controls and regulations for the Project Area were designed to achieve two basic objectives. First, to provide for the development as envisioned by the Plan in order to best accomplish the development goals established for the Central area of the City. Second, and most important is to assure a high level of urban design in keeping with the urban design objectives set forth in this report and made apart of the Urban Renewal Plan. It was for this reason that the Urban Renewal Plan, rather than attempting to set forth rigid controls, has instead outlined for each block or area within the project the basic objectives to be achieved, the physical organization, the provision of parking facilities, pedestrian circulation in connection with the development and vehicular access or service to the block or area. Due to the nature of the project area being an important segment of the central core area of South Bend, and the use of urban design and development controls to guide the redevelopment of the project area it is considered im- portant to have a method of reviewing and evaluating redevelopers proposals. To evaluate a prospective redeveloper's proposal a Sign Review Committee and an Urban Design Committee has been established. It will be necessary for the proposals of any prospective developer to be presented and be reviewed by these Committees. All land within the Urban Renewal Area to be sold to a private redeveloper must be sold by public offering with a sealed bid procedure. A prospective developer should submit with his bid to purchase the land: 1. The proposed use for which the land is intended. 2. A proposed Site Plan for the development. 3. An architectural perspective of what the finished development will look like. More complete submissions will be required at a later point in the evaluation. It will be the responsibility of the prospective developer or his contract architect to become familiar with all of the requirements of the development including applicable City codes and those restrictions, objectives and controls of the Urban Renewal Plan. For the convenience of the prospective developer, Vie provision objectives of the Urban Renewal Plan are condensed in the following paragraphs. The full documentation will be available in the Office of the Department of Redevelopment for inspection upon request. The Land Use Plan incorporates the following basic urban design and develop- ment objectives: a. Renewal of the Central Business District of South Bend through clearance, redevelopment and rehabilitation with the resultant elimination of a sub- standard and blighted area and the visible upgrading of the entire project area. b. Land Use - Integration of existing structures to remain with new develop- ment into an attractive and functional public, commercial, and residential area. c. Off Street Parking - The provision of an adequate supply of off street parking facilities in the most inconspicuous and convenient manner possible. Maximum utilization shall be made of parking structures whenever it is economically feasible. Where surface parking is. utilized, there shall be a minimum twenty (20) foot setback from the property lines which setback shall be suitably landscaped to screen the large areas of surface parking. -1- (as of 7- 15 -80)