Transfer of zoning-related activities to Area Plan Commission from the Building Department

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Filed in Clerk's Office Re-Alignment. Consolidation of Services �tN Q 2017 Board of Zoning Appeals and Zoning Administrator KAREEMAH FOWLER CITY CLERK,SOUTH BEND,IN Goal The goal of the re-alignment effort is to consolidate all aspects of zoning administrative functions under one department. Consolidation will occur under the Area Plan Commission. The Directors of the Area Plan Commission and the Building Department are in full support of the consolidation. Administrative Functions The consolidation of all land use and zoning-related administrative functions will eliminate duplication of services that are currently split between two departments at two different locations. All aspects of zoning-related activities would be within one organization, enhancing planning-related functions to the public and development community. Current Consolidated APC Bldg. Dept. APC Bldg. Dept. ABZA Administrator X X ABZA Review X X X ABZA Staff Reports X X Rezonings X X Subdivisions X X Zoning Administrator X X Zoning Confirmation X X Zoning Interpretations X X Zoning Violations X X Land Use Planning Land use planning (comprehensive and neighborhood plans, annexations, land use policy, etc.) will remain with the member jurisdictions of the Area Plan Commission. The APC and its staff will continue to provide support to those activities, as needed. Public Burden The public will benefit by obtaining all administrative zoning issues from a single department, and by having that department administer the application review process, such as legal ads and property notifications. New fees will be proposed for some of the zoning tasks, and that detail is provided on the accompanying spreadsheet (Re-Alignment Changes, Version 2).