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ORDINANCE NO. <br /> AN ORDINANCE INITIATED BY THE AREA PLAN COMMISSION OF ST JOSEPH <br /> COUNTY,AMENDING CHAPTER 21 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE, <br /> ARTICLE 9 ADMINISTRATION TO UPDATE PROCEDURES FOR ZONE MAP <br /> AMENDMENT,VARIANCES, SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES,AND WRITTEN <br /> COMMITMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH AREA BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS <br /> APPLICATIOINS; ARTICLE 11 DEFINITIONS TO FURTHER DEFINE THE ZONING <br /> ADMINISTRATOR AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE AREA PLAN <br /> COMMISSION;AND ARTICLE 12 FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS TO DESIGNATE <br /> THE BUILDING COMMISSIONER AS THE FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR. <br /> STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT <br /> Historically the Building Commissioner has also served as the Zoning Administrator for the <br /> City of South Bend, with the Building Department providing the appropriate staff functions <br /> associated with these responsibilities. Throughout the state, these responsibilities are usually <br /> assigned to the planning staff.The Building Department and Area Plan Commission staffs have <br /> worked closely to establish a process and timeline by which these responsibilities will transfer <br /> to the Area Plan Commission on January 1, 2018. As such, various changes to the South Bend <br /> Zoning Ordinance need to be amended to accurately reflect responsibilities and procedures. <br /> NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of <br /> South Bend, Indiana as follows: <br /> SECTION I. Chapter 21, Zoning, of the South Bend Municipal Code, Article 9 <br /> Administration, Section 21-09.05 (e) Zoning Ordinance Amendment Procedures, subsection <br /> (2)Zone Map Amendments, is hereby amended as follows: <br /> (A) A proposal for zone map change(s) (a/k/a rezoning petition) shall be <br /> eempleted in its entirety it shell be filed in the office of the City Clerk,, <br /> Reem 455 County G't Building, South Bend, indi ..., 46601 Area <br /> Plan Commission, along with all the required documents as outlined in <br /> the application adopted by the Area Plan Commission a-preposed <br /> of-rezeni 3g6r-dinanee en 8 1/2" x 11 and eever-lel4er. Said <br /> or-dinanee shall eemply with all r-equir-ements as to f; .m ineluding bu <br /> + 1' it d to having ., "Ste+e ffle.,t e f Pe a and 111tent " Said <br /> Di + t within hi h the ,bjeet p e+.ty is 1.. .,teal The et:t:.. e <br /> shall ineludewith said filing, ritte list which nets f f t Fth all „ e <br /> names, addresses and tax key number-s ef all pr-epefvy ewfler- <br /> (300') ef the petitie <br /> South Bend's Neighborhood Based Or-ganizations whose boundaries <br />