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BILL NO. <br />ORDINANCE NO. 1~ ~~31 J~a <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH <br />BEND, INDIANA, REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 21, ZONING, ARTICLE 12, <br />FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS IN ORDER TO ADOPT THE MOST RECENT FEDERAL <br />AND STATE REQUIREMENTS. <br />STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT <br />The purpose of this ordinance is to amend Chapter 21 of the South Bend Municipal Code, <br />Article 12, Floodplain Regulations to reflect changes in the Indiana Code. <br />The Common Council of the City of South Bend recognizes its duty to enact amendments <br />to the Floodplain Regulations in order to continue to qualify for participation in the National <br />Flood Insurance Program. <br />The Common Council further recognizes that a new study of the flood-prone areas in the <br />City of South Bend, Indiana, has been prepared and published by the Federal Emergency <br />Management Agency, and identifies the floodplains, floodways and floodway fringe areas within <br />the City in conjunction with the National Flood Insurance Program. <br />Now, Therefore, be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, <br />Indiana, as follows: <br />Section I. That CHAPTER 21, ARTICLE 12, FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS, be <br />deleted in its entirety. <br />Section 2. That CHAPTER 21, ZONING, of the MUNICIPAL CODE of the City of <br />South Bend, Indiana, be amended by adding the following new ARTICLE: <br />ARTICLE 12. FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS <br />SECTION 21-12 FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS <br />(a) Statutory Authorization, Findings of Fact, Purpose, and Objectives <br />