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Substitute Bill No. 89 -10 Ordinance No. AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING VARIOUS SECTION CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE 1 OF THE SOUTH BEND)WUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLED STREETS AND SIDEWALKS REQUIRING THE REMOVAL OF SNOW AND ICE AND AMENDING SECTION 2 -213 ENTITLED SCHEDULE OF ORDINANCE AND CODE VIOLATIONS STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The South Bend Common Council notes that the current regulations dealing with the removal of snow and ice on sidewalks were last amended in 1982. Since that time, it has become apparent that safety concerns require that those regulations need improvement. The following ordinance is designed to assist in the safe passage of pedestrians when using sidewalks located within the City of South Bend, so that snow and ice would be removed in a routine and timely manner. The proposed changes include provisions for limited exceptions to address potential hardship situations for individuals who have been issued a valid mobility handicapped parking permit by the Board of Public Works. In limited situations, the ordinance would enable the Board of Public Works to coordinate with the Community Campus Advisory Coalition (CCAC) for the development and implementation of a volunteer student program who may assist in removing snow and /or ice for such individuals experiencing a hardship and having such a permit. The Common Council has received complaints with regard to potential unsafe areas because of snow and ice, especially in highly traveled areas near schools and Iibraries throughout the city. The proposed regulations would be in addition to the regulations codified in the South Bend Municipal Code in Chapter 20, Article 7 which address snow removal conditions when declared by the Mayor. This ordinance is believed to be in the best interests of the public health and safety interests of the South Bend residents and visitors to the city.. " p_r1wmr,d by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: Section 1. Chapter 18, Article 8, Sections 18 -7, 18 -8 and 18 -12 of the South Bend Municipal Code are hereby amended to read in their entirety as follows: Sec. 18 -7. Removal of Snow and fee From Sidewalks Required. (a) It shall be the responsibility of the property owner or the occupant of any building abutting or adjacent to any public sidewalk bordering such property to remove any snow and /or ice which accumulates on such sidewalk or which obstructs such sidewalk to the fall paved width of the