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4TH&�4O U d I F a x 1865 OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK KAREEMAH FOWLER, CITY CLERK ZONING&ANNEXATION MAY 29, 2018 4:10 P.M. Committee Members Present: John Voorde, Gavin Ferlic, Jo M. Broden (late) Committee Members Absent: Oliver Davis Other Council Present: Regina Williams-Preston, Karen White, Tim Scott Other Council Absent: Sharon L. McBride Others Present: Bianca Tirado, Graham Sparks, Casey Colvin Presenters: Michael Divita, Larry Magliozzi, James Mueller Agenda: Update- Zoning Ordinance: Off-Street Parking- Mike Divita, Community Investment Update- Potential Annexations-James Mueller, Community Investment Vice Committee Chair John Voorde called to order the Zoning and Annexation Committee meeting at 4:10 p.m. He introduced members of the Committee and announced the lack of a quorum, rendering the Committee incapable of taking official action on legislation. He then gave the floor to the presenters. Update- Zoning Ordinance: Off-Street Parking-Mike Divita, Community Investment Michael Divita, Principal Planner for the Department of Community Investment with offices on the 14th floor of the County-City Building, stated, I am here today to give a bit of a heads up on the next couple of Zoning Ordinance changes we are looking at. I will speak to the off-street parking and Larry will speak to the proposed changes to the Sub-division ordinance. So, a few months ago, DCI, Area Plan and the Building Department all looked at some Zoning Ordinance amendments that Council approved. We have seen some good results from that on several projects. They have been able to advance more quickly because of those changes. Since then, we have examined some other areas of the Zoning Ordinance where more changes could be made to achieve the same results. Again,we are looking at places in the Ordinance that people apply for exceptions but always tend to be granted. We are looking for ways to reduce unnecessarily burdensome requirements within the Ordinance. We are also looking at ways to simplify the administration of the Ordinance. Mr. Divita continued, One (1) of the next areas we are tackling is the off-street parking. The Ordinance's current minimum parking standards are really based on a decade's old, suburban calculation on how parking should be. That is not relevant and doesn't match today's reality. The INTEGRITY1 SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY JENNIFER M.COFFMAN BIANCA L.T mADo JOSEPH R MOINAR CHIEF DEPUTY/DIRECFOR OF OPERATIONS DEPuTY/DIRECrOR OF POLICY ORDINANCE VIOLATION CLERIC EXCELLENCE I ACCOUNTABILITY I INNOVATION I INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 1 227 W.Jefferson Blvd.I South Bend,Indiana 466011 p 574.235.92211 f 574.235.9173 1 www.southbendin.gov