37-18 Amending Chapter 21, Article 14 of the South Bend Municipal Code

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ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE INITIATED BY THE AREA PLAN COMMISSION OF ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA AMENDING CHAPTER 21 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE, ARTICLE 14 SUBDIVISIONS TO DELETE FLOODPLAIN DEFINITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN UPDATED IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE,DELETE STREET AND ALLEY STANDARDS THAT DUPLICATE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS STANDARDS, AND DELETE CERTAIN LOT DESIGN STANDARDS THAT DUPLICATE LOT SIZE STANDARDS IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE STATEMENT OF]PURPOSE AND INTENT The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, adopted a new subdivision ordinance that went into effect on May 7, 2004. The subdivision ordinance contains several standards that are now redundant or conflicting with City standards found elsewhere in the zoning ordinance or other City regulations. On December 1,2015, the zoning ordinance's Floodplain Regulations (Section 21-12) was replaced in its entirety, including revised definitions for floodplain-related terms. The subdivision ordinance's street design standards replicate rules found in the Design& Construction Standards of the Board of Public Works. The subdivision ordinance included lot standards that are established in other sub-sections of the zoning ordinance. NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana as follows: SECTION I. Chapter 21, Zoning, of the South Bend Municipal Code, Article 14 Subdivisions, Section 21-14.02 (a) Definitions, is hereby amended as follows: (18) _F ea d-ea, -1 In-,-;u Fanee Administfation means the adminf�tr-ative offiee of the National Reserved. (19) Flood or t4ee.awate.-means t e . ,.,re,-of a river- s4eaf ,,hie-1, is above its banks and/er-eutsid-te it, Reserved. (20) Fleed hazard area means that peffien of afleedplain whieh is not adequately pr-ateeted fiefn fleeding by meeas of dikes, levees, r-esen,eifs, er-other-works Reserved. (21) ,,.,&er-the Natural neseuFees G,,...u. niss ea. Reserved. (39) Regulate,-y flee,, ears he one h,,.,d_ed yea..flood as aes;,, area by the Federal Reserved.