10609-18 Amending Chapter 21, Article 14 of the South Bend Municipal Code

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SUBTITUTE BILL NO. 37-18 ORDINANCE NO. 10609-18 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 recently adopted Construction Standards & Specifications 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 1. Chapter 21, Zoning, of the South Bend Municipal Code, Article 14 Subdivisions, Section 21-14.02 (a)Definitions, is hereby amended as follows: (18) Reserved. banks.(19) Flood or-floodwater-means the watef of any fiver-or str-eaffl whieh is abe banks and/or-eutside its ehannels and Reserved. dikes,(20) Flood hazafd area meatis that peftien ef afleedplain whieh is fiet adequately °ply' r rS,Vl V llllil works l l\J Reserved. (21) flooded,may her-eaftef be and rwiii uila.c Administration and/of the Na ufal rReseufees Germrirssrvrr. Reserved. (39) Tnsu, ._ A a.-,.;.-;� tie n. Reserved. SECTION II. Chapter 21, Zoning, of the South Bend Municipal Code, Article 14 Subdivisions, Section 21-14.03 (b) Street requirements, is hereby amended as follows: (2) — Aliner streets shall be laid e ,+ s. that their-use by thfaugh e will�o diseexraged: (3) (2) Where a subdivision borders on or contains an existing or proposed street as shown in the Land Use and Transportation Plan, the Commission may require a marginal access street,or double frontage with screen planting contained in a nonaccess reservation, whieh shall have ° minim at least width ef ten(10) feet wide along the rear-„ropeft y 1 , access via the side