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/SpUTH <br /> 441111 <br /> 1300 COUNTY-CITY BUILDING ',d <br /> �: PHONE 574/235-9486 <br /> 227 W JEFFERSON BOULEVARD i W b, FAX 574/235-7703 <br /> SOUTH BEND,INDIANA 4660I-1830 `�� - : <br /> x moi+"a <br /> ]865 <br /> CITY OF SOUTH BEND PETE BUTTIGIEG, MAYOR <br /> DEPARTMENT OF CODE ENFORCEMENT <br /> Filed in Clerk's Office <br /> FEB[ ±o21 <br /> 019 <br /> South Bend Common Council <br /> KAREEMAH BOWLER <br /> County-City Building <br /> 227 W. Jefferson Blvd CITY CLERK,SOUTH SEND,IN <br /> South Bend, IN 46601 <br /> RE: Bill No. 03-19 New Article 14 to Chapter 6 of the South Bend Municipal Code: Rental Safety Verification <br /> Program <br /> Dear South Bend Common Council Members: <br /> On January 9,2019,the Department,pursuant to IC 36-1-20-4.1, filed the proposed ordinance Rental Safety <br /> Verification Program or"RSVP"which would add a new Article 14 to Chapter 6 (Building). Since the filing,the <br /> Department participated in a public meeting held by the Health and Public Safety Committee(2/6/19)and has <br /> continued to meet with and receive feedback from various stakeholders. <br /> In response to stakeholder feedback,the following changes are reflected in this amended ordinance: <br /> 1) Sec. 6-79(a)removed reference to other codes and unsafe building law to correctly reflect the IPMC is the <br /> property standard <br /> 2) Sec. 6-79(e)deleted <br /> 3) Sec. 6-80(c)changed for consistency with 6-79(a)above <br /> 4) Sec. 6-80 (r)changed defined word from"Inspection Warrant"to"Rental Safety Verification Program <br /> Warrant"or"RSVP Warrant"(see Sec. 6-80 (dd)). <br /> 5) Sec. 6-80 (hh)added term"short term rental"and its definition <br /> 6) Sec. 6-80 (ii) added term"short term rental platform"and its definition <br /> 7) Sec. 6-80 (11)removed term"transient occupancy"and its definition <br /> 8) Sec. 6-81 (c)(3)replaced"transient occupancy"with"short term rental(s)" <br /> 9) Sec. 6-81(d) added 3-year exclusion for real estate sales transaction inspections <br /> 10) Sec. 6-82 (c) chart—removed"business"after sixty(60); removed language referring to enforcement law <br /> for consistency of language in ordinance; and revised language regarding lead safe practices for chipping <br /> and peeling paint <br /> 11) Sec. 6-82 (d)changed ten(10)to five(5),and eleven(11)to six(6) <br /> 12) Sec. 6-82 (i)changed and added language to match intent for enforcement as allowed by law and added <br /> language recognizing due process or appeal rights as afforded thereunder <br /> 13) Sec. 6-82(m)revised, added and removed language on the inspection process sequence for consistency <br /> with the intent of the process and when to seek inspection warrant <br /> 14) Sec. 6-82(q)(2)(d)removed"licensed by the Indiana Real Estate Commission". <br /> if, <br />