No. 0737 designating SBCDA, declaring SBCDA to be blighted, approving development plan/conditions which relocation pmts. will be made, establishing allocation area for purposes of TIF

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C. Parking 509691 J 1. All uses within the Area, with the exception of uses found within the Exempted Central Business District Area as designated in the "Book of Maps" and in Section 21 -104 of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, shall provide accessory off - street parking facilities as required by local ordinance. 2. In order to prevent undue traffic congestion in high density areas of the Central Business District and to promote orderly and efficient circulation of pedestrians and vehicles, it is necessary and reasonable that off - street parking facilities be ' provided in such areas only in conformity with an overall, coordinated parking plan. To secure this objective, no accessory off - street parking facilities shall be required for any use in the Exempted Central Business Core Area as shown upon a certain map in the "Book of Maps" and in Section 21 -104 of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend. 3. The construction of parking structures in the Central Business District and the East Bank is recommended. 4. Multiple standards are recommended for parking spaces to accommodate compact as well as full size automobiles and to encourage shared uses of parking areas and facilities. 5. Off - street parking areas shall be suitably paved, drained, lighted and landscaped as per adopted Design Guidelines. 6. In the East Bank, careful attention shall be given to the location of surface parking lots. It is recommended that no surface parking lot be located adjacent to the East Race Waterway or the St. Joseph River. 7. The Redevelopment Commission will work with the Area Plan Commission of St. Joseph County to study current parking requirements and may make recommendations to change these requirements to reflect current parking and planning needs for different types of uses within the Area. D. Transportation 1. Central Business District. The basic objective of the transportation plan will be the provision of a vehicular circulation system that will facilitate the free and safe flow of traffic into, through and around the Central Business District. Regional traffic patterns are to remain essentially unchanged. Internal traffic patterns are to be simplified with the goal toward accessibility and visibility of destination points. 2. East Bank. The basic objective of the transportation plan is to minimize the impact of the automobile on the East Race Waterway and to limit arterial traffic. The arterial streets of LaSalle Street, Colfax Avenue, Jefferson Boulevard, and Hill Street I will remain as such. Arterial traffic on Niles Avenue will be -15- 5 -10 -85