No. 0633 designating Monroe-Sample Dev. Area, declaring the Monroe-Sample Dev. Area to be blighted, approving a development plan/conditions under which relocation pmts. will be made

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INTRODUCTION The Monroe - Sample Development Area provides the City of South Bend an opportunity to focus on conflicting land -use patterns that currently exist and plan for orderly stabilization and growth in a neighborhood that has deteriorated over recent years. The Area, consisting of approximately 82 net acres, is adjacent to the southeast portion of the Central Business District and currently contains residential, commercial and industrial uses as well as a large amount of vacant land. The Development Plan that follows is designed to establish specific sub -areas for each of thbse uses, buffer- ing one from the other by landscaping and changing traffic patterns that will enable each sub -area to function independently of the others. At the same time the Plan recognizes that the sub -areas can be supportive of each other by creating and retaining jobs, and reinforcing the existing resi- dential area with housing for an available nearby work force. Acquisition, relocation and clearance activities are to be princi- pally located in the industrial sub -area with some additional activity occuring in the commercial area. Through assemblage of land, various size sites will be made available to private developers. In conjunction with this, the Department of Redevelopment will seek commitments from businesses locating in the area to target jobs to C.E.T.A. eligible individuals. Building on the strength of the possible historic district along St. Joseph and Carroll Streets and the newly created Edgewater Place Historic District opposite the Development Area, the primary emphasis in the residential neighborhood will be on rehabilitation of existing housing. Additionally, some houses currently located in the industrial and commercial sub -areas will be moved to new locations north of Bronson Street and new con- struction will be encouraged on existing vacant lots. With the adoption of this Plan, South Bend is in a position to re- vitalize the Monroe - Sample area. Through the cooperation and involvement of both the public and private sectors, this area can become a vital resi- dential and industrial neighborhood area that compliments the downtown and adds significantly to the tax base of the City. 2/2/81