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Filed in CierP'. 'C fiz <br /> BILL NO. 14-19 LVILER <br /> ORDINANCENO. <br /> CITY CLERK,SOUTH EIEN+D {j�l <br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, <br /> INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 21 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE, <br /> ARTICLE 1 BASIC PROVISIONS, ARTICLE 2 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS, <br /> ARTICLE 7 GENERAL REGULATIONS, AND ARTICLE 11 DEFINITIONS <br /> TO ADD A NEW SF3 RESIDENTIAL FLEX DISTRICT <br /> STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT <br /> The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, adopted a new zoning ordinance <br /> that went into effect on May 7, 2004. The ordinance does not facilitate development of <br /> "missing middle"housing, units on the housing spectrum between detached single-family <br /> homes and mid-rise apartment buildings. Such housing can be built at a form and scale that is <br /> compatible with single-family neighborhoods, and it offers further housing choice and <br /> affordability. This ordinance would allow the construction of a mixture of single-family <br /> housing, multifamily housing of up to four units, and accessory dwelling units in walkable <br /> neighborhoods. <br /> NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of <br /> South Bend, Indiana as follows: <br /> SECTION I. Chapter 21, Zoning, of the South Bend Municipal Code, Article 1 Basic <br /> Provisions, Section 21-01.02 (a) Establishment of Districts, is hereby amended as follows: <br /> (1) Districts—The following districts are hereby established for the corporate <br /> limits of the City of South Bend, and land within said areas shall be designated <br /> on the Official Zone Map by the following symbols: <br />