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410 CITY OF SOUTH BEND OFFICE OF THE CLERK Mr. Divita stated, And the River Walk development, you saw, they had a part zoned SF-One (1), some parts MF-One (1) and as plans changed they shifted where that was. You'll see coming to you soon some duplexes. It is the old TRANSPO site. If this district was in place, it would be appropriate for that and would give them the flexibility to see what the market is exactly. Committeemember Broden stated, I don't remember if your points included that but the ability to do that variation across each single lot, I think,is a huge plus. The market is already telling us that. Mr. Corcoran stated, I think as a City, one (1) of the things we need to try to do better at is infill development. We have a lot of land inside the City. We know growing the City is not necessarily a good option because we are adding liabilities with roads, pipes and all that sort of stuff. That costs money. Every twenty(20) years, we need to repave roads and I'm not saying we do but those are liabilities and costs. That's extending Fire Service or Police Services. So, infill development should be a priority for us and it actually builds a lot of wealth in the City.This type of development does that. Furthermore, some of my experience overseas was that these types of things sold faster than Single-Family because a lot of the housing and home dynamic. There is a market for this that people had no idea existed. The first (1st) people that lined up were like the single mother with an autistic child who was in his twenties and she wanted him to live a more independent lifestyle. It was kind of amazing to see the types of people that gravitate to this type of housing. Committee Chair Dr. Davis asked, Are other cities across Indiana doing this, too? Mr. Corcoran replied, Indianapolis has done some of this, but I don't know exactly how they delivered it. Mr. Divita clarified,There has been some,like the accessory dwelling units. I've seen some places that divide out the Single-Family as sharply as our existing ordinance does. Mr. Corcoran stated, There are communities, Minneapolis is one (1), where they are eliminating Single-Family zoning totally. Part of that is there is a developing housing affordability crisis in Minneapolis,much like you hear about in, say, San Francisco and other places like that. What was really interesting to me was it went beyond the housing affordability, it went back to the red lining practices where Single-Family zoning was used as a way to prevent people from moving into neighborhoods. By eliminating this,what it does allow for is that gradation of housing product that allows for more affordable housing types to exist,potentially,in any neighborhood in South Bend, depending on how we develop the plans and working with the neighborhoods. Committeemember Broden stated, So, your diversity in terms of the developer, in terms of the community outcome, right, this I think adds points I think are important to emphasize. When we talk about affordability, in terms of rent, I think the other thing that stands out to me are the basic development costs with hookups and all of that. Mr. Divita replied, The interior lots will be much less expensive. Councilmember Scott stated, Denver has done some of this too. You have a great mix because you could have a Single-Family home but have other things within it. It does help with diversity and, like you were saying, all the options on the table. EXCELLENCE I ACCOUNTABILITY INNOVATION I INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 227W Jefferson Bvld South Bend,Indiana 46601 p 574.235.9221 f 574.235.9173 TTD 574.235.5567 www.southbendin.gov 5