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C),CITY OF SOUTH BEND OFFICE OF THE CLERK meeting. They get full voice here and are able to register a vote at Committee for that recommending vote. Substitute Bill No. 14-19- SF3 Zoning Ordinance Amendment Committeemember Ferlic made a motion to hear the Substitute version of Bill No. 14-19. Committeemember Broden seconded this motion which carried by a voice vote of five(5) ayes. Mr. Wyatt stated, The petitioner is requesting to add a new district to the City of South Bend Zoning Ordinance, the SF-Three (3), Residential Flex District. This ordinance was drafted to establish a District that will allow for a mix of housing types, as well as accessory dwelling units. This ordinance doesn't specifically rezone any property but will facilitate the option to address these housing needs in South Bend. This comes to you with a favorable recommendation from the Area Plan Commission. I will let DCI explain those changes in more detail. Thank you. Michael Divita, Principle Planner for the Department of Community Investment with offices located on the 14th floor of the County-City Building, stated, What the SF-Three (3) is looking to do is address the missing middle housing. These are house-scale buildings with multiple units in walkable neighborhoods. There is a spectrum of housing types that you might see in a City. Our SF-One(1) and SF-Two (2)zones address the left end(referencing a slide in a presentation which is available in the City Clerk's Office) of that spectrum. So, Single-Family homes are permitted by right as well as duplexes by special exception. Almost fifty percent (50%) of the zoned land in the City is zoned either SF-One(1) or SF-Two (2), those Single-Family zones. More than eighty- three percent(83%)of the land where a residential use is permitted,it is restricted to Single-Family homes by right. Then our existing MF-One(1), MU, and CBD zones cover more toward the right end of that spectrum (referencing a slide in the presentation). Those are the larger apartment building and townhome uses. What our current Zoning Ordinance doesn't address well is the area in between those two (2) ends. That is what the SF-Three(3)here proposed to tackle. He continued, So, what kinds of housing are we talking about? It could be duplexes side-by-side or stacked. It could be three(3)-unit buildings. Again, side-by-side-by-side or stacked. It could be other types of dwelling units like an accessory dwelling unit, sometimes known as a granny-flat, a mother-in-law suite,or carriage house. Or,a cottage court which is generally a grouping of Single- Family or Duplex homes around a small green. So, why are these building types important? One (1),obviously it provides housing choice that reacts to a differing market as we've seen with some of our local housing studies. As well, anecdotally from talking to builders and developers here, as well as residents, there is a demand for these kinds of housing types that the ordinance currently doesn't speak to very well. It allows for aging in place or multi-generational living. You might have a resident who is elderly, disabled or has other special needs, and they could live semi- independently but still be on site with a primary homeowner. This could also be for people who recently graduated college and entered the workforce. They could live on the premise but in their own unit. Certainly, a big issue right now is affordability and these housing units tend to be a little bit smaller, they share land, walls and building costs as they are built. So, this provides more affordable housing options as well. This is also an opportunity for wealth creation. Someone may have a Single-Family home but wishes to allow or to add one(1)of those accessory dwelling units to their property. Or,they may want to build a duplex where they can live in half of it and rent out the other part to help them pay for their mortgage. It also allows neighborhoods to slowly evolve. These are very small-scale multi-family type units. It is a method where population and housing EXCELLENCE ACCOUNTABILITY I INNOVATION INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 227W.Jefferson Bvld South Bend,Indiana 46601 p574.235.9221'f574.235.9173 TTD574.235.5567 e wesouthbendin.gov 3