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CITY OF SOUTH BEND OFFICE OF THE CLERK projects we have seen together over the past three(3)and a half years.They are just good elements. I think similarly, while it appears there are a lot of things packed into this, I'm confident of our history of working with it as a community and it has seen some successes. Now this allows us to really pull those things into a more formalized version. This will really drive quality development and in the end, as a Council Member whose district comprises the east side and the East Bank area, I really look forward to the potential that is unlocked by the various provisions in this. We will have the opportunity to hear from the planning staff today. They've worked hard on this. I've appreciated the feedback from Council and members of the community throughout the entire pathway on this. I look forward to their presentation. Thank you, again, for allowing this to be heard today. Councilmember Scott asked, Is there entertainment to respecting the request of the Chair of this Committee to have this delayed? • Vice Committee Chair Voorde replied, If that is the Committee's will, sure. I just thought, given the fact it is on the agenda,that we would go ahead with the presentation,then if the Council wants to continue, we could. Committeemember Ferlic stated, It makes sense with all the people in the room, as well, maybe we should make sure we have a public hearing portion. Then if we decide to continue, we can do that. Vice Committee Chair Voorde asked, Are we good on that? Councilmember Scott replied, I'm good, I'm just asking the question. Council Attorney Palmer stated, We're good on that. If you decide to table it before it gets to full Council, you can have the public hearing at the next Council meeting. You can have it at the Committee level here, as well. Vice Committee Chair Voorde stated, That was my intent. I did not expect to bring this up for a final vote this evening. Let's have the presentation now. Mr. Divita stated, I'll have a couple of my colleagues join me in the presentation as well. First(1st) off, as a reminder, we are talking about the zoning category for the downtown in the Central Business District (he provided handouts which are available in the City Clerk's Office). Some of the rationale behind this includes the continuation of the incremental approach to zoning reform that we've worked on for the past three (3) years, or so. Particularly, we are looking to revise problematic rules and things that tend to trip people up or unnecessarily require variances or other special permissions. We look to make good development easier to do to permit more of the property to be used. We want to promote an efficient use of land and capture the value of land where it's highest which is in or around the downtown area. These reforms, about seventy-five percent (75%) of them are identical, or very similar to, the Mixed-Use District reforms that the Council saw and approved about a year and a half ago. He continued, So, again, from this table(referencing a slide in a presentation which is available in the City Clerk's Office),you've seen several of the rules work toward the better utilization of land. A few are to clarify existing ordinance revisions. Then some add some basic urban design EXCELLENCE ACCOUNTABILITY I INNOVATION I INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 227W Jefferson Bvld South Bend,Indiana 46601 p 574.235.92211574.235.9173 TTD 574.235.5567 sw w.southbendin.gov 9