Amending Various sections Chapter 2 Article 6 Tax abatement Procedures

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Substitute Bill No. 18-96 Page 2 (II) A significant number of dwelling units within an area are not permanently occupied or a significant number of parcels in the area are vacant land;or (III) A significant number of dwelling units within an area are: 1. the subject of an order issued under I.C. § 36-7-9; or 2. evidencing significant building deficiencies;or (IV) An area has experienced a net loss in the number of dwelling units,as documented by census information,local building and demolition permits,or certificates of occupancy,or the area is owned by Indiana or the United States. (V) The total areas designated as RDA's will not exceed ten percent(10%) of the total area within the Council's jurisdiction. Based on the information attached to this ordinance and defining each of the areas listed in this subsection, the Council finds and declares that the provisions of I.C. § 6-1.1-12.1-2 (c) have been met and that each of the particular areas described herein are declared residentially distressed areas(RDA's). SECTION II. Chapter 2,Article 6,Section 2-77.1 of the South Bend Municipal Code shall be amended to read in its entirety as follows: Sec. 2-77.1. Single-Family Construction. (a) Generally: The Common Council believes that the following general standards have a reasonable relationship to the development objectives of single-family construction within the City, and would warrant tax abatement consideration as set forth herein. (b)New construction: Proposed new construction, single-family owner- occupied residentially zoned dwellings,which are to be located in a residentially distressed area, as defined in subsection 2-76.1 (a)(20), and which meet the following minimum requirements, may be considered for a maximum of a five-year Real Property Tax Abatement: (1) The lots and/or parcels on which the single-family owner- occupied residentially zoned dwellings are to be or are constructed are appropriately zoned for single-family construction; (2)The dwelling must be occupied by the title holder of the property for the duration of the tax abatement.Model homes and speculation homes,constructed by the developer, are an exception to this requirement.However, the five-year tax abatement status begins at the time that the tax abatement is approved and instituted regardless of whether the dwelling is a model home or has been sold; (3)The title holder of the property for which the tax abatement status is sought must file with the office of the City Clerk and the Department of Community and Economic Development a copy of the recorded warranty deed as a condition of maintaining the tax abatement status. (c) Conditions:The Common Council shall require compliance with all local code standards for habitability as a condition to the granting of an RDA. (d)Fees : The fees for filing a designation application may not exceed the cost of publishing the required notice. Ian L#�i.f�.n 7lirtn• Pnnt, of»rrin_fil~AL n:.»a._»nn•r»ua saotaa»ti olin.sn»all amall;In er