8535-94 Zoning - Providing for Recycling Drop Off Centers

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• r ORDINANCE NO. g535- 9q AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 21 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLED "ZONING" BY PROVIDING FOR RECYCLING DROP OFF CENTERS WHEREAS, the City of South Bend has endeavored to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the City through zoning regulations, and WHEREAS, the City of South Bend has determined that recycling drop off centers are a benefit to the citizens of the City. NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows : Section 1 : THAT CHAPTER 21, ZONING, ARTICLE 1, GENERAL PROVISIONS, Section 21-1 (a) Definitions, of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend be amended by adding the following definitions to read as follows: Sec. 21-1. (a) Definitions (95a) Recycling drop off center means a facility, open to the public, where household recyclables are collected for transfer to a processing center or markets . Recyclables include glass, plastic, newspapers, other paper products, cans, cardboard, styrofoam and other types of plastics, but shall not include hazardous waste, motor oils, and fuels. A recycling drop off center may also include a facility for the collection of used clothing and household goods . Such used goods must be stored in an enclosed structure. (95b) Recycling processing center means a building or enclosed space used for the collection, processing, and storage of recyclable materials . Section 2 : THAT CHAPTER 21, ZONING, ARTICLE 2, USE DISTRICT REGULATIONS, DIVISION 2 "A" RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, be amended as follows : Sec. 21-8 . "A" Residential District; uses permitted. (8) Recycling drop off center as an accessory use to churches, schools, libraries, and hospitals having a parking lot containing not less than twenty (20) parking spaces provided that the area used for the recycling drop off center does not reduce the number of required parking spaces for the principal use as set forth in ARTICLE 5 . OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES, of this Chapter. Section 3 : THAT CHAPTER 21, ZONING, ARTICLE 2, USE DISTRICT REGULATIONS, DIVISION 4 .5 . "A-3" Mixed Use Multifamily Residential and Commercial District. Sec. 21 .11. 1 (b) . "A-3" Mixed Use Multifamily Residential and Commercial District, Permitted uses :