11-20 Amending Chapter 21 of the South Bend Municipal Code

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SECTION VIII. Chapter 21, Zoning, of the South Bend Municipal Code, Article 4 Special Districts, Section 21-04.03 C Commercial, subsection (d)Access & Parking, and Section 21- 04.04 I Industrial, subsection (d)Access & Parking are hereby amended as follows: Parking Access If allowed, a maximum of one street curb cut is permitted per street frontage. Lots with large frontages may be granted a second street curb cut per the latest standards adopted by the Board of Public Works. SECTION IX. Chapter 21, Zoning, of the South Bend Municipal Code, Article 4 Special Districts, Section 21-04.03 C Commercial, subsection (g) Building Standards is hereby amended as follows: Facade Transparency Ground Floor—Primary Street 40% Ground Floor—Corner Façade' 20% 1 If a building is located more than 50' from the corner lot line, the Zoning Administrator may waive this requirement if the transparency is not needed to meet the intent of this ordinance. Building Materials A minimum of 66% of each front or corner facade shall be constructed of E.I.F.S. or high quality, durable, natural materials, such as stone or brick; wood lap siding; lapped, shingled, or panel fiber cement board siding; and glass. High quality synthetic materials may be approved by the Zoning Administrator. E.I.F.S. may constitute a maximum of 66 percent of the ground floor facade. Building materials used on the front and corner facades shall extend a minimum depth of 16" along the side facade. Standard, fluted, or split face concrete masonry units above the basement level are prohibited as face material. Unfinished metal, plywood, unfinished precast or poured-in-place concrete are prohibited.