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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br /> Regular Meeting—August 16, 2012 <br /> 6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) <br /> A. South Bend Central Development Area <br /> (1) continued... <br /> development area were expanded to include <br /> the remainder of the Transpo site in order to <br /> support a private sector development project. <br /> The declaratory resolution begins the plan <br /> amendment process; however there are <br /> several steps involved: <br /> • August 21 Present Resolution to Area <br /> Plan Commission <br /> • August 27 Present Resolution to <br /> Common Council <br /> • September 13 Redevelopment <br /> Commission Confirming Resolution- <br /> public hearing and approval <br /> Staff requests approval of Resolution <br /> No. 3064 to begin the process to amend the <br /> South Bend Central Development Area Plan. <br /> Since the current development area does not <br /> cover the entire geography of the Master <br /> Plan, the Plan amendment will only relate to <br /> areas where Commission has jurisdiction. <br /> Mr. Varner asked Mr. Kain to clarify his <br /> statement about the conversion of <br /> commercial properties into residential and <br /> whether this would displace commercial <br /> business owners. Mr. Kain clarified that the <br /> Plan did not recommend any zoning changes <br /> to proactively change from commercial to <br /> residential. He said that the Plan recommends <br /> maintaining commercial zones by Jefferson <br /> and St. Louis Blvd as well as Jefferson and <br /> Eddy. A few blocks between these two <br /> nodes were originally residential and the <br /> conversion of commercial to residential in <br /> 7 <br />