9513-04 Amend Chapter 21 to correct the cross-refrence - Various Sections

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. , ~ .Area Plan Commission of St. Joseph County • 1140 County-City Building 227 West Jefferson Blvd. South Bend, Indiana 46601 Robert W. Sante John W. Byorni Executive Director Assistant Director Phone 219 235-9571 Fax 219 235-9813 May 19, 2004 The Honorable Council of the City of South Bend 4th Floor, County-City Building South Bend, IN 46601 RE: A proposed ordinance initiated by the Area Plan Commission of St. Joseph County to amend Chapter 21 of the South Bend Municipal Code to correct the cross-references in Articles 12, 13, and 14; to amend Article 2, Residential Districts to allow public parks, active, as allowable uses in the Single Family and Two Family and Multifamily Zoning Districts; to amend Article 8 Special Regulations, Section 21-08.02 Special Regulations for Controlled Uses; and to amend Article 7 General Regulations, Section 21-07.03(f) Off-premise Signs - APC# 2261-04 Dear Council Members: I hereby Certify that the above referenced ordinance initiated by the Area Plan Commission was legally advertised on Monday, May 3, 2004 and that the Area Plan Commission at its public hearing on Tuesday, May 18, 2004, and the Commission took the following action: Upon a motion by Lloyd Taylor, being seconded by John DeLee and unanimously carried, the proposed ordinance initiated by the Area Plan Commission of St. Joseph County to amend Chapter 21 of the South Bend Municipal Code to correct the cross-references in Articles 12, 13, and 14; to amend Article 2, Residential Districts to allow public parks, active, as allowable uses in the Single Family and Two Family and Multifamily Zoning Districts; to amend Article 8 Special Regulations, Section 21-08.02 Special Regulations for Controlled Uses; and to amend Article 7 General Regulations, Section 21-07.03(f) Off-premise Signs is sent to the Common Council with a favorable recommendation. These amendments are necessary to ensure that the floodplain Articles of the ordinance, the subdivision Articles of the ordinance, and the historic preservation Articles of the ordinance cross-reference the correct section numbers in the new zoning ordinance; to make the active parks in South Bend permitted uses in the new residential districts; to modify the off-premise sign regulations to match those previously in place in the city; and to promote downtown South Bend and the East Bank area as a regional business and convention center by exempting certain controlled uses from the locational restrictions that apply to controlled uses. The deliberations of the Area Plan Commission and points considered in arriving at the above decision are shown in the minutes of the public hearing, and will be forwarded to you at a later date to be made a part of this report. Sinc el , vV Robert . Sa e RWS:sr Attachment Serving South Bend, Lakeville, New Carlisle, North Liberty, Osceola, Roseland and St. Joseph County, Indiana