8363-93 Amending Article 3 of Chapter 6 Development Design Review

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• ORDINANCE NO. k..962- 93 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL. OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA AMENDING ARTICLE 3 OF CHAPTER 6 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITL "DEVELOPMENT DESIGN REVIEW" STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The. South Bend. Common Council in 1989,. by Ordinance No. 7960-89, designated a certain portion of downtown South Bend, known as the South Bend Central Development. Area, as a Development Design Area. The purpose of this designation was to strengthen the Area as. an attractive place to work, live and shop, and to protect the investment of time., energy, and money made within the Area, by the South. Bend. Redevelopment Commission and the merchants and. other business people located within the Area. The Ordinance provided for the furthering of these goals by the creation of a Redevelopment. Design Review Committee charged with the reviewing and consideration of applications to improve the exterior of buildings and structures. within the Area for compliance. with Development Design. Guidelines to be adopted by the Committee. Since then, the Development Design Review Ordinance has been amended to designate additional redevelopment areas as Development Design. Areas... The Development Design Review procedures and requirements have proven successful., but there is now a desire to facilitate private investment and development within the Development Design. Area by streamlining procedures. in. order to react to plans in a more timely fashion. The Common Council has, therefore, determined that it is in. the best interest of the City and its citizens that the development design review and consideration process be converted to a. staff process and that the Design. Development Review Committee serve as the. appeal body for such staff determinations.. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE. COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, as follows: SECTION I. Section 6-7 .1 of the South Bend Municipal Code shall be, and hereby is, amended as follows: Sec. 6-7.1. Development Design Review Committee. (a) A Development Design Review Committee is established. with the membership, powers, and duties, as set forth in this article.. (b) The Development Design Review Committee shall be composed of nine (9) members as follows: The. Director of the Division of Redevelopment, who shall serve as chairperson; the City Engineer; the City Building Commissioner; the Director of the St. Joseph County Area Plan Commission; and. five ( 5) other members, to be appointed by the South Bend Redevelopment Commission. The five (5) members appointed by the South Bend Redevelopment Commission each shall serve a term of two ( 2) years and shall serve at. the pleasure of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission. The other. four ( 4) members shall. serve while they hold their desi_cmated nuhlic_ offices. Five (a) members shall