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South Bend Tax Abatement Ordinance <br /> o An agreement to grant access related to compliance inspections <br /> o Any events that might cause termination or payback actions <br /> • The applicant must be current in their taxes. <br /> • There must be no pattern of local, state or federal law or regulatory violations. <br /> Add-On Abatement <br /> One to seven additional years abatement may be considered for projects involving certain <br /> commercial real property(listed above)that achieve Public Benefit Points described in <br /> the following tables: <br /> Table I <br /> Project Related Actions Points <br /> Redevelop a site which has special needs such as converting a commercial 49 <br /> building to residential use, rehabilitating and reusing an historic building, <br /> rehabilitating and reusing a property that has been designated a"problem <br /> property"by the Community and Economic Development Department, or <br /> paying the cost of cleaning up a Brownfield. <br /> Develop a product or business based on licensing intellectual property arising 35 <br /> from research conducted at a university in St. Joseph County. <br /> Achieve one or more physical elements identified in a development or 36 <br /> revitalization plan that has been approved by the Common Council. <br /> Super-Size Development Actions(For exceeding the minimum hard $costs or <br /> sq. footage required to meet base year criteria)Cumulative! <br /> 100 to 199% 25 <br /> 200 to 299% 68 <br /> 300 to 399% 65 <br /> 400%and over 52 <br /> Construction Related Actions <br /> Employ local companies for at least 75%of construction work(of that which is 20 <br /> reasonably available locally) <br /> Purchase 75%of materials locally(of that which is reasonably available locally) 20 <br /> 100%of construction workers are employees(not Independent Contractors) 19 <br /> Pay 100%of the wage that the US Dept. of Labor has determined to be 22 <br /> prevailing in St.Joseph County. Published on the Davis-Bacon website at <br /> http://www.access.gpo.gov/davis.bacon/. <br /> All contractors must contribute to a health plan. 22 <br /> All contractors must contribute to a retirement plan. 18 <br /> Contractors must maintain an Affirmative Action Plan. 20 <br /> Wage& Benefit Related Actions of Applicant <br /> • Pay average of 100%of mean hourly wage reported by the Bureau of Labor 33 <br /> Statistics in its most recent Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment <br /> Annual Wage Estimates for South Bend, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. <br /> (Rev. 5/13%11) 2 <br />