Amending Chapter 2 Article 6 Entitled Tax Abatement Procedures

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• ORDINANCE NO. 7 g 8' 7 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE_. CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 6, ENTITT.FT)_. TAX ABATEMENT PROCEDURES . STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT: It is the intent of this Ordinance to amend Chapter 2, Article 6 of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend to include a definition of retail use for tax abatement purposes. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: SECTION I. Chapter 2, Article 6 , Section 2-76(a) of the South Bend_. Municipal Code is amended to read in its entirety as follows: 2-76(aA) Definitions. As used in this. chapter: (1) Minority shall mean: (a) Black (all persons having origins in any of the Black African racial groups not of Hispanic origin) ;. (b) Hispanic (all persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race..) ; (c) Asian and Pacific Islander (all persons having origins in any of the original peoples of the. Far East, Southeast. Asia,. . the. Indian Subcontinent, or the Pacific. Islands). ; or (d) American Indian or Alaskan Native (all persons. having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and maintaining identifiable tribal affiliations through membership and participation or community identification) . (2) New manufacturing equipment shall mean tangible personal property as defined by I.C. 46-1.1-12.1-1(3 ) . (3 ) Retail shall mean uses listed within Division G, major. groups 52-59 of the Standard Industrial Classification Manual. (34) Tax abatement impact area shall mean the following areas located within the City of South. Bend: Two (2) parcels of land being parts of the City of South Bend, Portage. Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana, and being more particularly described as follows, viz. : Beginning at the intersection of the southeasterly right-of-way line of the Chicago, Indiana, and Southern Railroad, and . the first alley north of Lincolnway West, extended, in said City; thence southeasterly, south and east along said alley, including Lot 11 . of the Augustine Addition, to its intersection with the centerline of Blaine Avenue; thence south along said centerline to its intersection . with the centerline of Lindsey Avenue; thence east along said center- line to its intersection with the centerline of Allen Street; thence south along said centerline to its intersection with the first alley north of Lincolnway West; thence south and east along said alley to its intersection with the centerline of Cushing Street; thence south along said centerline to its intersection with the south boundary of Jas. Kent' s Subdivision of Bank Out Lot 114 and part of 113 ; thence north- easterly along said boundary and continuing along the south boundary of. Burrough' s Subdivision of Out Lot 115 to its intersection with the first alley west of Portage Avenue; thence northwesterly along said. alley, extended, including Lots 1, 2, 3 , 8, 9 , and 10 of the St. Joseph County Agricultural Society Addition, Lots 24, 23 , 22, 16, and 15 of