Bill No. 22-19 Development Plan for the River East Deveploment Area

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Purpose The purpose of the River East Development Area Plan is as follows: • To provide a broad vision and strategy for the economic and physical revitalization of the River East Development Area, and • To establish a framework for ongoing collaborative planning efforts involving residents and other property owners, business owners, civic associations, institutional partners, and local government. • To promote high quality, impactful projects consistent with best practice planning principles. History of River East Development Area The South Bend Redevelopment Commission designated the East Bank Development Area in 1980 [Declaratory Resolution No. 626 and Confirming Resolution No. 630]. This development area was merged with the Central Downtown Urban Renewal Area and the Monroe Sample Development Area [Declaratory Resolution No. 727 and Confirming Resolution No. 729] in 1985 to create the South Bend Central Development Area. The Northeast Neighborhood Development Area was created in 2003 [Declaratory Resolution No. 2016 and Confirming Resolution No. 2021] In 2014,the portion of the South Bend Central Development Area located east of the St.Joseph River was merged with the Northeast Neighborhood Development Area and was expanded southeast along the river to the Farmers Market area to create the River East Development Area. [Declaratory Resolution No. 3228 and Confirming Resolution No. 3255] Location of River East Development Area The River East Development Area includes all or most of the Northeast, East Bank, and Howard Park neighborhoods and the Farmers Market area. The development area boundary is more specifically represented by the boundary map in Appendix A and in the legal description found in Appendix B. Development Area Activities The goals and objectives for the River East Development Area will be accomplished through a combination of public and private actions. Public actions may be any redevelopment activities permitted by state law, including, but not limited to, the following: 1. Provision for public works improvements to infrastructure, such as streets and roads, sidewalks, curbs, water mains, storm drains, sewers and other utilities, lighting, traffic controls, and landscaping of public spaces and rights-of-way; 2. Vacation and dedication of public rights-of-way; 3. Provision for other public facilities and improvements such as:fire stations, public safety, public educational facilities, and parks; 4. Property acquisition and the assemblage of properties for the siting of new development; 5. Relocation of individuals, households, or businesses; 6. Disposition of assembled sites, rehabilitated structures, and other properties; 7. Rehabilitation or demolition of built structures; 2