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County-City Building =>,.. Phone 311 inside City limits <br /> 227 W Jefferson Blvd,Suite 1400 S iQUTH$� Email 311@southbendin.gov <br /> South Bend,IN 46601 � Website Southbendin.gov <br /> James Mueller,Mayor <br /> \ <br /> W � <br /> ,,PEACE <br /> Filed in Clerk's Office <br /> /665 _. MAR 2 fl 2024 <br /> City of South Bend Bianca Tirado <br /> City Clerk,South Bend, IN <br /> Department of Community Investment <br /> March 20,2024 <br /> Mrs. Sharon McBride <br /> President, South Bend Common Council <br /> 4th Floor County City Building <br /> South Bend IN 46601 <br /> Re: An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, amending <br /> Ordinance No. Chapter 18, Article 5, of the South Bend Municipal Code, <br /> Dear President McBride: <br /> Attached for filing with the South bend Common Council is a ordinance amending Chapter 18, <br /> Article 5,of the South Bend Municipal Code provides the procedures for a property owner <br /> within the City to vacate all or part of a City street, alley, or other public place or way. Recently, <br /> challenges have been identified in the administration of this process by the Common Council,the <br /> Clerk's Office,and City employees. The proposed amendment will provide for: <br /> • increased opportunities for education by City staff members with property owners <br /> seeking a property vacation in order to ensure that proceeding with a vacation is an <br /> appropriate solution. <br /> • will incorporate Engineering review of utilities in the area of the vacation request and <br /> preparation of a radius map, legal description, and list of addresses within the notice <br /> range of the vacation request. <br /> • the Board of Public Works to establish clear evaluation criteria to guide review of <br /> property vacation requests. <br /> • notice to City departments during the review process and improve notice requirements to <br /> property owners within the block affected by the vacation request. <br /> • clear timelines within which property owners must proceed to filing an ordinance for a <br /> property vacation following review by the Board of Public Works, as well as ensuring <br />