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