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2 <br />Purpose <br />The purpose of the River West Development Area Plan is as follows: <br />•To provide a broad vision and strategy for the economic and physical revitalization of the <br />River West Development Area, and <br />•To establish a framework for ongoing collaborative planning efforts involving residents <br />and other property owners, business owners, civic associations, institutional partners, <br />and local government. <br />•To promote high quality, impactful projects consistent with best practice planning <br />principles. <br />History of River West Development Area <br />The South Bend Redevelopment Commission designated the Central Downtown Urban Renewal <br />Area in 1968 [Declaratory Resolution No.215 and Confirming Resolution No.233]. The Central <br />Downtown Urban Renewal Area was merged with the Northeast Development Area and the <br />Monroe Sample Development Area in 1985 to create the South Bend Central Development Area. <br />[Declaratory Resolution No.737 and Confirming Resolution No.739] The South Bend Central <br />Development Area West of the River was merged with the Airport Economic Development Area <br />in 2014 to form the River West Development Area. [Declaratory Resolution No.3229 and <br />Confirming Resolution No.3256] In 2019 the River West Development Area was further <br />expanded to add certain territory [Declaratory Resolution No. 3478 and Confirming Resolution <br />No. 3485] <br />Location of River West Development Area <br />The River West Development Area includes downtown South Bend, the Southwest, Far Westside <br />and Airport Area. The development area boundary is more specifically represented by the <br />boundary map in Appendix A and in the legal description found in Appendix B. <br />Development Area Activities <br />The goals and objectives for the River West Development Area will be accomplished through a <br />combination of public and private actions. Public actions may be any redevelopment activities <br />permitted by state law, including, but not limited to, the following: <br />1.Provision for public works improvements to infrastructure, such as streets and roads, <br />sidewalks, curbs, water mains, storm drains, sewers and other utilities, lighting, traffic <br />controls, and landscaping of public spaces and rights-of-way; <br />2.Vacation and dedication of public rights-of-way; <br />3.Provision for other public facilities and improvements such as: fire stations, public safety, <br />public educational facilities, and parks; <br />4.Property acquisition and the assemblage of properties for the siting of new development;