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SpUTEr &� <br />City of South Bend <br />Common Council <br />1865 441 County -City Building • 227 W Jefferson Blvd <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601 -1830 <br />Derek D. Dieter April 17, 2013 <br />President <br />(574) 235 -9321 <br />Fax (574) 235 -9173 <br />http: //w .southbendin.g,v <br />The South Bend Common Council <br />Oliver J. <br />4s' Floor County-City Building <br />Vice-President <br />ent <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br />Karen L. White <br />Chairperson, Committee <br />Re: Ordinance Requiring Review of Soils and Water Tables Data <br />of the Whole <br />During the Building Permit Process <br />Tim Scott <br />Dear Council Members: <br />First District <br />Henry Davis, <br />We are pleased to introduce for your review and approval a proposed ordinance <br />Second Districct t <br />which would amend the City's building regulations. <br />Valerie Schey <br />With the New Energy Ethanol Plant shutting down production last November, our <br />Third District <br />Public Works Director has confirmed that there are millions of gallons of water <br />per a day which are no longer being withdrawn. This has resulted in the water <br />Fred Ferlic <br />Fourth District <br />table rising back to its previous natural level in this area, which was once <br />marshland at the headwaters of the Kankakee River. <br />David Varner <br />The attached ordinance would: <br />Fifth District <br />• Require the Building Commissioner or his/her authorized designee to review <br />Oliver J. Davis <br />as part of the building permit process for any new building or structure, <br />Sixth District <br />enlargement, or moving an existing structure, a soils and water table review of <br />Derek D. Dieter <br />the immediate land area earmarked for the structure <br />At Large <br />• Require such review to include reviewing four (4) items in addition to the <br />Gavin Ferlic <br />current requirements, namely: <br />At Large <br />1. St. Joseph County Soils Map <br />Karen L. White <br />2. Maps depicting wetlands <br />At Large <br />3. Maps depicting floodplains <br />4. Maps depicting drainage basis /watersheds <br />with examples of each attached for your review immediately after a 1 -page <br />summary from the USGS Publication on water tables. <br />• Requires the Building Commissioner or his/her authorized designee to <br />confirin all locations in the vicinity where is large ground water withdrawals <br />of /2 million gallons or more per day <br />