9749-07 Amend Chapter 14 - New Article 8

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Ordinance No. ~ 7 ~~ ~? Substitute Bill No. 17-07 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 14 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE INCLUSION OF NEW ARTICLE 8 ENTITLED RESIDENTIAL LAWN PARKING REGULATIONS STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The South Bend Common Council's Zoning and Annexation Committee held numerous public hearings in calendar yeaz 2006 on the issue of parking problems occurring in residential areas throughout the city. Discussions focused on many public safety issues as well as the May 7, 2004 zoning ordinance, as well as the St. Joseph County Circuit Court's decision of June 23, 2005 involving front yazd pazking prohibitions. The Council recognizes that the City of South Bend and the University of Notre Dame, which is located directly north of the city limits, aze both tourist destinations which often result in specific parking challenges. Overflow pazking into residential areas, whether it is a result of demand exceeding the amount of available on-street pazking; wanting to be closer to the venue destination, or mere convenience for the parker are some of the many concerns carefully studied and debated with regazd to the symbiotic relationship between parking and land use. Additionally, dozens of pazking regulations from throughout the nation were reviewed and discussed which addressed various parking concepts. The Council further recognizes that the regulation and control of driveways in residential areas is necessary in order to provide proper health and public safety measures with regard to drainage, convenience, and safe entrance and existing from such residential driveways onto city streets. The Council believes that violations of this ordinance, and especially repeat violations constitute a public nuisance which threatens the public health, safety and welfare by creating potential safety hazards, creating an appearance of apathy regarding the condition of a residential property; thus having the potential to discourage economic development and often results in offending neighboring property owners and neighborhood discord. It has been determined that the following public safety regulations specifically addressing parking restrictions in required residential front yards, side yards, or reaz yazds which abut a city street would be in the best interests of the City of South Bend, Indiana. C~/1~, tl~,~e, (e it ~a~d by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: