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SECTION XXXVII. Chapter 21,Zoning, of the South Bend Municipal Code, Article 8 <br /> Building Standards, Section 21-08.01 Building Standards, subsection(c)Building Design is <br /> hereby amended as follows: <br /> (2) Primary facades shall be oriented to a front lot line. Building designs that <br /> orient main entrances so that they are not visible from the primary street are <br /> prohibited. Any entrance on a side facade shall be visible from the street or <br /> clearly identified using architectural features, awnings/canopies, or lighting. <br /> The Zoning Administrator may waive this requirement for buildings oriented <br /> to a common open space or for Agricultural; Industrial, Manufacturing, & <br /> Processing; Transportation; and Utilities uses in an I district. <br /> SECTION XXXVIII. Chapter 21, Zoning,of the South Bend Municipal Code,Article 8 <br /> Building Standards, Section 21-08.01 Building Standards, subsection(e) Building Materials <br /> for New Construction—Front and Corner Facades is hereby amended as follows: <br /> (3) Standard, fluted, or split face concrete masonry units(CMUs)above the <br /> basement level are prohibited as face material. Glazed or heavily polished <br /> CMUs or CMUs that look like brick or stone are allowed. <br /> O7 Security devices such as solid metal security gates,metal roll-down windows, <br /> coiling shutters, and link/grill systems shall not be installed on front or corner <br /> facades,except where such devices are at least 50 percent transparent and <br /> located wholly behind a window or door, when viewed from the street or open <br /> space. <br /> (7(8) <br /> (8)0 In a NC or DT district, the following additional regulations apply. <br /> (A)Vinyl siding is prohibited. <br /> oiling shutters ,,,a d; n gates <br /> aFe-at-least-544-pereent-transparent-ancl-leeated-whelly-behincl-a-windew <br /> r door when, ed f em tt,e public right of wa,> . <br /> (G)(B)Vents, air conditioners, and other utility elements, except where such <br /> elements are enclosed, camouflaged, screened, obscured,or otherwise <br /> not visible from the street, are prohibited as part of a front or corner <br /> facade. <br /> (9)U <br />