25-52 Resolution Approving and Adopting the LaSalle Park Neighborhood Plan

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Filed in Clerk's Office Dec 3, 2025 BILL NO. 25-52 Bianca Tirado City Clerk, South Bend, IN RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE LASALLE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN WHEREAS,the City of South Bend, Indiana, recognizes the need to improve and revitalize the LaSalle Park neighborhood through strategic planning; and WHEREAS, in 2006,City Plan, the Comprehensive Plan for South Bend, was adopted by the Area Plan Commission of South Bend-St. Joseph County and the Common Council of the City of South Bend pursuant to the provisions of Indiana Code 36-7-4-500 et. seq. as a statement of policy for the land use development of the jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, Policy LU 1.1 of City Plan is to pursue the development of area-specific plans; and WHEREAS,the LaSalle Park Neighborhood Plan is a strategic revitalization plan that was created with input from a variety of stakeholders, including residents and property owners, and area businesses and other organizations; and WHEREAS, the LaSalle Park Neighborhood Plan contains revitalization strategies, detailed land use and zoning plans for the development of the area, and a strategic implementation matrix, all with public and private sector investment opportunities; and WHEREAS, the South Bend Plan Commission has approved the LaSalle Park Neighborhood Plan by resolution,has certified it to the Common Council of the City of South Bend, and has provided it with a favorable recommendation; and WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana has the authority to amend a comprehensive plan if it finds the content to be appropriate and in the best interests of the community; and WHEREAS, the LaSalle Park Neighborhood Plan,which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, contains all the elements necessary to strategically guide development in its specific area and is appropriate and in the best interest of South Bend and its residents. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the South Bend Common Council as follows: SECTION I: The LaSalle Park Neighborhood Plan,a true and complete copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, shall be and hereby is approved.