11253-25 Amending Chapter 21 of the South Bend Municipal Code to Make Miscellaneous Changes for Clarification and Consistency to Simplify Development Process and to Achieve Higher Quality Development

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than 10 feet in height above grade and equipped with an opaque screen gate. (ii) The solid-walled portion of the enclosure shall be similar in design and materials to those of the building facade and shall be built to grade. Fences shall not be considered as a solid wall., and chain link fences with slats shall not be used as gate material. (iii) Gates or doors of the enclosure shall be kept completely closed except when refuse is being added or removed. (iv) Building foundation landscape, designed per Section 21- 09.01(m), shall be installed along any sides of the enclosure not screened by a building. (v) The Zoning Administrator, upon request by an applicant, shall have the authority to approve an alternate design subject to the provisions below, as long as the intent of the ordinance is met. a. Enclosure, material, and landscaping requirements may be reduced or waived if the enclosure is adjacent to and accessed from an alley and is not visible from a street. b. An opaque fence may be used in place of a solid wall if the enclosure is located in an established rear yard or in a side yard not visible from a street and is designed so that refuse cannot leak or blow under it. c. Landscaping may be reduced or waived if the enclosure is located in an established rear yard or in a side yard not visible from a street. SECTION XXVIII. Chapter 21, Zoning, of the South Bend Municipal Code, Article 6 Uses, Section 21-06.03 Temporary Uses and Structures, subsection (e) Duration is hereby amended as follows: Except as specifically provided otherwise in this section-, a temporary use, building or structure shall be permitted for a period not to exceed one year. Except as specifically provided otherwise in this section, the improvement location permit, if required, may be renewed one or more times by the Zoning Administrator, for good cause shown, for an additional period(s) not to exceed a total of three years beyond the original expiration date. SECTION XXIX. Chapter 21, Zoning, of the South Bend Municipal Code, Article 6 Uses, Section 21-06.03 Temporary Uses and Structures, subsection (j) Regulations for Mobile Classrooms is hereby amended as follows: (1) Mobile classrooms shall be for use within the following Civic & Institutional Use types: by a religious institution, school, College-/-}.,University; Religious Institutions; and School, Pre-K/Primarv/Secondary;of and