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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SECTION LIII. Chapter 21, Zoning, of the South Bend Municipal Code, Article 10 Signs, Section 21-10.04 Sign Measurement, subsection(b) Sign Height is hereby amended as follows: Sign height is measured as the vertical distance from the street gt le-at average natural ground level within 2 feet of the base of the sign or sign structure, to the highest point of the sign or sign structure. SECTION LIV. Chapter 21, Zoning, of the South Bend Municipal Code, Article 9 Signs, Section 21-10.05 On-Premise Signs, subsection(d) On-Premise Signs: Building Signs is hereby amended as follows: (5) Roof Signs (A) Roof signs are only permitted in the NC Of DT, or I districts and shall only be installed on a building with a flat roof. (7) Wall Signs (C) No . extend above the. ndow of the so rl n story .,less the establishment exten.ls to the so nd story ., above. No portion of a wall sign may extend above the roofline or parapet wall of a building with a flat roof or above the lower eave of a building with a pitched roof. SECTION LV. Chapter 21, Zoning, of the South Bend Municipal Code, Article 10 Signs, Section 21-10.07 Off-Premise Signs, subsection(d) Advertising Signs is hereby amended as follows: (1) Sign Surface Area for Advertising Signs (A) Limited Access Highways and ".-terial Streets - The maximum sign surface area for advertising signs oriented toward a limited access highway shall be 672 square feet. SECTION LVI. Chapter 21, Zoning, of the South Bend Municipal Code, Article 12 Administration, Section 21-12.07 Development Review Procedures, subsection(f) Common Procedures is hereby amended as follows: (4) Use Variance Procedures (A) Applicability L i) Vri.en ., combin t: „ o f, a l of ; of all., ed . e f the C'TJ ♦IIVIl R VVIII VIIIRLIVII VI . d strictc the prope.y should be ed .„to the district that perits the most of those proposed „sew d sought-fer-the-balenee-efuses (iii)(ii) In ofthe above nd tions, a A use variance cannot be sought if a use could be permitted with a special exception. (E) Procedure 011 When a combination of uses on a lot is not allowed in any of the zoning districts, the property should be zoned into the district that permits the most of those proposed uses and a use variance sought for the balance of uses. (ii)(iii) (iii)(iv)