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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Zoning Administrator may allow additional building frontage type encroachment. SECTION IV. Chapter 21, Zoning, of the South Bend Municipal Code, Article 2 Definitions & Measurements, Section 21-02.03 Measurements, subsection (f) Building Standards is hereby amended as follows: (1) Facade Transparency. (B) Façade transparency percentages are calculated independently for each floor on each facade. (B)(C) (- (D) Upper floor transparency is calculated based on the total façade area located between the surface of any floor to the surface of the floor above it or, if there is no floor above, from the surface of the floor to the surface of the roof. The Zoning Administrator may reduce the required transparency on the top floor of a building by up to 50% for designs consistent with the building's architectural style. gl Building Width. Width is measured as the horizontal length of a building facade measured parallel to a primary or secondary street. Building widths are applied only to facades visible from a street. (A) For the Stacked Flats, Shop, and Mid-Rise/Tower building types: (i) Elevated hallway connections between structures that are set back at least 20 feet from the front or corner facade shall not • count toward continuity of building width. (ii) The Zoning Administrator may permit an increase in the maximum building width of up to 25%to fill out the lot frontage when it is contextually appropriate and the building design meets the intent of the ordinance. SECTION V. Chapter 21, Zoning, of the South Bend Municipal Code, Article 3 Standard Districts, Section 21-03.01 S1 Suburban Neighborhood 1, subsection(g) Building Components; Section 21-03.02 S2 Suburban Neighborhood 2, subsection(g) Building Components; Section 21-03.03 UI Urban Neighborhood 1, subsection (g) Building Components; Section 21-03.04 U2 Urban Neighborhood 2, subsection (g) Building Components are hereby amended as follows: Allowed Encroachments (max.) Rear Balcony Not hewed 5' SECTION VI. Chapter 21, Zoning, of the South Bend Municipal Code, Article 3 Standard Districts, Section 21-03.01 S1 Suburban Neighborhood 1, subsection(h) Building Standards is hereby amended as follows: Facade Transparency (min.) Ground Floor- Front Facade 10% Ground Floor- Corner Facade 5% Upper Floor- Front Facade 10% Upper Floor- Corner Facade 5% SECTION VII. Chapter 21, Zoning, of the South Bend Municipal Code, Article 3 Standard Districts, Section 21-03.01 S1 Suburban Neighborhood 1, subsection (j) Landscape; Section