Approving & Adopting Text Amendments to the South Bend Central Development Area Plan

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affirmative and on -going economic revitalization and physical redevelopment program for its inner -city areas. At times this effort has consisted of separate public and. private actions: and, at times the effort has been a private- public partnership. The revitalization of the inner -city requires a combination of redevelopment and rehabilitation strategies. In those areas of the inner - city where blight, deterioration, and obsolescence can be reversed by rehabilitation, the City has developed and implemented an area revitalization program that combines systematic and aggressive code enforcement with housing rehabilitation programs, small scale public works improvements, and maintenance programs. However, not all areas of the inner -city will respond positively to this combination of resources and programs. The purpose and intent of the SBCDA Plan is to develop a positive synergism within the SBCDA. The land uses, circulation systems, public facilities, urban design, public improvements and market strategies contained in each separate development plan have been assessed, revised, and brought together into one integrated and comprehensive development area, plan and implementation program. C. Boundaries of the SBCDA The most recent boundaries are in Appendix A D. Development Plan Goals The overall goal for the Area is to achieve the economic revitalization and physical redevelopment of the Area as an attractive, exciting, unique and viable urban center for people, businesses, and institutions. Related to this goal are various sub - goals: ] . To make the Area a multi -use regional center for North Central Indiana and South Central Michigan for business and consumer services, specialty retail, governmental and medical services, cultural, entertainment, recreational, and convention uses 2. To strengthen the residential component of the Area by increasing the number and type of housing units, included but not limited to, market rate apartments, condominiums, townhouses as well as affordable artist housing. 3. To increase the level of private investment and reinvestment in the Area 4. To increase both the personal and real property tax base within the Area 5. To retain and increase jobs within the Area by retaining and attracting both consumer service, business service and light industrial uses E