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DocuSign Envelope ID:DBF1C726-DE71-4282-AE01-AD6D18F646AD <br /> Date: August 7, 2013 <br /> Dear Tax Abatement Applicant: <br /> First, let us take this opportunity to thank you for inquiring about the City of South <br /> Bend's commercial real property tax abatement program. Next, we want to make you <br /> aware of four important items that will help you in your planning process and setting <br /> your construction schedule: <br /> 1. State law requires that you do not pull any building permit before receiving <br /> approval of your tax abatement petition from the Common Council. If you pull the <br /> building permit before receiving Council approval, your petition will not be <br /> considered. <br /> 2. The Common Council requires a minimum of 15 calendar days to examine your <br /> petition and our office requires at least an additional 15 calendar days to review it and <br /> prepare a report to the Council. This period of time could be increased if your <br /> property is located in a Redevelopment Area as approved by the South Bend <br /> Redevelopment Commission. <br /> 3. The current owner or owners of the property for which the tax abatement is being <br /> requested must sign the petition. <br /> 4. For real estate developments and new construction involving property boundary <br /> changes, tax abatement petitions will not be considered for review until after the <br /> development or construction project has been submitted for final plat approval. <br /> In response to your request, please find the following three forms and handout enclosed <br /> that are titled: Statement of Benefits Real Estate Improvements (Form SB-I/Real <br /> Property), City of South Bend Petition for Real Property Tax Abatement (application), <br /> Workforce Development Services of Northern Indiana (required for only industrial or <br /> warehousing projects) and the handout South Bend Tax Abatement Ordinance Overview <br /> Procedures and General Standards. The Statement of Benefits, City of South Bend <br /> Petition for Real Property Tax Abatement and Workforce Development Services forms <br /> are mostly self explanatory, however, please feel free to call us at 574-235-9371 should <br />