Amend Chapter 20 - Improve the Residential Districts and Enhance the enforcement of Parking Requirements

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1300 CAUNTY-CITY BUILDING SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601-1830 PHONE 219/ 235-9486 Fnx 219/235-7703 TDD 219/ 235-5567 CITY OF SOUTH BEND STEPHEN J. LUECKE, MAYOR DEPARTMENT OF CODE ENFORCEMENT I{ATHLEEN ). DAMS, CCEO DIRECTOR August 20, 2001 Ms. Charlotte Pfeifer, President South Bend Common Council County-City Building 227 W. Jefferson Boulevard South Bend, IN 46601 RE: Proposed Amendments to Chapter 20 of the South Bend Municipal Code Dear Ms. Pfeifer: Enclosed forfiling with the South Bend Common Council is a proposed ordinance to amend certain provisions of Chapter 20 of the South Bend Municipal Code. The purpose of this ordinance is to improve the quality of life and to enhance the enforcement of parking requirements in the City of South Bend, particularly in the residential districts of the City. This ordinance, if enacted, would allow the City to address the parking of vehicles in inappropriate places or for inappropriate purposes through the use of citations issued by police officers or inspectors with the Department of Code Enforcement. This method would immediately reach the owners of the vehicles, and would provide a more efficient process for enforcement of our zoning and parking laws than the current process of filing a formal lawsuit to enforce such laws in Circuit or Superior Court. I will be presenting this proposed ordinance at the public hearing of the Common Council, and will be assisted in such efforts by Assistant City Attorney Ann-Carol Nash. I respectfully request your favorable consideration of this ordinance. If you should have any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, a 1 n J. Davis Dir c or ~;~~= ~ ~ ~0~~ LO€lETTA J. ~'U~~ crrY ct~rltL, So. Fl'~FI~.113. Enclosure cc: Ann-Carol Nash, Don Fozo, Common Council Attorney, Charles Leone, John Byorni