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DocuSign Envelope ID: DBF1C726- DE714282- AE01- AD6Dl8F646AD <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 />I. 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 />