Amending Zoning Off Street Parking

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ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 3702, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA AS AMENDED BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA: Section 1• That Section 18, sub - section e of Ordinance No. 3702, (as amended), commonly known as the Zoning Ordinance of the City of South Bend, Indiana, be amended by the addition thereto of the following: (4) In "A -2" Residential Districts: Planned Residential Developments. Provided that the general intent and requirements of Section 3 -B of this Ordinance are fulfilled, and further that the following specific require- ments and procedures are complied with. 1. Specific Requirements: (a) Off- street parking shall be provided in the following ratios: One space per employee; one space per five hundred square feet of gross floor area in commercial or office use; in addition, the Board shall set a ratio of off - street parking spaces to be provided per dwelling unit. This ratio shall be based upon the type of dwelling units to be erected, the location and character of the proposed develop- ment, and the use and character of the surrounding area. The Board shall require a minimum of at least one (1.0) off-street parking space per dwelling unit, but shall not require more than two (2.0) spaces per dwelling unit. All parking areas are to be adequately drained, paved, and lighted, appropriately screened, landscaped and located. Enclosed parking is to be encouraged. FILED IN CLERK'S OFFICE (b) In low rise structures of three stories or less, the average number of dwelling units shall not exceed JUL 151964 eight per building; nor shall any building contain KATHRYN L. BLOUGH CITY CLERK, SOUTH BEND, IND.