Amending Zoning Ordinance Off Street Parking ans Loading Facilities

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ORDINANCE CLERK'S Uf i'. i'.. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NOV 17W05 NO. 3702 COMMONLY KNOWN AS "THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF KATHRYN L. BLOUGH SOUTH BEND, INDIANA" CITY CLERK, SOUTH BEND, IND, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA: SECTION 1: 1 That Ordinance No. 3702 commonly known as "The Zoning 2 Ordinance of South Bend, Indiana," be amended by the addition 3 thereto of the following section: 4 5 SECTION 17 -B 6 7 OFF STREET PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES 8 9 A. Scope of Regulations 10 11 The off street parking and loading provisions of this 12 ordinance shall apply as follows: 1. New Structures and Uses For all buildings and structures erected and all uses of land established after the effective date of this ordinance, accessory parking and loading facilities shall be provided in accordance with the schedules outlined below in subsection B and C. Provided, however, that real property zoned "C -2" Planned Shopping Center District shall be governed by the provisions of Section 4_-B of this zoning ordinance and provided further that when a building permit has been issued prior to the effective date of this ordinance, and provided that construction is begun within six months of such effective date and diligently prosecuted to completion, parking and loading facilities in the amounts required for the issuance of said building permit may be provided in lieu of any different amounts required by this ordinance. 2. Increase in Intensity of Use When the intensity of use of any building, structure or land shall be increased through addition of dwelling units, gross floor area, seating capacity, number of employees, or other units of measurement specified herein for required parking or loading facilities, parking and loading facilities as required herein shall be provided for such increase in intensity of use. However, no building erected or use lawfully established prior to the effective date of this ordinance shall be required to provide such additional parking or loading facilities unless the aforesaid increase in units of measurement shall amount to at least 15 per cent. Determination of the percentage of increase in units of measurement for required parking or loading facilities shall be based on the total increase which a building or use shall undergo after the effective date of this ordinance, whether such total increase occurs at one time or in successive stages. Change in Use Whenever the existing use of a building or structure shall hereafter be changed to a new use, parking or loading facilities shall be provided as required for such new use. However, if the said building or structure was erected prior to the effective date of this ordinance,