Amending Zoning Ordinance Section "17-A" Regulating the use of Lands, Buildings, and Occupancies

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CITY OF SOUTH BEND SOUTH BEND, INDIANA FR K J. BRUGGNER MAYOR June 3, 1963 Common Council City of South Bend Gentlemen: On Monday, May 27th, 19639 the Common Council passed an amendment to Section 17 -A of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of South Bend which amendment has been submitted to me for signature. I have given this amendment careful study and have also discussed it with the heads of the departments which will be affected by the change. I have decided that the best interests of the City require that this amendment be vetoed, and, accordingly, I am vetoing this ordinance for the reasons which I am outlining in this communication to you. As you know, during my term of office I have never vetoed a single measure of the Council, and I would not now do so except for the serious consequences which I believe the present amendment will bring about. While this may be an assumption on my part, I believe that not all of the members of the Common Council were fully aware of the consequences of the amendment at time of passage. Heretofore Section 17 -A of the Zoning Ordinance has provided that "The provisions in this ordinance regulating the use of lands, buildings, and occupancies shall not apply to lands, buildings and occupancies which are publicly owned and involve public health, welfare or safety or to parochial schools." The new proposed amendment to Section 17 -A of the Zoning Ordinance passed by the Council on May 27, 1963, retains the foregoing text, but adds the following provision: "However, the provisions of this section shall not apply to public housing." The Council is familiar with the fact that it took almost two years to agree upon sites for public housing in the City of South Bend. The selection of