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

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Common Council June 3, 1963 page 3 land in question, were the foregoing amendment allowed to become law, would result in a possible termination of the projects by the agencies of the United States Government. The resulting consequences would be a great financial loss to the City. The South Bend Housing Authority has already expended in engineering and staff time and efforts a sum amounting from $80,000 to $90,000 for this project. Should the City, by reason of change in zoning requirements, be prohibited from proceeding, we could well subject ourselves to a demand by the United States Government for the repayment of these funds. 5. Ultimate failure to provide proper zoning for Public Housing lands will also affect the Chapin Street Redevelopment Project. Our Department of Redevelopment has spent two years in develop- ing this project. $10,000 has been paid for appraising the lands in question and while the additional costs cannot be exactly calculated, they are already in excess of $20,000. Failure to proceed with the Chapin Street Project would result in the waste of these funds and the time and energy involved by the staff. Further, the owners of the real estate in the Chapin Street Area would be subjected to a great loss due to their inability to rent or sell property in the area, and the City would be compelled to retain its last major blighted area. 6. The proposed amendment excluding public housing from the provisions of Section 17 -A is not in the best interests of the City of South Bend at this time. Very truly yours, F ruggner Mayor FJB:ES