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RESOLUTION NO.
<br />A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
<br />OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND
<br />ADOPTING A WRITTEN FISCAL PLAN AND ESTABLISHING A
<br />POLICY FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO
<br />AN ANNEXED AREA IN CENTRE TOWNSHIP
<br />(U.S. 31 SOUTH ANNEXATION)
<br />WHEREAS, there has been submitted to the Common Council of
<br />the City of South Bend, Indiana, an ordinance which proposes the
<br />annexation of the real estate described hereinafter as Exhibit
<br />"A ", located in Centre Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana, and
<br />which also proposes a reclassification of the zoning to a
<br />combination of "C" Commercial, "A" Height & Area; "C" Commercial,
<br />"C" Height & Area; "D" Light Industrial, "A" Height & Area; and
<br />"A" Residential, "A" Height & Area; and
<br />WHEREAS, the territory proposed to be annexed encompasses
<br />approximately 196.29 acres of varied use land including
<br />residential, commercial, and industrial, among others, located
<br />south of the St. Joseph Valley Parkway, between U.S. 31 and Main
<br />Street, in Centre Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana, with
<br />approximately 15.1% of its aggregate external boundaries
<br />coinciding with the boundaries of the City of South Bend, and
<br />which property is needed and can be used by the City of South
<br />Bend for commercial and residential development. Such
<br />development of the territory proposed to be annexed will require
<br />a basic level of municipal public services, including services of
<br />a non - capital nature such as fire and police protection, and
<br />street and road maintenance, and services of a capital
<br />improvement nature, including street lighting, roads, curbs,
<br />sidewalks, sanitary sewer and storm facilities, and water
<br />facilities; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend,
<br />Indiana, now desires to establish and adopt a fiscal plan and
<br />establish a definite policy showing: (1) the cost estimates of
<br />services of a non - capital nature, including street and road
<br />maintenance, police and fire protection, and other non - capital
<br />services normally provided within the corporate boundaries, and
<br />services of a capital improvement nature, including street
<br />lighting, roads, curbs, sidewalks, water facilities, and sewer
<br />facilities; (2) the method(s) of financing those services; (3)
<br />the plan for the organization and extension of those services;
<br />(4) that services of a non - capital nature will be provided to the
<br />annexed area within one (1) year after the effective date of the
<br />annexation, and that they will be provided in a manner in
<br />standard and scope to similar non - capital services provided to
<br />areas within the corporate boundaries of the City of South Bend,
<br />regardless of similar topography, patterns of land use, or
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