Fiscal Plan for Macri/Allen Annexation Clay Township

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G. Zoning The site is zoned "R" Residential in unincorporated St. Joseph County. Upon annexation it will be zoned "A" Residential per the requirements of Chapter 21 of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend. Upon the effective date of the annexation, it is anticipated that the property will remain "A" Residential until such time that present or future owners exercise their right to petition the City for rezoning through the City's standard procedures. H. Tax Rate Since the City of South Bend provides fire service, the Township Rate will decrease by $.4573 per $100.00 of assessed valuation with the deletion of the Fire Fighting Fund and the Cumulative Fire Fund assessments. The tax rate for the Annexation Area will increase by the addition of the City and Town Rate, the Redevelopment District Rate and the South Bend Transpo Rate. The net increase in property taxes will be $5.1416 per $100.00 of assessed valuation. The tax rates used are those of 1991 payable in 1992. Table 3 shows the representative tax rate information as published by the St. Joseph County Auditor. I. Assessments Assessments noted are the most up -to -date available from the 1991 payable 1992 tax records. Real Property $85,140.00 Personal Property 0.00 TOTAL $85,140.00 J. Councilmanic District The Annexation Area will be in City Councilmanic District 4. K. Comparable Area One of the requirements of the Fiscal Plan is to show that the Annexation Area will receive services in a manner equivalent in standard and scope to services provided to areas within the City that have similar topography, patterns of land use, and population density. The comparable area shown for this Fiscal Plan is located in an area bounded by Cleveland Road, Riverside Drive, Darden Road, and the St. Joseph River. The area is generally flat with a gentle slope towards the river. The area is zoned and used for residential purposes. The area is approximately 21.52 acres with - 4 -