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227 W. JEFFERSON BOULEVARD <br />SUITE 1400 S. <br />SOUTH BEND, IN 46601 -1830 <br />August 19, 2015 <br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND PETE BUTTIGIEG, MAYOR <br />COMMUNITY INVESTMENT <br />SCOTT FORD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR <br />Councilman Tim Scott <br />Personnel & Finance Committee <br />South Bend Common Council <br />4" Floor, County City Building <br />South Bend, IN 46601 <br />Dear Councilman Tim Scott, <br />PHONE: 574/235 -9371 <br />FAx:574/235 -9021 <br />The Department of Community Investment seeks to amend the restaurant ordinance to include <br />mobile food trucks as an allowable business type within the City of South Bend. Attached is an <br />amended ordinance revising various subsections of Chapter 4, Article 4, Section 4 -45 of the <br />South Bend Municipal Code inclusive of new regulations addressing mobile food trucks, and <br />updating restaurant regulations. <br />The Department of Community Investment has worked closely with the St. Joseph County Health <br />Department, which enforces the State health guidelines, to ensure all concerns regarding food <br />safety is handled properly. The BPW, Building, Fire, Legal, and DTSB have reviewed the <br />ordinance and are all satisfied with the changes being recommended. <br />Nationally, the mobile food truck industry has increased a great deal in recent years and has led to <br />the creation of many new businesses and jobs. Amending the local ordinance to allow mobile <br />food trucks will foster entrepreneurial opportunity for new and expanding restaurants, create <br />vibrancy in downtown, and provide additional food options for businesses in the outlying areas of <br />the city. <br />With your approval, the Department of Community Investment staff will present the amendment <br />to the restaurant ordinance (Chapter 4, Article 4, Section 4 -45) to Personnel and Finance <br />Committee and the Common Council on August 24, 2015. <br />Th� L ' ��f�C@ <br />Ie I <br />Director of Bu ' ess velopment y: <br />Department of Co m ity Investment 13EN� O, IN <br />PLANNING NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC RESOURCES <br />JITIN KAIN PAMELA C. MEYER CHRIS FIELDING BROCKZEEB <br />1/31% <br />