Replacing a New Chapter 21, Article 6, Section 21-06.03 Entitled Northeast Neighborhood Zoning Overlay District

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Staff Report 10/1/2015 APC # 2732-15 Owner: APC Initiated Location: Text Amendment Jurisdiction: City of South Bend Public Hearing Date: 10/20/2015 Requested Action: The requested action is to replace Section 21-06.03 Northeast Neighborhood Development Area Overlay Zoning District with a new Section 21-06.03 Northeast Neighborhood Zoning Overlay District. Staff Comments: The staff has initiated this ordinance based on discussions with the NNRO and the Building Department, where certain terms and development standards have caused conflicts in interpretation of several design standards, and where certain standards may be a practical barrier to construction projects. A number of definitions have been either added or revised, and design standards terminology added and clarified for better understanding and enforcement. In addition,the recent expansion of the NNDA boundary into the new River East Development Area,technically dissolved the former NNDA boundary and its designation as a Development Area. This text amendment re-establishes the zoning overlay district as a separate and distinct overlay area from the River East Development Area. Recommendation: Based on information available prior to the public hearing,the staff recommends that the text amendment be sent to the Common Council with a favorable recommendation. Analysis: The new Section 21-06.03 re-defines the boundary for what used to be called the Northeast Neighborhood Development Area,which no longer exists,and revises and updates definitions and development standards applying the development experiences that have occurred to date.