Fiscal Plan for Pulling & U.S. 31 Annexation Area in Centre Township

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WHEREAS, the City of South Bend Board of Public Works and Board of Public Safety have each approved a written fiscal plan and established a policy which the Common Council finds to be appropriate and in the best interests of the City and, which it desires to adopt. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS: Section I. It is in the best interest of the City of South Bend and the area proposed to be annexed that the following described real property located in Centre Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana, be annexed to the City of South Bend: That part of the Southwest Quarter, of the West Half of Section 36, Township 37 North, Range 2 East, Centre Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana which is described as follows: Beginning at a point 13.88 feet south of the southwest corner of Lot 232 of Gilmer Park Addition and the east right-of--way line of U.S. 31, also being the City limits of the City of South Bend, IN; thence east and parallel to the south line of said Lot 232 to the east line of the first north/south alley east of said U.S. 31; thence south along the east line of said north/south alley to the north right-of--way line of Pulling Street, also being the northwest corner of Lot 148 of Gilmer Park Addition; thence west along the south right-of--way line of Pulling Street to the east right-of--way line of U.S. 31, also being the City limits of the City of South Bend; thence north along saidright-of--way line to the point of beginning. - Section II. That it shall be and hereby is now declared and established that it is the policy of the City of South Bend, to furnish to said territory services of anon-capital nature, such as police and fire protection, street and road maintenance, street sweeping, flushing, and snow removal, within one (1) year of the effective date of the annexation in a manner equivalent in standard and scope to services furnished by the City to other areas of the City regardless of similar topography, patterns of land utilization, and population density; and to furnish to said territory, services of a capital improvement nature such as street and road construction, sidewalks, a street light system, a sanitary sewer system, a water distribution system, a storm water system and drainage plan, within three (3) years of the effective date of the annexation in the same manner as those services are provided to areas within the corporate boundaries of the City of South Bend regardless of similar topography, patterns of land use, or population density. Section III.. That the South Bend Common Council shall and does hereby now establish and adopt the Fiscal Plan, attached hereto as Exhibit "A", and made a part hereof, for the furnishing of said services to the territory to be annexed, which provides, among other things, that a City water connection will be required payable by the developer; that a sewer extension will be required to service this area when developed, at the developer's expense; .that street lighting and parking will be installed at the developer's expense; and that a street drainage plan will be also be planned, provided and paid for by the developer subject to compliance with state and local law.