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' ~ Area Plan Commission of St. Joseph County . <br />•~ 1140 County-City Building <br />227 West Jefferson Blvd. <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br />Robert W. Sante John W. Byorni <br />Executive Director Assistant Director <br />Phone 219 235-9571 Fax 219 235-9813 <br />July 14, 1999 <br />Sean Coleman, President <br />City of South Bend Common Council <br />Fourth Floor, County-City Building <br />227 W. Jefferson Boulevard <br />South Bend, IN 46601 <br />RE: Area Plan Commission Initiated Petition to Amend the Subdivision Ordinance to <br />Define Lots of Record <br />Dear Mr. Coleman: <br />Attached is a proposed ordinance that was initiated by the Area Plan Commission. The <br />purpose of this ordinance is to define lots of records within the City's subdivision <br />ordinance. In the 1950's and 1960's, the City's Building Department did not necessarily <br />require that property owner have a legal lot of record in order to obtain a building permit <br />for a new house. This resulted in the creation of numerous illegal splits. Over the years, <br />these lots have changed hands. Once the City began properly enforcing the ordinances, <br />property owners who wished to sell their "illegal splits" had to first hire a land surveyor <br />to do a minor subdivision. <br />The County was faced with the same problem and amended its ordinance to grandfather <br />lots with existing houses. This amendment received widespread support from realtors, <br />title companies, and land surveyors. The proposed ordinance would do the same thing as <br />well as set out various dates that the Building Department uses in determining lots of <br />record. <br />Please place this proposed ordinance on the July 26, 1999, Common Council agenda for <br />first reading. We anticipate that the Area Plan Commission will hear this ordinance on <br />August 17, 1999. ~„ .~. _,.,,~. <br />If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />C~~" ~~ <br />ohn W. Byorn' <br />-~ i <br />~=it~ i6~ t>i~5~~~ e.Ji~~.~u' <br />U [_ 1 5 1999 <br />L:" J 1, W+ L`'.:ai. <br />Serving South Bend, Lakeville, New Carlisle, North Liberty, Osceola, Roseland and St. Joseph County, Indiana <br />