No. 2344 establishing a housing program and housing allocation area in the Northeast Neighborhood Development Area

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2. Objectives (as defined in Section III C of the Development Plan) The objectives of the Development Area Plan are: • to stimulate private sector investment within the neighborhood, including new construction, rehabilitation, and the reuse of vacant or underutilized land, buildings and facilities; • to coordinate and wide existing economic revitalisation strategies, physical redevelopment programs and human and social service programs of private sector stakeholder organizations and public and non-profit agencies within a comprehensive Development Plan; to implement the most current land use and zoninU recommendations of the Area Plan Commission of St. Joseph Cuunty and the South Bend Common Council, which encourage urban residential density and mixed- use development, where appropriate; • to promote design standards that respect and conserve the architectural and social fabric of the neighborhood; • to minimize the intrusion of negative impacts of commercial development on the adjacent residential areas, such as vehic~dar traffic, noise, trash and other nuisances; • to improve vehicular traffic circulation patterns in the area for the public safety benefit of all South Bend residents and visitors; • to encourage a balanced transportation system within the area that provides for and accommodates multiple forms of transportation, including automobile, bus, bicycle and pedestrian traffic. Designation History 1. The Northeast Neighborhood Development Area was designated on November 17, 2003, by Declaratory Resolution 20I 6 of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission.