Bill 37-16 Amending Chapter 21 SBMC SF Zoning Amendments

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r v =s vlras Common Council City of South Bend Indiana Jo Broden, 41h District Council Member 4th Floor County -City Building 227 West Jefferson Boulevard South Bend, Indiana 46601 (574) 235 -5978 (574) 235 -9173 Facsimile July 6, 2016 The South Bend Common Council 0' Floor County -City Building South Bend, Indiana 46601 (574)235 -5567 TTY /TDD Re: Proposed Zoning Text Changes to Chapter 21 of the South Bend Municipal Code Dear Council Members: The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, passed a new zoning ordinance that went into effect on May 7, 2004. Since the passage of that ordinance over 12 years ago, the housing market has continued to change and evolve. The proposed changes in the attached ordinance, broaden our zoning code definition of group residence to encompass more housing options of interest to persons desiring to live in varied, evolving configurations of shared residential community then previously defined. It also proposes to expand the areas within our City where such group residences may locate as special exempted uses. Specifically, the Central Business District East and the Central Business District West would be additional areas within South Bend to accommodate innovative and market - responsive group housing models to develop. This proposed ordinance, in conjunction with the above definition and use expansions, also seeks to clarify the definition of family. While Common Council initiated, these proposed ordinance changes have been collaboratively drafted and reviewed with staff members of the Area Plan Commission, as well as, the City of South Bend Department of Community Investment's planning staff and attorneys from the Department of Law. All of the proposed changes are aimed at keeping South Bend competitive and welcoming with respect to changing trends in housing. I respectively request the Common Council schedule this proposed ordinance for first reading at the July 11 ' Council meeting so that the Bill can be sent to the Area Plan Commission for their meeting of August 16', and to the Council's Zoning and Annexation Committee, with 2 "d reading, public hearing and 31 reading at the August 22 "d Common Council meeting. Thank you for your consideration. Si y, J . Broden outh Bend Common Council Member 41 District Filed in Clerk's Office JUL KAREEMAH FOWLER CITY CLERK, SOUTH BEND, IN