HomeMy WebLinkAbout04.27.26 Zoning Council Presentation FILEDMunicipal Code Amendment Amending Chapters 3, 4, 6, 13, 14, and 17 of the South Bend Municipal Code to Align With Zoning Chapter 21 -Filed in Clerk2-s Office ~.:.. APR 2 8 2026 Bianca Tirado City Clerk, South Bend, IN
-Municode Updates • Fixing outdated references to the zoning ordinance in other parts of City's municipal code: • Chapter 3 -Advertising • Chapter 4 -Licenses • Chapter 6 -Building • Chapter 13 -Offenses and Misc. Provisions • Chapter 14 -Specific Public Safety Regulations • Chapter 17 -Sewer and Water • Chapter 5 and 9 will also be updated but by their respective agency owner. • No changes to intent of these rules are being made, just agreement changes directly related to current zoning language.
-Municode Updates ExamQles: • Changing references to defunct zoning districts: • update from "A" Residence District to 51 Suburban Neighborhood 1 District, or • update from SFl Single-Family and Two-Family to 51 Suburban Neighborhood 1 District • Removing duplicative zoning language, providing a Chapter 21 reference instead. • Illuminated signs projecting over public property shall meet the standards for projecting signs set forth at subsection 21-10.0S(d)(4). • (1) Be supported by a structure anchored wholly v..«ithin the lot lines; • (2) !=lave the lowest part overhanging the public way at least ten (10) feet above such public way; provided, that such sign does not project 'Nithin two (2) feet of the curb line; • (3) If installed o·,er an alley, be at least eighteen (18) feet above the roadv..«ay.
Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment #8 An ordinance amending Chapter 21 of the South Bend Municipal Code to make miscellaneous changes for clarification and consistency, to simplify development processes, and to achieve higher quality development South Bend Zoning Ordinance South Bend. Indiana Filed in Clerk's Off.ice APR 2 8 2026 Bianca Tirado City Clerk, South Bend, IN
Changes in Substitute Bill: • Allowing Restaurants under 2,000 sf in UF with conditions -removed • Deleted Section VIII, IX, XI, second half of Section XIV • Distance from business to accessory parking lot: 250 ft -> 150 ft • Amended Section XVIII -
Why are We Revising the Ordinance (Again)? Ease of development, flexibility •• 1111 ••• •••••• 111 111 111 Reducing unnecessary vanances l■l■l■l■I l■l■l■l■I Modernizing the ordinance D 1, Ordinance Maintenance V
Ease of Development and Flexibility -ADUs • ADUs can be taller than primary structure • No frontage type required when not facing a street/open space ---••Ill 1111 II 1 I• I II I I 1 I I I I 1 I I I
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Reducing Need for Unnecessary Variances -Building Width l■l■l■l■I 1■1■1■1■1 • Providing additional ways for buildings to be visually broken up without having to be physically separated • All subject to ZA approval
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1■1■1■1■1 Hallway Connection -U3/UF 1■1■1■1■1 • In U3/UF, connection can be enclosed if building is 4 stories ta II Widths calculated independently ~ ~ =---~-=--~--------•• ::-I s --. "/.. --·-----.. ----_r--------1
Building Width -NC/DT • Separate building width if building appears to be multiple buildings. Each part must be: • 120 ft or less • Have a frontage (porch, stoop, storefront) • "Arch itectu rally d isti net" (different heights, materials, windows, etc.) .,,,.,,,....------.-. "'"""""" -= l■l■l■l■I l■l■l■l■I
I Ordinance Maintenance Items • Allowing multi-story gallery frontages • Making it easier to have an accessory parking lot • Requiring drive-throughs to serve people using non-motorized forms of transportation • Limiting one-story shared amenity spaces to Stacked Flats, Shops, and Mid-Rise/Towers • Allowing larger vehicles (buses, vans, etc.) to be parked in non-special districts for school/healthcare uses V
Ordinance Maintenance Items • Applying rules to all residential properties for: • Max. color temp of outdoor lighting ~~ .... _fj • Mechanical equipment screening • Updating 21.09 (Landscaping) cross-references • Small clarifications to various diagrams, changing a picture • Minor wording revisions for clarity