HomeMy WebLinkAboutAmending Zoning Off Street ParkingORDINANCE NO. 4680 - -64
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend,
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend,
Clerk
Of Common Council
Clerk
IDEAL PRESS
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 3702,
COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
AS AMENDED
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
INDIANA:
Section 1•
That Section 18, sub - section e of Ordinance No. 3702,
(as amended), commonly known as the Zoning Ordinance of the
City of South Bend, Indiana, be amended by the addition thereto
of the following:
(4) In "A -2" Residential Districts:
Planned Residential Developments. Provided that the
general intent and requirements of Section 3 -B of this Ordinance
are fulfilled, and further that the following specific require-
ments and procedures are complied with.
1.
Specific Requirements:
(a) Off- street parking shall be provided in the
following ratios: One space per employee; one space
per five hundred square feet of gross floor area in
commercial or office use; in addition, the Board
shall set a ratio of off - street parking spaces to
be provided per dwelling unit. This ratio shall be
based upon the type of dwelling units to be erected,
the location and character of the proposed develop-
ment, and the use and character of the surrounding
area. The Board shall require a minimum of at least
one (1.0) off-street parking space per dwelling unit,
but shall not require more than two (2.0) spaces per
dwelling unit. All parking areas are to be adequately
drained, paved, and lighted, appropriately screened,
landscaped and located. Enclosed parking is to be
encouraged.
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(b) In low rise structures of three stories or less,
the average number of dwelling units shall not exceed
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eight per building; nor shall any building contain
KATHRYN L. BLOUGH
CITY CLERK, SOUTH BEND, IND.
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more than twelve dwelling units; nor shall any building
facade exceed two hundred (200) feet in length.
(c) The average number of dwelling units per gross
acre in planned residential developments shall be
limited by the Board of Zoning Appeals, and such
limit shall be based upon the type of dwelling units
to be erected, the nature and location of the tract
to be developed, the character and intensity of
development of the surrounding area, and the capacity
of public facilities which would serve the development.
This limit shall not exceed an average of 12 dwelling
units per gross acre over the entire tract, nor shall
the minimum useable open space be less than forty (40)
percent of the gross acreage of the entire tract.
(d) The provisions of paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 of
subsection E. Final Plat of Section IV Procedure and
of Section V Required Improvements of Ordinance No.
4563, the Subdivision Ordinance of the City of South
Bend, Indiana shall be complied with.
(e) The tract shall be under single ownership or
control before application is made.
(f) Total floor area devoted to commercial and
professional uses shall be limited to two (2) percent
of the gross floor area of the development. Commercial
and office uses shall be restricted to such uses as
those allowed in the "C -1" Commercial District.
(g) Upon completion of the various sections of a
development the proponent of a planned residential
development shall submit, as- built, site plans
showing the location of streets, lots and buildings
as approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals, and other-
wise complying with the provisions of the Subdivision
Ordinance as regards the format and contents of final
plats, to the Plan Commission, which shall then approve
such plans for recording as a final plat.
2. Data Required:
(a) Overall development plans showing proposed land
uses, number, type and location of dwelling units,
building heights, open space allocations, on site
parking provisions, streets, peripherial setbacks and
scheduled dates of completion of the development or
Its various sections.
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(b) An area location plan indicating existing and
proposed street systems, subdivision lines, and
building types, uses and approximate locations.
(c) Typical floor plans and elevations of all
buildings.
(d) Copies of legal documents regulating the
organization, construction, operation and /or sale
of the development in part or in whole, including
provisions for subsequent subdivision and documents
guaranteeing the protection of open spaces.
(e) Tabulated data giving the proposed number and
type of dwelling units, gross acreage, proposed land
coverage, ground and gross floor area, floor areas
by use, land areas by use, commercial facilities, and
estimated population and traffic to be generated.
3. Procedure:
(a) The proponent of a Planned Residential Development
in an "A -2" District shall petition the Board for
approval as an exception. The petition shall be
accompanied by an overall development plan and other
required documents and data as herein listed. The
Board shall study these plans, documents and data and
may then approve, approve subject to conditions or
disapprove the petition. After approval, the
proponent shall submit a minimum of four (4) sets of
true copies of the final development plan and all
legal documents, as approved, to the Board for
certification:. Two sets shall be filed with the
Board, one set with the Building Commissioner and
one set returned to the proponent.
(b) Upon receipt of a set of certified development
plans and documents from the Board the Building
Commissioner is authorized to issue permits for
buildings and improvements in accordance with the
development plan.
(c) For any change or amendment of the development
plan or the organization or the operation of the
development the proponent shall submit a written
request for approval to the Board. If the Board
approves such change, it shall so notify the Building
Commissioner who shall then issue a building permit.
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(d) The development plan and required legal documents,
as approved and certified by the Board shall be binding
upon the original and all subsequent owners of the
development or portions of it for the duration of the
development.
(e) Every petition filed for approval of an exception
as a Planned Residential Development shall be
accompanied by a fee to cover the cost of public
notice, due notice to interested parties and review.
The fee shall be a minimum of fifty (50) dollars and
shall increase by one (1) dollar per ten thousand
(10,000) dollars estimated project cost above five
hundred thousand (500,000) dollars to a maximum fee
of four hundred (400) dollars.
(f) It is suggested that the proponent of a Planned
Residential Development consult informally with the
Planning Director during the pre- planning stages.
(g) A bond which shall run to the City of South Bend,
be in an amount determined by the Board to be suf-
ficient to complete all improvements as shown on the
development plan as approved by the Board and in
compliance with this ordinance,be with surety by
a company licensed to do business in the State of
Indiana, and specify the time for completion for
the said improvements.
Section 2•
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its enactment, approval by the Mayor, and legal
publication.
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Tontmittee Ieport
Ma the Tans uau Touurd of the QTuy of £*oath Brad: August 10, 1964
Your Committee Of the Whole
to whom was referred "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 3702, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE
ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AS AMENDED ",
(Section 18, sub - section a of Ordinance No. 3702)
Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion this ordinance go to the Council
r, favorable, as amended.
P��� Chairman