HomeMy WebLinkAboutAmending Zoning Ordinance - Section 1, DefinitionsORDINANCE No. 4665 - -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 04EW PRESS
ORDINANCE NO. L16, 6v _, - 5Z
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 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 1, Definitions, of Ordinance No. 3702, (as
amended), commonly knowE/ as the Zoning Ordinance of the City
of South Bend, Indiana be amended by the additinn thereto of
the following definitions:
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DWELLING UNIT - a building or a portion thereof designed or
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arranged to provide living facilities for a single family.
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Each "dwelling unit" shall contain permanently installed
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kitchen and toilet facilities.
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FLOOR AREA - The "floor area" of a building shall be taken to
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be the sum of the gross areas of the several floors of the
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building, measured from the exterior faces of exterior walls
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or from the centerline of common walls. "Floor Area" shall
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include floor openings for stairwells, elevator shafts, and
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duct work, floor space used for mechanical equipment, open
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or enclosed, penthouses, attic space having headroom of seven
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feet -ten inches (7' -10 ") or more, interior balconies, mezzanines
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and enclosed porches, and covered floor areas devoted to
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accessory uses. Basement floor area shall be included when
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more than one -half (112) of the basement height is above
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finished grade or when utilized as a dwelling unit or for
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commercial or industrial purposes. "Floor Area" shall not
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be included when used for off - street parking or unloading.
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GROSS ACREAGE - all lands and open spaces included in a tract,
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and one half (112) of all abutting streets, alleys and utility
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easements.
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PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT - a tract of land under single
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ownership or control, which is to be developed as a unit,
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according to an overall development plan and which complies
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with the intent and requirements of this ordinance regarding
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such developments.
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OFF- STREET PARKING SPACE - a suitably surfaced area provided for
the off-street parking of vehicles. Such "spaces" shall be a
useable area containing a minimum of two hundred (200) square
feet, having least dimensions of approximately nine (9) feet
by twenty (20) feet, and shall be adequately surfaced, drained,
screened, and landscaped. Aisle, access, or maneuvering space
shall not be included in the minimum useable area.
USEABLE OPEN SPACE - those spaces useable for outdoor recreational
living an Ouse old uses normally carried on out doors; which
are not devoted to non - household uses, vehicular use or parking;
which are open to the sky; which, if above grade, are structur-
ally sound and adequately surfaced and protected; and which
are accessible to all occupants of the dwelling unit or units
for whom the space is required.
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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A Member of the Common cil
of the City of South Bend, Indiana
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June 22, 1964
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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 ".
(Amending Section l of Ordinance No. 3702 by the addiirion thereto of additional
definitions).
Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion this ordinance go to the
Council as favorable.
Chairman