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ORDINANCE No. .4217 - - -59
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
AUGUST 10, Igg 59
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend,
AUGUST 11, �9s 59
Clerk
of Common Council
Approved and signed by me AUGUST 1
Clerk
ORDINANCE NO. # 77-S-1
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 3702
COMMONLY KNOWN AS "THE ZONING ORDINANCE
OF THE'CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA."
BE IT ORDAINED by the Civil City of South Bend, Indiana:
'JUL 10 '59 PM
F I L E D
CITY OF SOUFH BEND
FREDA G NOBLE, CLERK
Section I. That Ordinance No. 3702, commonly known as "The Zoning
Ordinance of South Bend, Indiana" be amended by the
addition to Section 17 of the following sub - section:
(0) FENCES,:WALLS'AND HEDGES:
In all height and area districts, a solid fence or wall
not more than six (6 ft.) feet in height, a fence or wall
composed of at least 30q open space to permit the unobstructed
passage of air and light through such space and not more
than eight (8 ft.) feet in height, or a hedge or other
planting barrier not more than eight (8 ft.) feet in height
may be erected in the required sid4 and rear yards; but
In no case shall any fence, wall, Aedge, structure or other
barrier greater than three (3 ft.) feet in height be
erected between the street lot line and any set -back line
required by this Ordinance unless such fence, wall, hedge,
structure or other barrier be composed of at least 75/
open space to permit the unobstructed passage of light, air
or vision through such space, in which case height shall
not exceed eight (8 ft.),feet.
Section 11, This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its enactment and approval by the Mayor and
legal publication.
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CITY OF SOUTH BEND
SOUTH BEND. INDIANA
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
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J. FRANK MILES
PRESIDENT
GALEN B. SARGENT
VICE-PRESIDENT
RAYMOND S. ANDRYSIAK
F. R. HENREKIN
RICHARD KROMKOWSKI
S ERT MCCLELLAN
CHESTER MUSZYNSKI
RICHARD VAN PARIS
WILLIAM WEBSTER
FORREST R. WEST
ROBERT L. HUFF
DIRECTOR OF PLANNING
The Honorable Common Council
City of South Bend
South Bend, Indiana
Gentlemen:
July 10, 1959
We hereby petition your Honorable body to take appropriate action
to amend Ordinance #3702 by the adoption of the attached ordinance
relative to fences, walls, and hedges.
The attached ordinance amending Ordinance #3702 was legally
advertised on June 22, 1959 and given public hearing under date
of July 2, 1959. The following action was taken:
After due consideration the Commission found that
substantial justice would be done by the favorable
recommendation of the ordinance. It was therefore duly
moved, seconded and unanimously carried that the
ordinance be recommended favorably to the Common Council.
Very truly yours,
CITY P �N�ING�- COMMISSION
Robert L. Huff, f�
Director - Secretary
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