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With no other members of the public wishing to speak, Committee Chair Davis then turned the floor back to the petitioner for a rebuttal. Ms. Smith replied, The ordinance for outdoor seating actually requires they not interfere with the sidewalk right of ways. So that is in the ordinance but it sounds like it might be an enforcement issue. Committee Chair Davis then turned the floor back to the Committee for further comment or main motion. Committeemember Broden made a motion to send Bill No. 17-72 to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Committeemember Gavin Ferlic seconded this motion which carried unanimously by a voice vote of three (3) ayes. Committeemember Ferlic then made a motion to hear together Bill No. 73-17 and 74-14 for purposes of presentation and public hearing. Committeemember Broden seconded this motion which carried unanimously by a voice vote of three (3) ayes. Bill No. 73-17- Zoning Text Amendment pertaining to Engineering Standard Bill No. 74-17-Zoning Text Amendment pertaining to Pyramiding Uses Ms. Smith stated, The first ordinance deals with things related to engineering. This was in conjunction with the Building Department,the Department of Community Investment,the Area Plan Commission and the Engineering Department. The first provision deals with the clear sight triangle. One (1) change exempts the Central Business District. We allow buildings to go all the way to a zero (0) foot setback and the required site triangle needs to be counter-intuitive. We have wide sidewalks in downtown and there really isn't an issue. It would also reduce the twenty-five (25) foot clear sight area at the intersections to ten(10) feet. We recently learned from the Indiana Department of Transportation(INDOT)that this is the standard they use in urban areas. Because of reduced road speeds and wider walkways,this makes sense. We also discovered that many of our private streets and alleys are wider than what we are currently putting in throughout the Smart Streets efforts. It seems silly to have people over-pave their areas. Right now we require five (5)waiting spaces for cars behind the drive through, whether it is a restaurant or bank. The five (5) spaces is way more than most people need. We did add provisions to make sure it cannot interfere with any other parking or pedestrian ways. She continued, The other ordinance addresses why we have such explicitly defined uses in South Bend. There are so many specific zonings and sometimes people have to down-zone in order to do something with their property. We want to preserve districts and make sure owners aren't having to change back and forth. This is taking a closer look at, and aligning, the allowed uses as the zones change. It doesn't include the residential uses and doesn't include the Central Business District Committee Chair Davis then opened the floor to questions from the Committee and Councilmembers. 3