2010 Annual Report- Zoning & Annexation Committee

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000 t o u o ' o0 2010 Zoning & Annexation Annual Report Date: December 7, 2010 To: The South Bend Common Council The Office of the City Clerk From: Council Member at Large Al "Buddy" Kirsits, Chairperson Zoning and Annexation Committee Introduction: r Pursuant to § 2-10 (i) of the Sozrtlt Bend Municipal Code, which requires an annual report summarizing committee activities by the 2°d Monday of December, I am pleased to file this 2010 Annual Report of the Zoning and Annexation Committee. It highlights some of the activities of this calendar year, and makes some recommendations for consideration to improve the overall operations which affect land use decisions and enforcement of zoning regulations in the City of South Bend. Committee Membership: This year's Committee members included the same members which we had in 2009: 6`'' Council Member Oliver Davis, Vice-Chairperson 3`d District Council Member Tom LaFountain, Member 5"' District Council Member Dr. David Varner, Member Council Member at Large Al "Buddy'' Kirsits, Chairperson Unfortunately, we had no citizen member serving on the Committee this year. Duties and Responsibilities: As noted in the South Bend Municipal Code, the Zoning and Annexation Committee is charged with the following duties: "Oversees the activities related to the Board of Zoning Appeals, recommendations from the Area Plan Commission and the Historic Preservation Commission, as well as all related matters addressing annexation and zoning'. Committee Meetings: As of the date of this report, the Z & A Committee will have met fifteen (15) times. Rezoning requests, special exceptions, fiscal plans and related annexations were again the bulk of the reviews conducted by the committee members.