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C)CITY OF SOUTH BEND I OFFICE OF THE CLERK Mr. Corcoran replied, They can't because there are no areas in the City that are zoned, currently, for this zone. So, what it means is they would have to come to you for the rezoning. Right now, there are SF-One (1) and SF-Two (2), and those are mapped in the City. There is nothing in the City map that enables SF-Three (3) at the moment. That means there is no property at all, within the City,that is enabled to do this right now. They have to come to you to get a rezoning first(1st) Councilmember Scott stated, Right,but we pass this SF-Three (3), right? Mr. Corcoran replied, If we pass SF-Three (3)tonight, that gives them the opportunity to come to you for a rezoning. But it has to go through Council. Committeemember Ferlic stated, And the remapping has to come before Council, too. Committeemember Ferlic then made a motion to send Substitute Bill No. 14-19 to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Committeemember Broden seconded this motion which carried by a voice vote of five (5) ayes. Substitute Bill No. 15-19- CBD Zoning Ordinance Amendment Committeemember Ferlic made a motion to hear the second(2nd)Substitute version of Bill No. 15- 19.Committeemember Broden seconded this motion which carried by a voice vote of five(5)ayes. Mr. Wyatt stated, The petitioners are requesting to repeal and replace the CBD, Central Business District of the City of South Bend Zoning Ordinance. This ordinance was drafted to simplify regulations and to stimulate development in the heart of South Bend. Experience using this ordinance provision has shown that development in this district has been unable to meet its full potential. This ordinance also protects the assets in downtown, most importantly the river. This new CBD district seeks to promote a high intensity urban center with a mixture of mid to high-rise Mixed-Use development on a pedestrian-oriented scale. This comes to you with a favorable recommendation from the Area Plan Commission, and I will defer to DCI for elaboration. Committeemember Broden stated, I would like to make a quick comment, just as a sponsor. I would like to thank the Committee for hearing this and the Council for its earlier consideration. This was Council initiated as a text amendment.That pathway is in conjunction with our Planning Department. It was previewed to us as a Council prior to its first (1st) filing which was May 15th Subsequently, Councilmember Dr. Davis, who Chairs the Zoning and Annexation Committee, scheduled both the previous text amendment and this one(1) for a Committee meeting where staff presented. It was available to the public and we were basically introduced to this.Thankfully,there were other Council Members who attended that meeting and they were able to preview it with us. So, I'm eager for this. This, today, is kind of a second (2nd) overview in terms of the elements of this. I have been very supportive of it in its pathway because, similar to the many other text amendments we have taken a look at in my tenure, they all go toward incremental changes to our zoning. We know our zoning dates back to 2004 but we have historically made changes and have really tried to be responsive to the data coming to us from the developer community,residents and things that have been either historically approved by way of the Plan Commission or ABZA.There is data behind this. There is also, I think too, the importance of good developmental standards, getting down to the construction detail and some of that stuff that has informed many of the EXCELLENCE I ACCOUNTABILITY I INNOVATION I INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building',227 W.Jefferson Bvld South Bend,Indiana 46601 p 574.235.9221 f 574.235.9173 TTD 574.235.5567 wwwsouthbendin.gov 8