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REGULAR MEETING JUNE 23, 2008 SUBJECT TO EASEMENTS, COVENANTS, RESTRICTIONS AND RIGHT-OF-WAY OF RECORD. ALL BEARING AND DIMENSIONS ARE PER SAID RECORDED INSTRUMENTS REFERENCED HEREIN. Section II. It shall be and hereby is now declared and established that it is the policy of the City of South Bend, to furnish to said territory services of a non-capital nature, such as police and fire protection, street and road maintenance, street sweeping, flushing, and snow removal, within one (1) year of the effective date of the annexation in a manner equivalent in standard and scope to services furnished by the City to other areas of the City regardless of similar topography, patterns of land utilization, and population density; and to furnish to said territory, services of a capital improvement nature such as street and road construction, sidewalks, a street light system, a sanitary sewer system, a water distribution system, a storm water system and drainage plan, within three (3) years of the effective date of the annexation in the same manner as those services are provided to areas within the corporate boundaries of the City of South Bend regardless of similar topography, patterns of land use, or population density. Section III. The South Bend Common Council shall and does hereby now establish and adopt the Fiscal Plan, attached hereto as Exhibit “A”, and made a part hereof, for the furnishing of said services to the territory to be annexed, which provides, among other things, that with its construction of the proposed roadway, the City of South Bend will also extend the public sewer network and water main to the annexation area. Once constructed, any extension of these services for future development of the adjacent land will be paid by the developer of the adjacent land who will also pay for any street lighting, parking, sidewalks and similar improvements of the adjacent land including a drainage plan, all subject to the latest State and City of South Bend standards and ordinances. Section IV. This Resolution shall be effective from and of the date of adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. s/Timothy A. Rouse Member of the Common Council Councilmember Al “Buddy” Kirsits, Chairperson, Zoning & Annexation Committee, reported that this committee held a Public Hearing on this bill this afternoon and voted to send it to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Mr. Jeff Vitton, Planner, Division of Community Development, 1200 County-City Building, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Mr. Vitton advised that advised that this annexation is located on the east side of Mayflower Road approximately a quarter mile south of Adams. This is the first phase of annexations that will yield an extension of Auten Road. The annexation area will be at least 1/8 (24%) contiguous to the current City limits upon the completion of the Auten Connector Annexation Phase One, with contiguous 253 feet at 24% and non contiguous 801 feet at 75% for a total of 1054 feet at 100%. The Annexation area is 1.59 acres in area and contains one single-family home with one occupant. The existing home is slated to be removed for the extension of Auten Road by the city of South Bend utilizing TIF funds. The site if zoned “R” Residential in unincorporated St. Joseph County. Per the municipal code, the annexation area will be zoned “SF1” Single Family Residential upon approval of the City Council and incorporation into the City of South Bend. The st annexation area will be located in the 1 District. Currently, there is no sanitary sewer on any boundary of this site. A sanitary sewer plan for his and surrounding areas is under 7