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October 1, 2026
Honorable Dr. Oliver Davis
3rd Floor, City Hall
South Bend, IN 46601
RE: Proposed Zoning Text Amendment #10
Dear Committee Chair Dr. Davis:
Filed in Clerk's Office
Oct 1, 2026
Bianca Tirado
City Clerk, South Bend, IN
Enclosed is an Ordinance for a proposed Text Amendment to Chapter 21. The Common Council
of the City of South Bend, Indiana, adopted a new zoning ordinance for the City of South Bend
that went into effect on January 1, 2020, which included changes to the Northeast Neighborhood
Zoning Overlay district. However, continued development in the Northeast Neighborhood has
necessitated a comprehensive review of the district's regulations to evaluate whether they still
drive desired outcomes for the neighborhood today. The changes contained within this ordinance
will remove rules that are redundant or difficult to enforce, fix regulations to match their true
intent, and promote higher -quality development.
Please include the attached Ordinance on the Council agenda for first reading at your October 12,
2026 Council meeting and set it for public hearing at your October 26, 2026 Council meeting.
The petition is tentatively scheduled for public hearing at the October 19, 2026 South Bend Plan
Commission meeting. The recommendation of the South Bend Plan Commission will be
forwarded to the Office of the City Clerk by noon on the day following the public hearing.
If you have any questions, please call our office at (574) 235-7627.
Sincerely,
Mark Dellostritto
Zoning Specialist
Tim Corcoran Brian Killen Francisco Fotia
Planning Director Zoning Administrator Commission President
BILL NO. 76-26
ORDINANCE NO.
Filed in Clerk's Office
Oct 1, 2026
Bianca Tirado
City Clerk, South Bend, IN
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 21 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE
TO REVISE THE NNZO NORTHEAST NEIGHBORHOOD ZONING OVERLAY
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT
The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, adopted a new zoning ordinance
for the City of South Bend that went into effect on January 1, 2020, which included changes
to the Northeast Neighborhood Zoning Overlay district. However, continued development in
the Northeast Neighborhood has necessitated a comprehensive review of the district's
regulations to evaluate whether they still drive desired outcomes for the neighborhood today.
The changes contained within this ordinance will remove rules that are redundant or difficult
to enforce, fix regulations to match their true intent, and promote higher -quality development.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of South Bend,
Indiana, as follows:
SECTION I. Chapter 21, Zoning, of the South Bend Municipal Code, Article 5 Overlay
Districts, Section 21-05.02 NNZO Northeast Neighborhood Zoning Overlay is hereby
amended as follows:
(b) Applicability
Notwithstanding any provision elsewhere in the South Bend Zoning Ordinance
to the contrary, all -new development within the NNZO shall be subject to the
regulations of this section.
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(d) Uses
(1) Accessory Uses
(A) Trash Containers. Residential trash containers shall not be
stored in an established front or corner yard unless they are
screened or otherwise not visible from the street.
(f) Building Standards
(2) Building Materials
(4) Building Components
(A) Garage
In a S 1, U 1, or U2 district, the total capacity of a garage,
garages, or carports, in combination, whether attached or
detached, shall not exceed 2 vehicles when facing a
street or open space.
iii. When the primary building is a Detached House,
Cottage Court, or Duplex, anv garage Garages shall
Meerperate have a roof types matching that f
type of the primary building. Where appropriate to the
design, dormers may be included.
(5) Building Types
(A) Carriage House, Detached House, Cottage Court, or Duplex
Roof type shall be gabled or hipped. Flat roof forms
may only be used on the primary house form when
consistent with its architectural style, for building
frontage types, and on the secondary additive form.
(B) Townhouse
Roof type shall be gabled or hipped. Flat roof forms
may only be used on the primary house form when
consistent with its architectural style, for building
frontage types, and on the secondary additive form.
(C) Apartment House, eF Stacked Flats, Shop, or Mid-Rise/Tower
i. Roof type shall be gabled, hipped, or flat with a parapet.
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(6) Building Frontage Types
(A) Porch
i. On a Detached House, Cottage Court, Duplex, or
Townhouse building, a A porch shall cover a minimum
of 50 percent of the primary house form.
(B) Stoop
i. On a Detached House, Cottage Court, Duplex, or
Townhouse building, a 74 stoop shall cover a minimum
of 30 percent of the primary house form.
SECTION II. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by
the Common Council and approval by the Mayor.
Canneth J. Lee, Council President
South Bend Common Council
Attest:
Bianca L. Tirado, City Clerk
Office of the City Clerk
Presented by me, the undersigned Clerk of the City of South Bend, to the Mayor of the
City of South Bend, Indiana on the day of , 2026, at o'clock .m.
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Bianca L. Tirado, City Clerk
Office of the City Clerk
Approved and signed by me on the day of , 2026, at, o'clock
James Mueller, Mayor
City of South Bend, Indiana