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Council adopts zoning updates and passes a property-vacation ordinance
Summary
The Common Council voted unanimously on April 27 to adopt two zoning-related ordinances that update code language and make targeted zoning changes (including accessory dwelling-unit and building-width flexibility) and to vacate a paper alley near West Calvert; the council also advanced several zoning petitions to the Board of Zoning Appeals.
The South Bend Common Council unanimously adopted a package of zoning updates and approved the vacation of a paper alley at its April 27 meeting.
After presentations from zoning staff, the council approved two measures: Bill 21-26, which updates multiple municipal-code chapters to align with the current zoning code (Chapter 21), and substitute Bill 22-26, a broader set of zoning amendments. Zoning staff described the changes as a mix of clerical updates and targeted policy…
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