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Council adopts ordinance adding climate-resilience element to comprehensive plan
Summary
Council adopted Ordinance 16-05 to add a climate resilience element to the city’s comprehensive plan, following a presentation that said House Bill 1181 requires jurisdictions to include such an element and Commerce completed its 60-day review.
The council adopted Ordinance 16-05 on April 14 to add a climate-resilience element to South Bend's comprehensive plan. Planner/presenter Wilhelman explained that House Bill 1181 requires planning jurisdictions to add a climate resilience element; Wilhelman emphasized that the added goals and policies are nonregulatory guidance for future planning and that the Department of Commerce had completed a 60-day review with no objections noted at this time.
Councilors expressed support for the ordinance and the motion to adopt passed by voice vote. Wilhelman said jurisdictions might need further adjustments in later comprehensive-plan updates as state laws continue to evolve.
