09-14-2026 Council Committee Meeting Recording

The South Bend Common Council’s Community Investment and Zoning and Annexation Committee meetings on September 14, 2026, considered licensing, short-term-rental regulation, and zoning matters. The Community Investment Committee recommended Bill 26-30 for full Council consideration with a favorable recommendation, approving the issuance of scrap-metal and recycling-operation licenses. The application for South Bend Metal Recyclers was reported fully compliant; contingent licenses included requirements for Tire Waste Item to comply with a court order and stop accepting public tires until compliant, and Republic Services to complete replacement of its sprinkler system. No contract awards, competitive solicitations, or procurement spending were identified.

The committee approved a substitute version of Bill 52-26, establishing a city permit program for short-term rentals, and forwarded it to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation by a 3–2 vote. A proposed amendment requiring quarterly reports of registered rentals and owner/emergency-contact information to neighborhood associations and HOAs did not pass. Bill 53-26, requiring special exceptions for newly established non-owner-occupied short-term rentals, advanced to the Committee of the Whole without recommendation. The Zoning and Annexation Committee also recommended Bill 55-26 favorably for a two-unit dwelling at 1245 Corby Boulevard; the transcript ends during consideration of Bill 56-26 for a two-unit dwelling at 1246 Howard Street, so its outcome is unavailable. These proposed permitting and zoning rules could affect future short-term-rental operators and property owners.