From The Bloomington Chronicle
Timeline: Bloomington Zoning Changes
- 2025-03-12 Bloomington city council fails to pass Resolution 2025-05 on a 4–4 vote. The resolution would have initiated a change to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) regarding: sustainability incentives and planned unit development requirements for building electrification; the elimination of minimum parking requirement to facilitate housing development and reduce housing costs; and a reduction of minimum lot widths, lot areas, and building setback requirement to better align with Bloomington’s historic form and character. [copy of Res 2025-05] [BSB coverage]
- 2025-03-12 Bloomington city council fails to pass Resolution 2025-06 on a 4-4 vote. The resolution would have initiated a change to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) to generally allow for more housing options across the city to fill the “missing middle housing” gap. The resolution specifically calls for UDO amendments that apply form-based regulations equally across housing type, expand uses and remove restrictions for plexes, remove some ADU requirements and increase ADU size, and expand cottage developments. [copy of Res 2025-06] [BSB coverage]
- 2025-03-10 Bloomington plan commission case number
- 2025-03-10 Bloomington plan commission case number ZO-01-25, related to city council Res 2024-23 about affordable housing incentives ??
- 2025-03-10 Bloomington plan commission case number ZO-03-25, related to city council Res 2024-25 about SROs administratively continued on agenda with no discussion at meeting.
- 2025-03-10 Bloomington plan commission case numbers
- 2025-02-10 Bloomington plan commission case number ZO-01-25, related to city council Res 2024-23 about affordable housing incentives ??
- 2025-02-10 Bloomington plan commission case number ZO-03-25, related to city council Res 2024-25 about SROs administratively continued on agenda with no discussion at meeting.
- 2025-01-16 Bloomington plan commission case number ZO-01-25, related to city council Res 2024-23 about affordable housing incentives gets a public hearing in front of plan commission.
- 2025-01-31 Bloomington plan commission case number ZO-03-25, related to city council Res 2024-25 about SROs, has notice published for public hearings on February 10, 2025 and March 10, 2025 at 5:30 p.m [copy of published notice]
- 2025-01-06 Bloomington plan commission case number ZO-01-25, related to city council Res 2024-23 about affordable housing incentives, has notice published for public hearings on January 16, 2025 and February 10, 2025 at 5:30 p.m [copy of published notice]
- 2024-11-26 The Bloomington city council's Nov. 20, 2024 Resolution 2024-23 is signed by Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson. Res 2024-23 initiates a change to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) regarding affordable housing, including but not limited to expected owner-occupied unit development, and to to require housing developments that use the "Payment-in-Lieu" option to accept housing vouchers. [copy of Res 2024-23]
- 2024-11-26 The Bloomington city council's Nov. 20, 2024 Resolution 2024-25 is signed by Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson. Res 2024-25 initiates a change to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) to add Single-Room Occupancy buildings as a permitted use in the City, with further guidance as to what should be considered regarding the definition, location, and use of such structures. [copy of Res 2024-25]
- 2021-05 Bloomington's city council votes to allow duplexes as a conditional use in some districts that were previously zoned for just single-family residential. https://bsquarebulletin.com/udo-update-plexes-banned-in-core-neighborhoods-adus-allowed-by-right/
- 2019-11 Bloomington's city council votes to disallow plexes in areas historically zoned just for single-family residential. https://bsquarebulletin.com/bloomington-duplex-zoning-ordinance-enacted-on-6-3-vote-revised-citywide-zoning-map-okd-on-8-1-tally/
