Proposed amendments to the text of Bloomington’s unified development ordinance (UDO), and proposed changes to the citywide zoning map, were scrutinized by the public in late 2020.
The insertion of the word “all” in one spot is the only change to the UDO made by Ordinance ZO-02-21. It was unanimously recommended for adoption by the plan commission Monday night. The more controversial aspects of the 10-ordinance package are not expected to be heard until March 25 at the soonest.
Revised versions of the proposed text and map changes have now landed in front of the city’s nine-member plan commission.
In about an hour on Monday night, the city’s plan commission dispatched a handful of the more non-controversial zoning changes.
Votes on three proposed changes came after commissioners received an overview of the whole package from development services manager Jackie Scanlan.
Bloomington’s planning and transportation department announced late Thursday afternoon that a citywide zone map revision will start formal hearings in front of the city plan commission on March 8.
Blue shaded areas indicate areas that are no longer proposed to be changed to R4 zoning on the citywide zoning map. The areas that are proposed to be rezoned to R4 are indicated in green. Orange indicates areas proposed to be zoned to residential multifamily (RM).
Also a part of the formal hearings will be text amendments to the unified development ordinance (UDO) that alter the allowable uses of land in different zoning districts.
Compared to the public engagement drafts—for both the zone map and the text amendments—the planning staff is now proposing less-dense land uses.
The plan commission can amend the proposal during the course of its deliberations. The city council will have the final say.
The less-dense use is proposed in connection with all four of these residential uses: R1 (Residential Large Lot); and R2 (Residential Medium Lot); R3 (Residential Small Lot); and R4 (Residential Urban).
A map provided on the project web page shows a significantly reduced amount of area proposed for the R4 zoning district. It’s a new district that was created as part of a revision to the unified development ordinance (UDO) that was approved by the city council in late 2019.
