Duplex in central neighborhood OK’d by Bloomington after revisions to design

On Thursday, Bloomington’s board of zoning appeals (BZA) voted 3–1 to approve the conditional use application for a duplex on an empty lot northwest of Bryan Park in a central Bloomington neighborhood.

Dissenting was Barre Klapper. Voting for the duplex were: Tim Ballard, Flavia Burrell, and Jo Throckmorton.

Each half of the planned duplex has three bedrooms and three bathrooms.

The lot, which is on the south side of Wylie Street, is zoned R3 (residential small lot). That means a duplex is possible, but only as a conditional use, which means that it requires review and approval by the BZA. Continue reading “Duplex in central neighborhood OK’d by Bloomington after revisions to design”

UDO Update: City council OKs amendments impacting driveways, payment-in-lieu, ranch porches

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A drawing that helps illustrate the change to setbacks for front-loading garages, which had an impact on the length of driveways. 

The penultimate batch of amendments to Bloomington’s updated unified development ordinance (UDO) were dispatched by the city council in less than 90 minutes on Tuesday (Dec. 10).

The council handled 11 amendments on Tuesday, six of them on a consent agenda.

That sets the stage for final adoption of the UDO on Wednesday, Dec. 18, after four additional amendments are heard. The four new amendments are likely to be non-controversial.
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