Zoning Ordinance Update Project

The City of Bloomington is undergoing a multi-year effort to update its Zoning Ordinance and related City Code provisions. The current Zoning Ordinance (Section 19 of the City Code), largely written in the 1950s, has never been comprehensively updated. A total of 28 guiding principles (23KB, 2-page PDF) guide the project in the areas of growth, housing, transportation, community vitality, and customer service. The larger project is divided into many smaller subprojects.

Updates now in progress

Residential districts and standards

Completed updates

Accessory dwelling unit standards
Animal/Agriculture standards
Application processes
B-2 rezonings
B-4 District drive-through standards
B-4 Rezonings
Bell tower and steeple standards
Billboards
Body art establishment standards
C-4 rezonings
Church standards update/RLUIPA compliance
Commercial zoning districts
Electronic message board and video display signs
Exterior construction
Fees updates - 2009
Fence standards
Height standards
Home occupation/business standards
HX-R - Mixed-use zoning district for South Loop
Interim Use ordinance amendments
Landscaping and screening standards
Lighting standards
Miscellaneous rezonings
2012 Miscellaneous issues ordinance
2011 Miscellaneous issues ordinance
2009 Miscellaneous issues ordinance
2008 Miscellaneous issues ordinance
2007 Miscellaneous issues ordinance
2006 Miscellaneous issues ordinance
Nonconformity standards
Park dedication standards
Parking and loading standards
Pawnshop and secondhand goods dealer standards
Platting/Subdivision regulations
Runway related airport overlay zoning district
Temporary conditional uses - reclassification
Transportation Demand Management
Tree preservation, residential building height and lot width standards
Two-family dwelling standards