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Board approves variances for proposed downtown convention center site
Summary
The Board of Zoning Appeals approved a package of variances for the Monroe County Capital Improvement Board’s proposed convention center at the south edge of downtown, allowing deviations from build‑to, facade articulation and driveway standards because of the building’s large, civic function and site constraints.
The Bloomington Board of Zoning Appeals on Jan. 23 approved a set of variances requested by the Monroe County Capital Improvement Board for a proposed convention center on a 1.7‑acre site at the south edge of downtown between College and Walnut streets.
Jackie Salmon, development services manager, and planning staff described the proposal as a roughly 55,000‑square‑foot conference and convention center whose primary interior feature is a two‑story, roughly 30,000‑square‑foot great hall. Because of the…
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