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Board grants multiple variances for narrow downtown lot at Northeast corner of Morton and W. Kirkwood, denies none after debate
Summary
The Board approved a package of variances for a proposed narrow mixed-use building at the northeast corner of Morton and West Kirkwood, including waivers for ground-floor nonresidential percentage, parking setbacks and alley access, and—over staff recommendation—allowed a small height exemption for rooftop elevator/penthouse structures.
The Bloomington Board of Zoning Appeals on April 24 approved variances allowing a three-story mixed-use building on an unusually narrow downtown lot at the northeast corner of Morton Street and West Kirkwood Avenue, granting relief from several requirements in the Courthouse Square Overlay District and approving a requested height variance for rooftop elevator access after debate.
Staff explained the property is roughly 18.8 feet wide with a building-to-building encroachment that reduces the practical buildable width to about 16.9 feet. Eric (staff presenter) described five variance requests: reduce the required minimum of 50% ground-floor nonresidential space (the proposal shows roughly 45% nonresidential on the ground floor); allow architectural articulation exceptions because of the narrow lot; permit…
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