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BZA approves easement variance so Parks can build multiuse trail through power‑line corridor
Summary
The Board approved V‑20‑25, granting the City Parks request to temporarily waive the UDO requirement to plat multiple environmental easements for a multiuse trail project in a Duke Energy power‑line corridor; staff said no environmental standards were being waived and future development will still require easement platting.
The Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance (V‑20‑25) requested by Bloomington Parks and Recreation to delay the UDO‑required platting and recording of multiple environmental easements while building a multiuse trail through a Duke Energy power‑line corridor on property owned by the Monroe County Board of Commissioners.
Planning staff explained the variance does not waive the UDO’s environmental protection standards; it only postpones the legal platting of tree‑preservation, karst, steep‑slope and…
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