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Council adopts zoning text changes to allow attached-home platting and adjusts multifamily height limits
Summary
Council approved zoning-text changes to simplify platting for attached homes (townhomes vs. condos), align subdivision and zoning code provisions, and adjust R-3A multifamily height limits; two council members voted no amid neighborhood concerns about density and height.
The Bloomington City Council on Sept. 8 approved further zoning text amendments intended to clarify subdivision and zoning rules for attached housing (such as townhomes) and to align building-height standards across multifamily zones.
Planning staff said the change resolves inconsistencies that have made it difficult to plat attached homes (where a homeowner owns both house and land) rather than condominium-style ownership. Staff also said the amendment aligns story-and-footage measurements so the…
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