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Bloomington council tables Opticos "missing middle" housing report after heated questions
Summary
Council members heard a presentation of a consultant report recommending zoning and code changes to encourage small-scale, “missing middle” housing, then voted to table consideration indefinitely amid requests for more testing, outreach and clarity about implementation.
The Bloomington City Council on May 20 received a presentation of a missing-middle housing study by consultant Opticos and then voted to table consideration of the report indefinitely, citing concerns about details, community outreach and next steps.
The report, commissioned by the city to identify regulatory barriers to small-scale, house‑scale multifamily housing, was presented by Jennifer Settle of Opticos and city planner Alyssa Pemberton. "The goal here today is to really highlight, some of the key takeaways and pieces that are in the missing middle housing study for Bloomington," Settle told the council during the presentation.
Council members and several members of the public pressed staff and the consultant for more information about community engagement, specific implementation steps and whether the study would force immediate code changes. City Manager Jeff Jurgens said the resolution before council would "direct staff to say, you're on the…
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