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Council adopts biannual parking-ramp licensing and inspection requirement

Bloomington City Council · November 18, 2025
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Summary

The council approved an ordinance requiring biannual operational licensing and state-engineer inspection reports for parking ramps (fee $175 per ramp every two years) to improve public safety and ramp maintenance oversight.

Bloomington adopted an ordinance establishing a biannual parking-ramp operational license that requires property owners to submit an application and an engineer's inspection report for qualifying ramps.

Building official Bernadette Gillespie told the council the city has 179 ramps, most older than 20 years, and proposed a two-year license with a $175 fee per ramp to cover administrative costs. The program will require a…

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