Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Council adopts amendments to UDO to tighten affordable-housing tiers and definitions

Bloomington Common Council · January 15, 2026
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

Council approved amendments to Title 20 (UDO) to set Tier 1 affordability at 90% AMI, Tier 2 at 70% AMI, change PUD qualifying standards to align with Tier 1 and remove an unused 'workforce housing' definition; Plan Commission recommended the petition with edits and council passed it 8-0.

The Common Council voted 8-0 on Jan. 14 to adopt Ordinance 2026-02, which implements text changes to Title 20 of the Bloomington Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) to implement previously directed resolutions addressing affordable-housing incentives.

Assistant Director of Planning and Transportation Jackie Scanlon explained that the ordinance responds to Resolution 2025-17 and contains three primary changes: it sets area median…

Already have an account? Log in

Subscribe to keep reading

Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.

  • Unlimited articles
  • AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
  • Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
  • Follow topics and more locations
  • 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans