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Bloomington planners propose allowing 80% impervious coverage for developments using affordable-housing incentive; commission seeks answers
Summary
City planning staff presented a UDO amendment that would let developments using the affordable-housing incentive increase maximum impervious-surface coverage to 80%; the Environmental Commission raised concerns about stormwater, tree canopy and green space and asked staff to get clarifying answers before council revisits the measure on Feb. 4.
Jamie Kreindler, senior zoning planner for Bloomington City, told the Environmental Commission on Jan. 15 that a proposed Unified Development Ordinance incentive would allow developments using the affordable-housing incentive to increase maximum impervious-surface coverage to 80%.
The change is framed as a dimensional incentive to encourage density: according to Kreindler, the current code sets maximum impervious coverage for lower-density residential districts at roughly 30% (R‑1), 40% (R‑2), 45% (R‑3) and 50% (R‑4), and the proposal would offer relaxed limits for projects that incorporate affordable units. “One of the changes that is being proposed to council has to do with the maximum impervious surface coverage and increasing that to 80% for developments that are using affordable housing,” Kreindler said.
Commissioners expressed…
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