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Council adopts UDO change to incent affordable units but limits impervious-surface increase
Summary
The Common Council adopted Ordinance 20-26-01 (amended) to expand affordable-housing incentives in the Unified Development Ordinance, including increased impervious-surface allowances for qualifying projects, after passing a council amendment that tiered increases (R1→40%, R2→50%, R3→60%, R4→65%); the vote was 6–2 and drew strong environmental and procedural debate.
The Bloomington Common Council voted Feb. 4 to adopt Ordinance 20-26-01, a package of amendments to Title 20 of the Bloomington Municipal Code (the Unified Development Ordinance) intended to strengthen affordable-housing incentives. Council adopted the ordinance as amended by a 6–2 roll-call vote.
The ordinance, as presented by Assistant Director Jackie Scanlon of the Department of Planning and Transportation, includes three primary changes summarized by the clerk: (1) increased maximum impervious-surface coverage allowances for certain owner-occupied or incentivized affordable projects; (2) adjusted landscape-area and impervious-surface thresholds for tier-2 affordability projects; and (3) higher payment-in-lieu amounts and clearer administrative procedures for payment in lieu of on-site affordable units. Scanlon told council staff expect to contract for a nexus study in 2026 to better quantify economic impacts and…
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