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Bloomington council adopts annual UDO updates tightening design rules and protections for creeks
Summary
The Bloomington City Council unanimously adopted four annual Unified Development Ordinance amendments on May 21 that include technical corrections, design-standard changes (setbacks, tree/lighting approvals), stronger riparian buffers for Jackson and Clear Creek, and clarified rules for parking, signs and autonomous-vehicle fleet siting.
The Bloomington City Council unanimously approved four ordinances on May 21 that together update the city's Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) with technical corrections, design clarifications and new limits intended to protect streams and better guide development.
The package included Ordinance 20-25-11 (technical corrections), 20-25-12 (design standards and incentives), 20-25-13 (use-specific standards) and 20-25-14 (subdivision, administration and definitions). Jackie Scanlon, assistant director of planning and transportation, said, "This is our yearly update," and walked the council through corrections, clarifications and substantive edits made after Plan Commission review.
Why it matters: the changes affect where…
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