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BZA denies request to convert corner commercial unit to apartment at 3rd & Grant
Summary
The Board of Zoning Appeals denied a petition to convert a small, long-vacant corner commercial space at the southwest corner of 3rd and Grant into a ground-floor apartment, finding the proposal conflicted with downtown goals for active street-front uses and that required variance findings were not met.
The Bloomington Board of Zoning Appeals voted to deny a petition to convert a small ground-floor commercial/leasing space on the southwest corner of 3rd and Grant streets into a two-bedroom apartment.
Staff told the board the space was designed as ground-floor commercial when the building was approved and that downtown design goals emphasize active uses at street level for pedestrian vitality. The code allows ground-floor dwelling units only if they are set back at least 20 feet from the front facade; staff said the…
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