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BZA approves contractor-yard development in Thompson PUD with floodplain safeguards
Summary
The Board approved a conditional use for a five-building contractor yard at 1320 South Rogers, requiring buildings be elevated and compensatory storage installed; staff and petitioner said FEMA review and technical site-plan revisions remain.
The Bloomington Board of Zoning Appeals on March 26 approved a conditional-use request that allows a five-building contractor-yard development at 1320 South Rogers within Parcel C of the Thompson planned-unit development.
Planning staff noted more than half of the 6.42-acre parcel lies in the Clear Creek floodplain; the petitioner proposed siting buildings toward the east to avoid floodplain where possible, elevating structures at least two feet above the 100-year flood elevation and providing compensatory storage ponds to offset fill.
"The plans show compensatory storage and elevation above the regulatory flood elevation," the planning presentation said, and staff concluded the submission met conditional-use criteria provided the petitioner secures required floodplain and technical approvals from FEMA and city utilities. Dylan Reynolds of Spaceco, the petitioner’s civil engineer, said the project team had submitted calculations and would respond to staff comments as part of the ongoing site-plan and floodplain-permit reviews.
Board members emphasized the technical nature of floodplain approvals and approved the conditional-use request unanimously with the standard conditions and the expectation that compensatory storage and FEMA review be completed before full construction. The petitioner and staff will continue to work through technical comments before final permits are issued.
What happens next: The developer must complete FEMA and city technical reviews and secure any floodplain development permits before construction; staff will track compliance with the compensatory-storage and elevation conditions.
