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Council adopts Phase Two of "Missing Middle" ordinance with conditions on detached townhouses

Bloomington City Council · March 23, 2026
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Summary

Bloomington City Council adopted the second-phase "Missing Middle" ordinance (option B), allowing cottage courts and making detached townhouse dwellings permitted in R-1 with performance and height standards to match single-family homes; council emphasized public-notice and site-level review.

Bloomington City Council on March 23 adopted Phase Two of its "Missing Middle" ordinance, revising how certain multi-unit housing types are treated in single-family (R-1) neighborhoods.

Planning staff summarized the changes adopted under the staff-recommended Option B: cottage court dwellings will be permitted in R-1, while detached townhouse dwellings will also be allowed as a permitted use but must meet the…

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