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Council adopts Hopewell PUD with compromise on permanent affordability and energy commitments
Summary
After hours of debate, Bloomington—ity Council adopted the Hopewell planned unit development (Ordinance 2026-06) and approved a compromise affordability package (minimum 35% permanently affordable, goal 50%) plus a written energy-efficiency commitment; council withdrew a prior all-electric reasonable condition amid legal and feasibility concerns.
Bloomington City Council adopted Ordinance 2026-06 on May 6, 2026, approving the rezoning of a 6.3-acre site to a planned unit development (the Hopewell PUD) and attaching a set of written commitments and reasonable conditions intended to secure energy-efficiency and long-term affordability.
The council removed a previously proposed "reasonable condition six" that would have required all-electric construction after attorneys and staff flagged state legal constraints. Instead, the council voted to adopt Written Commitment No. 1, a staff-drafted energy-efficiency and electrification commitment detailing performance and inspection standards and citing a target HERS (Home Energy Rating System) score that drew technical questions from council members and staff. Director Killian Hansen told the council HERS is an industry tool that reflects building-specific variables and that a HERS target of 65 would be aggressive for small homes; Council Member Pedmont Smith and others said they could not independently verify that the…
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