The Bloomington Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on September 3, 2026, at 6:00pm in the Council Chambers at Bloomington Civic Plaza, 1800 West Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington, Minnesota, 55431, or by electronic means as permitted by State law, to consider Case #PL2026-140, an application by the City of Bloomington Planning Division for multiple amendments to the City Code, thereby amending Chapters 1, 14, 15, and 21 of the City Code.
Proposed revisions are: removing reference to earned sick and safe leave [§ 1.11(54)], [§ ]; allowing sheep, in addition to goats, to perform prescribed grazing [14.99(i), 14.99(l), 14.99(m)]; updating language for new definitions related to corner lots [§ 21.205.06(h), 21.301.02(b)(2), 21.301.02(g)(2)(A), 21.301.02(g)(4)(F), 21.301.02(g)(4)(H), 21.301.02(g)(4)(J), 21.301.02(g)(5)(B), 21.301.08(c)(2)(B)(ii), 21.301.08(c)(2)(C), 21.301.13(c)(2)(C)(iii), 21.301.13(c)(2)(C)(iv), 21.301.13(c)(2)(D), 21.301.16(a)(2), 21.302.07(b)(1)(A)(ii), 21.302.07(b)(1)(A)(iii), 21.302.07(b)(2)(A)(ii), 21.302.07(b)(2)(A)(iii), 21.302.27(c)(3)(B), 21.302.37(f)(3)(B)]; adding middle housing types to residential occupancy requirements [§ 21.203(b)(7)]; removing hotel parking as a conditional use in the CR-1, CS-0.5, and CS-1 zoning districts [§ 21.205.06(d)(5), 21.205.07(d)(3)]; correcting references to restaurants in the specialized zoning districts use table [§ 21.209(f)]; clarifying lighting compliance for mill and overlay projects [§ 15.13(e), 15.13(f), 21.301.06(g), 21.301.07(h)(2)]; modifying the professional title for lighting plans [§ 21.301.07(b)]; amending perimeter screening standards to recognize approval authority of the Planning Commission [§ 21.301.15(d)(1)(E)]; clarifying exterior material requirements for exterior refuse enclosures [§ 21.301.17(d)(2)(G)]; clarifying exterior material requirements for nonresidential and institutional uses in certain zoning districts [§ 21.301.24(d)]; updating accessory dwelling unit minimum and maximum sizes and changing site plan requirements [§ 21.302.03(b)(8)(A), 21.302.03(b)(8)(B), 21.302.03(c)(2)]; removing homeowner's associations as a conditional of approval for subdivisions [§ 21.302.08(c)(20)(B), 21.302.08(c)(20)(i), 21.302.08(c)(20)(ii), 21.302.08(c)(20)(iii), 21.302.08(c)(20)(iv)]; amending home business standards to clarify business-related vehicle parking and exterior storage requirements and correct the reference to approval authorities of type II home businesses [§ 21.302.13(d)(5)(B), 21.302.13(d)(9), 21.302.13(d)(10)]; clarifying residential care facilities may not be located in three-family, fourplex, or multiplex dwellings unless they occupy the entire structure [§ 21.302.23(c)]; correcting three-family dwelling approval in the R-4 zoning district and Planning Commission approval of final site and building plans [§ 21.501.01(c)(1)(C), 21.501.01(c)(3)]; and modifying the definition of limited use to include Planned Developments [§ 21.601].
