Planning Division

The Planning Division guides Bloomington's future direction through studies and zoning controls. The division reviews and prepares recommendations on applications for development, rezoning, use permits and variances and works closely with the Planning Commission.

• Development
• Plans and studies
• Resources
• Codes

Development

• Development application
• Development Map
• Development Review Committee
• Economic development
• Environmental reviews
• Online calendar: Links to the Planning Commission meeting schedule, agendas, agenda items, synopses, and webcasts . Browse for meetings that are posted for each month. Documentation is added as it becomes available.
• Planning Commission yearly meeting schedule
• Plats

Plans and studies

• 2011 Planning Division work plan
• South Loop District Plan
• Alternative Transportation Plan
• Comprehensive Plan 2008
  • Land Use Guide Plan Map (2.25MB PDF) updated 3/30/2009
    Note: If you have problems downloading this file because of its size, contact the Planning Division by e-mail (planning@ci.bloomington.mn.us) or at 952-563-8920 to arrange for an alternate method of receiving the file.
• Normandale Lake District Plan
• Penn American District Plan

Resources

• Building permit data - residential
• Census maps and data: 2000
• Community Profile
• Forms
• Handouts: A guide to the handouts available from Planning.
  • Planning Fee Schedule
• Interactive maps: These applications use data stored in our geographic information system (GIS). Property information, construction projects and zoning information are just some of the great tools for use at this link.
• Plats

Codes

• City Code
• Commercial districts and standards
• Fence standards
• Home occupations
• Landscaping standards
• Parking standards
• Towers
• Zoning ordinance - Section 19 of the City Code
• Zoning ordinance update project
• Zoning Map (1.39MB PDF) updated 3/31/2010
  Note: Zoom in within the PDF file to view hatch patterns.

For more information, contact:

Glen Markegard, Manager
Planning Division
E-mail: planning@ci.bloomington.mn.us

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