Zoning Board of Appeals

Zoning Board of Appeals - Regular Session Agenda Government Center Boardroom, 4th Floor, Room #400 115 E. Washington St., Bloomington, IL 61701 Wednesday, July 15, 2026 - 4:00 PM 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Public Comment Individuals wishing to provide emailed public comment must email comments to publiccomment@cityblm.org at least 15 minutes before the start of the meeting. Individuals wishing to speak in-person may register at cityblm.org/register at least 5 minutes before the start of the meeting. 4. Consent Agenda Items listed on the Consent Agenda are approved with one motion; Items pulled from the Consent Agenda are listed and voted on separately. A. Review and approval of the Minutes of the February 18, 2026, regular meeting of the Bloomington Zoning Board of Appeals (Recommended Motion: Motion to accept the minutes, as presented.) B. Review and approval of the Minutes of the April 15, 2026, regular meeting of the Bloomington Zoning Board of Appeals. (Recommended Motion: Motion to accept the minutes, as presented.) 5. Regular Agenda A. V-01-26 - Public hearing, review, and action on a request submitted by Gregg Bauer, for Variances from § 44-403 (Table 403B) of the Zoning Code, to allow construction of a Two-Family Dwelling, including: 1) a reduced required front yard, 2) a reduction in minimum buildable lot width, and 3) a reduction in minimum buildable lot area, in the R-2 (Mixed Residence) District, for the property located at 1115 W. Oakland Ave. (PIN: 21-05-463-015). (Recommended Motion: Motion to establish findings of fact that the standards for approval of a Variance are met, that carrying out the strict letter of the Code does create a practical difficulty or particular hardship for the Applicant, and to approve the requests for Variances to § 44-403 (Table 403B), as presented.) B. V-02-26 - Public hearing, review, and action on a request submitted by William Brady, for approval of Variances from: 1) § 44-908D(1) to permit an accessory structure to encroach into a portion of a required secondary front yard, and 2) § 44-910B(3) and § 44-910C(3) to allow a fully opaque fence in a required secondary front yard, for the property located at 1202 E. Jefferson St. (PIN: 21- 03-327-001). (Recommended Motion: Motion to establish findings of fact that the standards for approval of a Variance are met, that carrying out the strict letter of the  Code does create a practical difficulty or particular hardship for the Applicant, and to approve the request for Variance to § 44-908D(1) to allow an accessory detached garage and associated carport to encroach into the secondary front yard with a final setback from the road of 9-ft instead of 15.5-ft. Motion to establish findings of fact that the standards for approval of a Variance may or may not be met, that carrying out the strict letter of the Code may or may not create a practical difficulty or particular hardship for the Applicant, and to approve or deny the request for Variances to § 44-910B(3) and § 44-910C(3), as presented.) 6. New Business 7. Adjournment Individuals with disabilities planning to attend the meeting who require reasonable accommodations to observe and/or participate, or who have questions about the accessibility of the meeting, should contact the City's ADA Coordinator at 309-434-2468 or mhurt@cityblm.org.