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City of Bloomington, Indiana

open #210668

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Other: This resident grills/meat smokes all day, almost every single day. The smoke fills the surrounding neighborhood blocks, and it smells like a fire constantly. I cannot open my windows or be outside at my home because of the poor air quality and its affects on my health. It causes respiratory issues and coughing fits amongst other things. The resident walks away from the grill while it's operating. He digs through the BHA dumpsters and uses the BHA dumpsters to dispose of his trash. Can you please direct me to local ordinances of air quality pollution in residential areas, and investigate the possibility that this is a commercial use of a grill/smoker in a residential area? I find the frequency and duration of his grilling is so improbable for personal residential use. It was like this last year as well: grilling all day every day with smoke filling the neighborhood and inability to use the outside areas of my home.

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Jeremy Bettis

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5/13/2026 08:50:08 Jennifer Burrell assigned this case to Jeremy Bettis

Hi Jeremy, I do not believe this report is for Planning staff as there is nothing online advertising a business at this location. To my knowledge, we do not regulate the regular use of grilling or similar equipment as that is the intended use of those items. Planning is not involved in air quality or similar complaints as that is outside of Title 20/zoning code.

Sent notification to Jeremy Bettis
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=210668 Jennifer Burrell assigned this case to Jeremy Bettis You can use the link to follow progress on this case. Hi Jeremy, I do not believe this report is for Planning staff as there is nothing online advertising a business at this location. To my knowledge, we do not regulate the regular use of grilling or similar equipment as that is the intended use of those items. Planning is not involved in air quality or similar complaints as that is outside of Title 20/zoning code.

5/13/2026 08:43:00 Jeremy Bettis assigned this case to Jennifer Burrell

Sent notification to Jennifer Burrell
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=210668 Jeremy Bettis assigned this case to Jennifer Burrell You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

5/13/2026 07:03:02 Cheyenne Bowlen assigned this case to Jeremy Bettis

Sent notification to Jeremy Bettis
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=210668 Cheyenne Bowlen assigned this case to Jeremy Bettis You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

5/12/2026 15:01:28 Anonymous assigned this case to Cheyenne Bowlen

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=210668 Anonymous assigned this case to Cheyenne Bowlen You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

5/12/2026 15:01:28 Opened by Anonymous

1223 W 11th ST

CityBloomington
StateIN
Zip47404
Latitude39.173107147217
Longitude-86.549606323242
Neighborhood AssociationPigeon Hill
TownshipBloomington

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