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The Development Review Committee (DRC) was created to ensure a development review process that is fair, certain in timing, coordinated among reviewing departments, and thorough in its scope of review. The DRC is made up of representatives of a variety of City of Bloomington departments and other local agencies, including: Bloomington Transit, Economic and Sustainable Development, Engineering, Fire, Housing and Neighborhood Development, Indiana Department of Transportation, Legal, Monroe County Community School Corporation, Office of the Mayor, Parks and Recreation, Planning and Transportation, Police, Public Works, and Utilities.
Process
All persons seeking approval for a site plan, subdivision, rezoning, Planned Unit Development, conditional use, or variance are encouraged to contact the City Planning and Transportation Department as early as possible to schedule a pre-submittal meeting. This meeting is required and must occur by the deadline listed in this schedule.
Following the pre-submittal meeting with Planning and Transportation staff, the project will be scheduled for DRC review, if necessary. Once an application has been filed, the deadline for submitting any revisions or additional information to staff is two weeks prior to the Plan Commission or BZA hearing, or as specifically noted in this schedule.
Schedule
Meetings of the DRC occur approximately every four or five weeks. All DRC meetings take place via Zoom and begin at 1:30 pm, unless otherwise announced. Attendance by petitioner or representative is required.
Plans for DRC must be submitted to the relevant Planner by 3pm on the date listed in the Schedule. This date is typically two Fridays before the DRC meeting.
Filing Schedules
Hearing Officer
The Hearing Officer hears and makes the final decision on certain conditional uses, as specified in the Plan Commission rules.
Plat Committee
Hears and makes final decisions on preliminary and final plat (subdivision) requests
Plan Commission
The Plan Commission is the land use and development policy body for the City and is the decision-making body for major site plan review, primary and secondary plats, and final plans in Planned Unit Developments (PUDs). The body also makes recommendations to the Common Council for zoning map and text amendments and PUD rezones.
Board of Zoning Appeals
The Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) hears and makes the final decision on requests for variances from the development standards in the Unified Development Ordinance.