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UDO Development Background
The Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) governs land use and development throughout the City of Bloomington planning jurisdiction. The UDO became effective on April 18, 2020. The UDO has been amended annually since that time. The UDO can be accessed at: https://bloomington.in.gov/planning/udo. The UDO contains all of the land use and development regulations that apply to construction in the City.
Besides the annual updates, the updates to the UDO that have occurred since adoption are listed below:
- 2025 UDO Text Amendments - Annual Update
- 2025 UDO Use Update
- 2024 UDO Text Amendments - Steep Slopes and Title 13
- 2024 UDO Text Amendments - Annual Update
- 2023 UDO Text Amendments - Chicken Flock and Maximum Parking Amendments
- 2023 UDO Text Amendments - Annual Update
- 2022 TRO - Transform Redevelopment Overlay - Hopewell Overlay Zone map and text amendments
- 2022 UDO Text Amendments - Annual Update
- 2021 UDO Text Amendments and Map Update
- 2020 UDO Repeal and Replace