Bloomington, Indiana Zoning Map
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Bloomington, Indiana Zoning Districts: What Do They Mean?
Zoning districts are areas regulated by specific laws that determine land use, building types, and development rules. Each district below shows its zone type. Bloomington's ordinance does not state permitted uses as citywide flags, so they are read from each district's own table rather than summarised here.
| Zone Code | Category | Area | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
R2 Residential Medium Lot | - | 4,155.3 ac | Standards & uses → |
MI Mixed Use Institutional | - | 2,753.2 ac | Standards & uses → |
PO Parks And Open Space | - | 1,680.6 ac | Standards & uses → |
MC Mixed Use Corridor | - | 984.6 ac | Standards & uses → |
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Bloomington regulates land through 22 zoning districts, and the striking feature is how many of them are mixed use. Eleven of the twenty-two carry a mixed use designation, covering institutional, corridor, employment, medium scale, neighborhood scale, student housing, healthcare and six separate downtown districts.
The downtown set is the most granular: core, edges, gateway, courthouse square, university village and a technology district, together covering roughly 298 acres. Dividing a downtown of that size into six designations is a serious commitment to fine-grained control.
Mixed Use Institutional is the second largest district in the city at roughly 2,753 acres, which reflects the university's footprint being regulated as mixed use rather than as a single institutional zone.
A Mixed Use Student Housing district covering roughly 285 acres is notable in its own right: zoning student housing explicitly gives the city a tool that most university towns handle through general multifamily categories.
The residential ladder is named by lot size and character: large lot, medium lot, small lot and urban, plus multifamily and high density multifamily districts. Residential Medium Lot is the largest district in the city at roughly 4,155 acres. Parks And Open Space covers about 1,681 acres. This is pre-development intelligence, not legal advice - verify with the local planning department before acquisition.
Bloomington zoning: frequently asked questions
How much of Bloomington's zoning is mixed use?
Eleven of the twenty-two districts carry a mixed use designation, covering institutional, corridor, employment, medium and neighborhood scale, student housing, healthcare and six downtown districts. That is an unusually high proportion.
How is downtown zoned?
Through six separate districts: core, edges, gateway, courthouse square, university village and a technology district, together covering roughly 298 acres. Dividing a downtown of that size into six designations shows deliberate fine-grained control.
What is the Mixed Use Student Housing district?
A district covering roughly 285 acres that zones student housing explicitly. Most university towns handle that demand through general multifamily categories rather than a dedicated district.
How is university land classified?
Through Mixed Use Institutional, the second largest district in the city at roughly 2,753 acres. Treating campus land as mixed use rather than a single institutional zone is a deliberate approach.
How are residential districts named?
By lot size and character: large lot, medium lot, small lot and urban, plus multifamily and high density multifamily districts. Residential Medium Lot is the largest in the city at roughly 4,155 acres.
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