Plan Commission

The Bloomington Plan Commission will not vote this year on a petition to gradually remove billboards from the city.

The city's plan commission held an initial hearing Monday for a petition to rezone nearly 140 acres of land between South Weimer Road and RCA Community Park.

The building will be repurposed into a 14,170 square foot restaurant and banquet hall.

The next step in the process is a grading permit review, which can take up to a year.

“There really is no other appropriate property in the city, so we're going to be looking for land in the county now,” commissioner Lee Jones said. “We anticipate a little bit more cooperation in the county.”

The city attempted to strike a deal for high-speed internet with Axia, but it fell through April 2017. Another deal with Metronet fell through in October 2018.

The subdivision includes a cul-de-sac on the east end, which is prohibited in the Bloomington Unified Development Ordinance (UDO).

The plan commission also considered two amendments to the city’s largest planned unit housing development at 1550 N. Arlington Park Drive.

The first phase of construction will cover 5.3 acres and include 30 residential homes and three common area lots.

The Chicago-based petitioner, Peerless Development, says the project should begin as early as spring 2022.