17 new single-family houses on 5 acres OK’d with alley waiver from Bloomington plan commission

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17 new single-family houses on 5 acres OK’d with alley waiver from Bloomington plan commission

Owner Darlene Meyer will be able to subdivide a 5-acre piece of land on the southeastern edge of Bloomington  into lots to create 17 single-family houses and two common areas. That’s because Bloomington’s plan commission has waived the requirement that at least 67 percent of the lots be served by alleys. The proposed site plan does not include any lots that are served by alleys. The approval of the alley requirement waiver came on Monday night f…