Bloomington

Bloomington Code of Ordinances Chapter 9 — Housing Opportunity and Preservation

Bloomington Housing Opportunity and Preservation chapter: 49 TOC entries, 11 articles (§ 9.05 RESERVED skipped; § 9.16 article container skipped; 47 or fewer parsed sections). Art. I (§§ 9.01–9.03) General provisions. Art. II (§§ 9.04–9.15) Housing opportunity findings and policies. Art. III (§§ 9.16.01–9.16.05) Density Bonus / Inclusionary Zoning. Arts. IV–XI (§§ 9.17–9.45) Affordable housing development programs and preservation, including § 9.45 AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUILDING SALE (tenant protections on sale of affordable housing buildings: 90-day notice, right of first offer to qualified purchasers, tenant protection period prohibiting rent increases, non-renewal without cause, and rescreening of existing tenants; enacted Ord. 2019-16, amended through Ord. 2026-10). Confirmed live 2026-09-15: supplement "2026 S-16" / Ord. 2026-23 / passed 6-15-2026.

Bloomington Code of Ordinances Chapter 6 — Fire Prevention

Bloomington Fire Prevention chapter: fire safety standards applicable to dwellings and commercial buildings, including fire protection equipment requirements, inspection authority, and enforcement procedures. Tenant-facing provisions include landlord obligations for smoke alarms, CO detectors, and structural fire-resistance maintenance. Confirmed live 2026-09-15: supplement "2026 S-16" / Ord. 2026-23 / passed 6-15-2026.

Bloomington Code of Ordinances Chapter 15 — Buildings and Structures

Bloomington Buildings and Structures chapter, including Art. III Condominium Conversion (tenant relocation assistance and notice rights on conversion of rental units to condominiums). Also includes: Art. I General provisions and administration, Art. II Building codes and standards, Art. IV+ building construction and structural standards. Art. III section range must be confirmed from the live ch. 15 TOC before Phase 5 LLM classifier assigns relocation-buyouts bucket; current default is habitability-repair. Confirmed live 2026-09-15: supplement "2026 S-16" / Ord. 2026-23 / passed 6-15-2026.

Bloomington Code of Ordinances Chapter 14 Article VIII — Rental Housing Code

Bloomington Rental Housing Code (Art. VIII of ch. 14 Licenses and Permits): 23 sections, §§ 14.566–14.594 (node IDs 0-0-0-101165 through 0-0-0-101363). § 14.566 PURPOSE AND INTENT — to protect health/safety/welfare of residents living in housing furnished through payment to the owner. § 14.567 ADOPTED BY REFERENCE — adopts the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code. § 14.568 DEFINITIONS. § 14.569 LICENSE REQUIRED — "No person is permitted to allow to be occupied, let or offered to let to another for occupancy... for any dwelling unit or group housing unless the owner has first obtained a license under the terms of this Article VIII." §§ 14.570–14.594: license application, standards, renewal, revocation, inspection, enforcement, and penalty provisions. Same class of content as Minneapolis ch. 244 Art. XVI (Rental Dwelling Licenses) and Rochester ch. 7-9 (Rental Unit Registration), already in scope. Confirmed live 2026-09-16; supplement "2026 S-16" / Ord. 2026-23 / passed 6-15-2026. PROVISIONAL: approved by Viktor 2026-09-16, pending James sign-off (same posture as DEC-044).

Bloomington Code of Ordinances Chapter 14 Article VI — Time-of-Sale Housing Evaluations and Manufactured Home Park Regulations

Bloomington ch. 14 Art. VI: 27 sections, §§ 14.521–14.550.01 (§§ 14.535–14.538 absent from code; Division D does not appear in this article). Two divisions: Division C (§§ 14.521–14.534, 14 sections) — Time-of-Sale Housing Evaluations: § 14.521 PURPOSE — "to enhance the supply of safe, sanitary and adequate housing and to prevent the deterioration of the overall housing stock in the city"; § 14.523 EVALUATION REPORT REQUIRED — no single-family dwelling, two-family dwelling, mobile home or multi-family unit may be sold without owner obtaining a licensed evaluation report; buyer receives report before/at closing; § 14.530 CORRECTION OF IMMEDIATE HAZARDS — unsafe heating/electrical systems corrected. Same class as Minneapolis ch. 248 Truth in Sale of Housing, already in scope. Division E (§§ 14.539–14.550.01, 13 sections) — Inspection/regulation of manufactured home parks (MHP), recreational camping areas, and youth camps under delegation from State Dept. of Health (M.S. § 145A.07, subd. 1). The MHP portions directly complement Minn. Stat. ch. 327C (in scope at state layer). Confirmed live 2026-09-16; supplement "2026 S-16" / Ord. 2026-23 / passed 6-15-2026. PROVISIONAL: approved by Viktor 2026-09-16, pending James sign-off (same posture as DEC-044).