Information sheets and handouts

Community Development Department

Handouts provide guides to the numerous federal, state or local requirements governing a topic. For more information on a subject, contact the division listed within the handout.

Note: This list is a compilation of handouts from the Community Development divisions: Building and Inspection, Environmental Health, Fire Prevention, and Planning. Use the navigation links at the bottom of this page to view all the City's handouts or just those from a specific Community Development division.

Code list: Review codes adopted by the City of Bloomington.

Handout categories for Community Development divisions:

Building and Inspection

Residential applicants please read: Permit application regulations

Accessory buildings
Additions
Basement finishing and windows
Building Codes adopted by the City of Bloomington
Carbon monoxide alarms
Commercial Energy Code
Commercial Plan Review Criteria
Construction guidelines
Decks
Driveways: Residential
Ductwork installation
Egress windows
Electrical
Fee schedule
Foundations/footings
Furnace replacement
Garages
Hiring a contractor
Homeowner information: permits and inspections
Homeowner Lead Abatement
HVAC
Inspections
Moving a house/structure
Natural gas
Notching and hole boring chart
Performance bonds
Plumbing
Pools, spas, hot tubs
Replacement windows and doors
Residential surveys
Roofing
Siding
Smoke detectors
Stairways
Stucco
Time-of-sale
Toilet tanks
Wood species charts