What kind of zoning does Bloomington, MN use?

Bloomington uses a conventional Euclidean zoning ordinance administered by its Community Development Department, with a distinct mixed-use and hospitality-oriented zoning pattern concentrated around the Mall of America and airport corridor.

How do I find the zoning for an address in Bloomington, MN?

Contact Bloomington's Community Development Department or use Hennepin County's GIS parcel viewer, which links parcels to the city's zoning map and current district designations.

Is there special zoning around the Mall of America?

Yes. The Mall of America and surrounding airport-corridor area carry mixed-use and hospitality-oriented zoning distinct from Bloomington's residential base districts, reflecting the intensity of retail, hotel, and entertainment development there.

Bloomington, Minnesota · city zoning districts · 19 districts

Bloomington, MN zoning map & districts

Bloomington, a first-ring Minneapolis suburb and home to the Mall of America and much of the Twin Cities' airport-adjacent hospitality and retail development, regulates land use through its own zoning ordinance administered by the city's Community Development Department. The area around the Mall of America and the airport carries a distinct mixed-use and hospitality-oriented development pattern that differs sharply from the city's residential neighborhoods further south and west.

The code City of Bloomington Chapter 21: Zoning and Land Development

Bloomington zoning map

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Residential 242
Commercial 141
Industrial 28
Mixed-use 18
Special purpose 10

Source: Planning Map Viewer (City of Bloomington, MN), retrieved 2026-09-04. Basemap: © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Find a district by address

District lookup only. No bulk standards and no ordinance citations are held for this city yet. Not a zoning verification.

Source: the official Planning Map Viewer (City of Bloomington, MN) , retrieved 2026-09-04 — the authoritative source for current boundaries.

Bloomington's Community Development Department administers the zoning ordinance and zoning map; parcel-specific zoning is best confirmed directly with the department or through Hennepin County's GIS parcel viewer.

A published summary is never the authority. The adopted ordinance and the city's official zoning map govern, and both change — verify the district and every standard on your parcel before you rely on it.

How zoning works in Bloomington

As with most Twin Cities suburbs, expect a conventional base of single-family, multi-family, commercial, and industrial districts supplemented by planned-unit-development standards for larger assemblages, particularly around the mall and light-rail-served areas. Confirm current district boundaries and dimensional standards directly with Community Development, since Bloomington's zoning map has seen active amendment activity around its transit and mall districts.

Bloomington zoning districts by family

The 19 district codes below are the ones that decide most projects in Bloomington, grouped by what they are for rather than by the order the ordinance prints them.

Key districts in the City of Bloomington Chapter 21: Zoning and Land Development — a curated reference, not the exhaustive list. Confirm against the current adopted code.
Code	District	What it is for
Residential 6 districts
R-1	Single-Family Residential
RS-1	Large Lot Single-Family Residential
R-1A	Single-Family Residential
R-3	Townhouse Residential
R-4	Multiple-Family Residential
RM-24	Multiple-Family Residential
Mixed-use 3 districts
RO-24	Residential Office
CX-2	Mixed Use
HX-R	High Intensity Mixed Use with Residential
Commercial 5 districts
B-1	Neighborhood Office
B-2	General Commercial
B-4	Neighborhood Commercial Center
C-3	Freeway Commercial Center
CR-1	Regional Commercial
Industrial 4 districts
I-2	Limited Industrial
I-3	General Industrial
IT	Innovation and Technology
TI	Transitional Industrial
Special purpose 1 district
SC	Conservation

Bloomington zoning — common questions

What kind of zoning does Bloomington, MN use?: Bloomington uses a conventional Euclidean zoning ordinance administered by its Community Development Department, with a distinct mixed-use and hospitality-oriented zoning pattern concentrated around the Mall of America and airport corridor.
How do I find the zoning for an address in Bloomington, MN?: Contact Bloomington's Community Development Department or use Hennepin County's GIS parcel viewer, which links parcels to the city's zoning map and current district designations.
Is there special zoning around the Mall of America?: Yes. The Mall of America and surrounding airport-corridor area carry mixed-use and hospitality-oriented zoning distinct from Bloomington's residential base districts, reflecting the intensity of retail, hotel, and entertainment development there.

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Bloomington zoning summaries on this page are provided for information, not legal advice. Confirm every project against the current adopted code for the jurisdiction.