Protecting our neighborhood and preserving part of Bloomington's history.
The intent of a conservation district is to maintain a living, healthy neighborhood and to maintain property values for current home owners.

New construction of principal residential structures or of accessory structures to existing contributing houses should be visibly compatible with existing neighborhood patterns.

Existing homes within the neighborhood should be maintained if it is feasible. Factors to be considered include the condition of the structure—would restoration cost less than replacement? Would moving or demolition contribute to the public good of the neighborhood?

• Read more about Conservation Districts in Bloomington here.
• Prospect Hill Conservation District Guidelines - please read if you are building, moving or demolishing a property in the district
• Conservation District Applicant Checklist - please read before you apply for a COA
  
• Prospect Hill Conservation District Map
• Addresses included in the Prospect Conservation District
• FAQ's about Conservation Districts

Jan 2011- Ballot results from a recent Prospect Hill referendum showed that a majority of property owners supported retaining the neighborhood’s conservation district status. The Prospect Hill Conservation District was approved by the City Council on April 17, 2008. Per state statute, the City Council must reassess the appropriateness of a conservation district within three years of its original approval. This is done by conducting a vote of all property owners within the conservation district, which occurred during December of 2010 for Prospect Hill. The ballot allowed owners to vote on the following options: 1) to maintain or rescind the conservation district, and 2) to elevate or not elevate to a full historic district. The City Council then acts to formally vote on the results of this referendum. Read the resolution.

Oct. 11, 2010 - Three years have passed and it is already time to vote to retain, elevate or rescind the district. The ballots have been mailed. All property owners are eligible to vote (1 vote per owner regardless of the number of properties owned).  You will be asked 2 questions:

1. to keep or remove the existing district,
   
2. to vote for or against elevating the district to a more restrictive Local Historic District.

The Prospect Hill Neighborhood Association supports the retaining of the Conservation District. View the letter from the Neighborhood Association here.

If you are a property owner and have not already received your ballot, please call 349-3507 to have a copy sent to you.
You have until December 20th to return your signed ballot.