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Council amends zoning code to restrict new gas stations in pedestrian-oriented zones and set separation, decommissioning rules
Summary
An amendment to Unified Zoning Ordinance 122 (UZO-122) limits new gas stations in Central Business and Neighborhood Business Urban zones, creates roughly 1-mile separation and 500-foot residential buffers, and adds decommissioning standards; council amended accessory-use language and passed the ordinance 8-0 on first reading as amended.
Council member Reynolds introduced UZO amendment 122, which responds to a question earlier this year asking how many gas stations Lafayette needs and where they should be sited. The amendment tightens where new gas stations can locate, adds separation and residential-buffer requirements, updates design standards, and requires decommissioning plans for single‑use auto-related sites.
The ordinance prohibits new gas stations in Central Business (CB) and Neighborhood Business Urban (NBU) zones where pedestrian activity and neighborhood character are priorities, while allowing them in…
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