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Council discusses zoning options to address local gas-station growth; staff, plan commission and environmental board to review
Summary
Council members discussed concerns about new gas-station and convenience-store proposals and asked the Plan Commission and Environmental Advisory Board to review zoning options, decommissioning rules and setbacks as part of the city’s upcoming UDO and comprehensive-plan updates.
Council members discussed a perceived local increase in proposed gas-station and convenience-store developments and directed staff and city advisory bodies to review possible zoning tools that could manage future siting decisions.
Councilmember Cotton opened the discussion by describing national retail trends and arguing Valparaiso is already denser in fueling stations than the national per-capita average. Cotton said the council could ask…
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