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Executive committee sends revised gas-station ordinance to full commission, agrees one-year fee waiver for three sites
Summary
The Area Plan Commission executive committee voted to forward a Lafayette-drafted amendment that would tighten zoning and require decommissioning plans for gas stations, and agreed to allow three existing, nonconforming stations one year and a staff-assisted path to become conforming with waived fees.
The Area Plan Commission of Tippecanoe County executive committee voted Sept. 3 to send a proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance — drafted with input from the City of Lafayette — to the full commission for consideration, and to allow three named nonconforming gas stations one year, with staff assistance and waiver of APC fees, to pursue rezoning or variances to become conforming.
The amendment, introduced by staff during the committee's ordinance and bylaws session, would impose new separation distances, setback and architectural standards for gas service stations, require a financial surety-backed decommissioning plan for fuel-related uses, and remove automatic permission for gas stations in some central business zoning districts.
Why it matters: The change is aimed at addressing what staff and the Lafayette City Council described as a proliferation of gas stations in the region and to ensure safe, enforceable site closure procedures when stations are removed or repurposed.
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