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APC recommends UZO amendment to limit and set new standards for gas stations, including decommissioning and one-year fee waiver for three existing sites
Summary
The Area Plan Commission voted unanimously to recommend an amendment to the Unified Zoning Ordinance that would limit by-right locations for gas stations, increase canopy setbacks, require non-variably recorded decommissioning plans, and authorize a one-year waiver of the $500 rezone fee for three affected stations.
The Area Plan Commission recommended approval of an amendment to the Unified Zoning Ordinance (UZO) that would tighten where and how gasoline service stations, fueling centers, truck stops and similar uses may be sited and built.
Amanda Esposito, APC assistant director, told the commission the amendment responds to Lafayette City Council resolution 2025-05 seeking action on what staff described as the "rapid proliferation and attendant oversaturation of gas stations" in the city. Esposito said the amendment would restrict gas stations allowed by right to NB, GB and HB zones (removing NBU and CB),…
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