Tippecanoe Area Plan Commission recommends approvals for multiple rezonings, subdivisions; continues Purdue case

The Tippecanoe County Area Plan Commission on Aug. 20 recommended approval for multiple zoning and subdivision petitions affecting Lafayette, West Lafayette and Dayton and continued one Purdue Research Foundation rezoning to the commission’s Oct. 15 hearing.

Commissioners voted to forward recommendations on a 249‑lot preliminary subdivision in an unincorporated area (Everwood), a planned development for a six‑story apartment building in West Lafayette ("The Sullivan"), a planned development for permanent supportive housing by Lafayette Transitional Housing Center (McCarty Hope Apartments), and the rezoning of 53 acres for a single‑family subdivision in Dayton (Baker Farms West). All of those items were advanced by unanimous ballots or motions recommending approval. The commission also approved a countywide procedural motion to admit the unified zoning and subdivision ordinances, the comprehensive plan and related materials into each case record, and it continued Z‑2983 (Purdue Research Foundation) to Oct. 15.

Why it matters: the recommendations now move to the appropriate final decision bodies — West Lafayette City Council, Lafayette City Council or the Dayton Town Board — where final votes and any site‑level conditions will be decided. The items together include both market‑rate and affordable/permanent supportive housing and will affect traffic, parking and service needs in several neighborhoods.

Most important outcomes

Votes at a glance

- S‑5287, Everwood Subdivision (major preliminary): Staff presented a proposal by Arbor Homes for a 249‑lot subdivision on about 102 acres. The commission…