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West Lafayette council approves ordinance to restrict new gas stations in city limits

West Lafayette Common Council · November 3, 2025
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Summary

The council voted 7–1 to pass Ordinance 44-20-25, which bars most new gasoline service stations by establishing a 5,500-foot buffer and limits zones where they can be built; existing nonconforming stations are not immediately affected unless rebuilt more than half their value.

The West Lafayette Common Council on Nov. 3 approved Ordinance 44-20-25, a change to the Unified Zoning Ordinance that aims to limit where new gasoline service stations may be built within city limits. The measure passed on a roll-call vote, seven in favor and one opposed.

Housing director Chad Spitznagel told the council the ordinance emphasizes new gasoline service stations and that Lafayette’s council had already approved a similar ordinance. He said the city…

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