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Council approves zoning amendment easing first-floor commercial requirement in Discovery Park District
Summary
The council approved an amendment to the Discovery Park District overlay that gives the administrative officer discretion to reduce the 100% first-floor commercial requirement in specific projects, prompting debate over lost public review and concerns from residents about the district becoming largely residential.
The West Lafayette City Common Council voted to amend a footnote in the Discovery Park District overlay (ordinance O8-20-26) on April 6, allowing the administrative officer of zoning to grant discretion in whether projects must meet a 100% first-floor commercial requirement.
Chad Spitzenau, the city’s housing director, said the amendment stems from practical development obstacles encountered under the existing overlay and is intended to allow more projects to proceed by-right without full planned development rezonings. "If we…
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