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Warrenville council adopts ordinance to regulate abandoned gas stations, advances waste contract renewal and several ordinances
Summary
On March 16 the Warrenville City Council passed an ordinance to regulate abandoned gas stations, directed staff to pursue a five‑year renewal with waste hauler Groot through 2031 with updated service provisions, and approved a slate of routine items including restaurant/bar code amendments, surplus property disposal and a 2% COLA for nonunion employees to be placed on the next agenda.
The Warrenville City Council on March 16 approved multiple actions including an ordinance to allow the city to declare gas stations that are no longer selling fuel “abandoned,” directing owners to remove tanks, pumps and canopies or otherwise remediate the site to avoid blight.
Community and economic development director Amy Emery described the ordinance (listed in the agenda as Ordinance 2026‑13) as a tool cities are increasingly using to prevent long‑term vacancy and facilitate property reuse. “Declaring a gas station abandoned allows us to work with that owner to either resume selling gas… or transition it to another user, or remove some of those unique amenities that make it difficult…
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