The Lafayette Common Council unanimously approved a package of ordinances and resolutions on first or second reading covering park funding, code updates, zoning changes, administrative policies and economic incentives.

Ordinance 2025-40 (second reading) authorized an additional $105,000 from the Park and Recreation operating fund to purchase a vehicle for the Columbian Park Zoo and to support ball field maintenance at McCaw Park and the Crosser Sports Complex. The measure passed by roll call 7-0.

Ordinance 2025-50 (final reading) adopts the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code to replace Lafayette’s 1998 version, modernizing terminology and adding updates on building security, swimming pools, accessibility and carbon monoxide alarms. The new code takes effect Jan. 1, 2026. The ordinance passed 7-0.

Ordinance 2025-51 (first reading) rezones 2927 Union Street from R-2 to NB to regularize an existing professional office use; the Area Plan Commission staff and board recommended approval and the council approved the first reading 7-0.

Ordinance 2025-52 (first reading) amends the Unified Zoning Ordinance to distinguish 'data center' (≤10,000 sq ft) from 'large data center' (>10,000 sq ft), limiting large data centers to I-2 zoning with a special exception and adding a sunset provision to give staff time to develop longer-term regulations; the council approved the amendment 7-0.

Ordinance 2025-54 clarifies administration and consent requirements for downtown streeteries (removes parklet language) and passed 7-0.

Ordinance 2025-55 updates Chapter 7.07 on abandoned bicycles to shorten the time before a bike is deemed abandoned and to streamline removal and storage procedures; passed 7-0.

The council also reauthorized its investment policy for 2026 (Ordinance 2025-53) by unanimous vote and adopted Resolution 2025-18 setting the 2026 council calendar.

On economic development matters, the council unanimously approved Resolution 2025-19, designating an Economic Revitalization Area and authorizing a 10-year real estate tax abatement related to a $160,000,000 investment by Sustania. The council also approved Resolution 2025-20, a 10-year personal property abatement tied to a $207,000,000 personal property investment by the same company.

Finally, the council authorized participation in the Indiana Bond Bank fuel hedging program (Resolution 2025-21), which staff described as an insurance-like budget protection tool; that resolution passed 7-0.

Most measures were presented by staff or petitioner representatives and advanced with little or no public opposition; the lift-assist fee ordinance drew the meeting’s most substantial debate.