Parking permits for applicable neighborhoods are available through the West Lafayette Police Department Permit Portal.

Parking passes for the Wabash Landing Parking Garage can be purchased from Cube & Company, Inc. Please contact Rachel Bolden at 765-269-4321 or rbolden@cubeandco.com for more information.

For parking permits within the Purdue University campus area, please contact Purdue University at 765-494-9497 or parking@purdue.edu. 

The City had regulations for taxi services in City Code prior to 2020 that were repealed (with Resolution No. 12-20) due to redundancy with State Code. To start or maintain a taxi or ride share business in the City of West Lafayette, follow regulations set by the State of Indiana and the Secretary of State.

There is nothing in the Municipal Code that prohibits owning chickens. However, there are potential sanitary and nuisance concerns that may be a violation, particularly in Chapters 4 and 26 of the Code.

Liquor licenses are handled by the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission (ATC). However, under certain conditions, a business may be eligible for a West Lafayette Riverfront Liquor License. Please contact the Department of Development for more details.

The City of West Lafayette is happy to provide residents with complimentary notary services. A Notary is not always on duty, so while an appointment is not required, you may want to make one or call ahead before visiting City Hall.  Please contact the Clerk's Office at clerk@westlafayette.in.gov or (765) 775-5150 to make arrangements. Please bring the following with you at the time of the appointment:

• the entire document, which should include an appropriate Notarial Certificate for signing (examples of certificates can be found in the Indiana Notary Public Guide)
• all persons who are to sign the document
• original state or federally issued identification (examples include a driver’s license, state issued ID, or passport)

Please understand that Notaries are not attorneys licensed to practice law in Indiana. Notaries are not allowed to draft legal records, give advice on legal matters, including immigration, or charge a fee for those activities. You may be advised to seek legal guidance and/or asked to return with more documentation before the notarization can occur. We recommend the signing party carefully review the documentation in advance of the appointment to become familiar and comfortable with its contents and seek legal guidance when necessary. Although unlikely, Notaries reserve the right not to notarize any documents if they determine there is just cause to do so.

General business licensing is handled through the Secretary of State.

Other permits may be needed through our Building Department.  The West Lafayette Police Department issues licenses for certain Transient Merchants, Peddlers, and Itinerant Merchants. Please refer to the City Code, Chapter 24 for more information.

In general, garage sales or yard sales do not require a permit. However, please refer to the City Code, Chapter 24 requirements to ensure your sale is exempt from needing a license or permit.

Dog licenses are no longer required as of a 2019 update to the City Code.

Requests for Police Records are submitted through the West Lafayette Police Department, while all others go through the Clerk's Office. Both types of requests must be submitted on an applicable form. Both forms with further instructions are linked here. For more general information about Access to Public Records (ARPA) and Open Door Laws (also known as Sunshine Laws), please visit the site of Indiana's Public Access Counselor. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a term used at the federal level of government.

All election and voting information is handled by the Tippecanoe County Board of Elections.

Grand View Cemetery is privately owned rather than operated by the City of West Lafayette. You may email the Cemetery's owner, Anthony Taylor, at grandviewcemeteryinc@gmail.com. The City does own the Caretaker's Cottage at the Cemetery, and there are exhibits available for public viewing in partnership with the West Lafayette Public Library; information can be found on page dedicated to the Cottage on the Library's website.

Financial reports that the City has filed with the State (State Board of Accounts or Department of Local Government Finance) can be found on Indiana's Gateway website.

The Address Lookup feature on our main page will provide details of your Council representative based on your address (if you live in an apartment building, it may help to use the address of the main office if your building's address does not return results).  There is additional information on the City Council page, including email addresses for all Councilors.

Note that along with your direct representative, the three At Large Council members serve all citizens.

The Clerk's Office staff is always happy to help pinpoint your District and Council representative.