Offensive odor complaints against a nearby composting business led Buda city leaders Tuesday to expand an ordinance that labels the smelly situation a nuisance.

By a 6-1 vote, the Buda City Council approved deeming “offensive odors” beyond the boundaries of a property that cause material distress, discomfort or injury a nuisance, whether within the city’s limits or 5,000 feet beyond it. Council member Evan Ture cast the lone dissenting vote.

But Peter Black, chief operating offic...