Barnesville’s council moved a series of land-use and administrative ordinances during 2018. Highlights recorded in the minutes include:
- Ordinance No. 557: Amendment allowing front-entry garages — introduced April 2; second reading and approval recorded April 2.
- Ordinance No. 558: Filming Regulations — introduced April 2, adopted May 7.
- Ordinance No. 559: Soil Erosion, Sedimentation and Pollution Control Ordinance — first reading July 2; second reading and adoption Aug. 6.
- Ordinance No. 560: Rezoning of 222 Forsyth Street from P District (Professional) to R1-B (Single Family Residential, Low Density) — public hearing Aug. 6; adopted Aug. 6.
- Ordinance No. 565: Rezoning with conditional use permit to allow a 185-foot monopole cell tower at Holiday Lane and Aldora Street — public hearing Oct. 1; adopted Oct. 1.
- Ordinance No. 566: Rezoning of parcels owned by Persons Banking Company from Industrial to C‑4 Highway Commercial — public hearing Dec. 3; adopted Dec. 3.
Each ordinance and rezoning is recorded in the council minutes as having passed unanimously on the dates noted. Where first readings were held, second readings and votes are noted on later agendas and recorded as adopted in the minutes.