North Ridgeville council adopts moratorium extension, appropriations amendment and code updates
May 05, 2026 | North Ridgeville, Lorain County, Ohio
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The North Ridgeville City Council on May 4 adopted a slate of ordinances to extend a moratorium on smoke shops, authorize additional funds for a park parking-lot project, amend appropriations, and update local codes governing mobile food vehicles and permit fees.
Ordinance 20 26-53: The council adopted an ordinance extending the moratorium on the granting of permits and on the acceptance of planning commission or new-business applications for smoke shops for an additional period not to exceed 180 days, and added an emergency clause to avoid a lapse when the current moratorium expires (administration indicated the moratorium would otherwise lapse on May 6). The mayor moved to dispense with the second and third readings and the council adopted the ordinance.
Ordinance 20 26-54: Council adopted an amendment to allow additional funding for the Root Road Park parking-lot project and added an emergency clause so contractors could proceed without delay. The administration cited unanticipated excavation, inadequate subgrade and unmarked utilities as causes of change orders.
Ordinance 20 26-55: Council adopted an appropriations amendment across multiple funds to cover items including truck-lease accessories, Safetyville participant shirts and engineering costs for a new salt barn; the ordinance included an emergency clause per council motion.
Other code updates: Council adopted ordinance 20 26-27 replacing the mobile food vendors chapter with a new mobile food vehicles chapter and adopted ordinance 2026-48 updating engineering and building permits and fees.
Votes at a glance: all listed ordinances were adopted at the May 4 meeting with emergency clauses where noted. Several council members voiced concerns about short notice for change orders; one member said she would prefer a second reading so the public and council had more time to digest large funding changes. The council president closed the meeting after announcements and staff recognition.
Ordinance 20 26-53: The council adopted an ordinance extending the moratorium on the granting of permits and on the acceptance of planning commission or new-business applications for smoke shops for an additional period not to exceed 180 days, and added an emergency clause to avoid a lapse when the current moratorium expires (administration indicated the moratorium would otherwise lapse on May 6). The mayor moved to dispense with the second and third readings and the council adopted the ordinance.
Ordinance 20 26-54: Council adopted an amendment to allow additional funding for the Root Road Park parking-lot project and added an emergency clause so contractors could proceed without delay. The administration cited unanticipated excavation, inadequate subgrade and unmarked utilities as causes of change orders.
Ordinance 20 26-55: Council adopted an appropriations amendment across multiple funds to cover items including truck-lease accessories, Safetyville participant shirts and engineering costs for a new salt barn; the ordinance included an emergency clause per council motion.
Other code updates: Council adopted ordinance 20 26-27 replacing the mobile food vendors chapter with a new mobile food vehicles chapter and adopted ordinance 2026-48 updating engineering and building permits and fees.
Votes at a glance: all listed ordinances were adopted at the May 4 meeting with emergency clauses where noted. Several council members voiced concerns about short notice for change orders; one member said she would prefer a second reading so the public and council had more time to digest large funding changes. The council president closed the meeting after announcements and staff recognition.
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