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Council members voted to repeal and replace a definitions section of the city zoning code and to adopt a revised Appendix B (schedule of permitted and conditional uses) to align with the city’s February 2025 comprehensive land‑use plan. A separate ordinance added a wait period for resubmissions to the application procedure for the Salem Avenue redevelopment area.

Council also approved a series of resolutions accepting grant awards: three separate community development block grant (CDBG) awards of $75,000 each to support phase 2 of the Effington (Eppington) and McMillan water‑main replacement projects and to fund demolition/cleanup of blighted, vacant and abandoned properties within the city. The council additionally authorized an LPA/ODOT agreement accepting up to $987,120 in federal funds to improve pedestrian access on Olive Road and its intersection with State Route 49 (Project ID 117202).

City staff described the water‑main projects as multi‑phase infrastructure upgrades with contingency allowances and said work on funded phases is planned to begin in summer with a target to complete by fall as conditions permit. The demolition/cleanup CDBG award was presented to support neighborhood stabilization in targeted areas.

Council votes on the ordinances and resolutions were recorded as affirmative across the listed members present, and the items advanced without extended debate.

The meeting record shows the city will proceed with grant agreements and the planning department will implement the zoning code changes. Specific construction timelines and grant agreement details will be handled in follow‑up staff reports and contract approvals.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Trotwood OH, City Council Meeting 05/06/2025 ","oneSentenceSummary","The council approved multiple ordinances to update zoning definitions and permitted uses to align with the city’s comprehensive plan, added an application procedure wait period for a redevelopment area, and unanimously accepted several grant awards including community development block grants and an ODOT pedestrian grant.","taxTitle","Trotwood, Montgomery County, Ohio","taxId",71178,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6054546,"Trotwood council pauses used‑car lot appeal after residents and fire chief testify",6451,3633000,10084000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3336345-ad5707642839682c415cbaff2c5225cd&start=3633&end=10084","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3336345-ad5707642839682c415cbaff2c5225cd/thumbnail_3633000.jpg","/articles/6054546/Trotwood/Montgomery-County/Ohio/Trotwood-council-pauses-usedcar-lot-appeal-after-residents-and-fire-chief-testify","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6054546-02ee27a5ac8c5cdfab628906f7dea46b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770993308&Signature=btU6q-bGVSaJE7OL1lBOxs~L3LjF0L1YkuESlP5Dh1NmH2O0N6fpQ2g3r2zwk8bWk6JGKTAaN~IGNMpndzVI-l5majMyYRLF8rxChSUi-2qqtES5ytoaezwR~gUpY~mrm7GBcPwnSkM3bbXZSxgOKYPTNWz3lHYK0AdjyQ1UxuKABqZQmTSGQGGzMKogzW2PrIH5Fv~J2A9P~KOtt0pP1mdhdRTkFSlVj4yhgDI0jGISPH2CIWoXtQgdC3SPzcJQXXTXo7fryNULAwldkK5tzP~GzeFxOhmdFpXWLTT6wP-8BxXDIzU4K0ElHqygEff16FAS9qxXJMbbdoRuke7Gzg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Trotwood City Council heard a quasi‑judicial appeal from Zachary Motors over a planning commission denial to allow the used‑car dealer at 5242 Salem Bend Drive to increase on‑site vehicle displays from five to 10.

City planning staff presented site measurements and safety concerns raised by planning reviewers, including parking‑space counts and drive‑aisle widths needed to meet zoning standards for an auto repair plus vehicle sales use. The staff report noted that the combined use requires parking for repair bays and for sales and that, based on zoning calculations, the site would need more spaces than currently exist to fully meet code.

Attorney Joseph P. Ward, representing Zachary Motors, told the council the business has operated under a conditional‑use exception since 2022 and asked the council to allow the modest increase in displayed vehicles. \"We're asking for the opportunity to have those 5 cars that were permitted to be expanded to 10 cars sometimes,\" Ward said.

Owner Johnny Zapier said his operation is appointment‑based for service work and that vehicles in the bays remain inside until customers pick them up. He described the display practice used to show cars to prospective buyers and said he would comply with any limit. \"You have my word on that. There will be no more than 10 cars out there,\" Zapier told the council.

Several residents and customers spoke in support of Zachary Motors, praising the business’s service, saying they bought cars there and urging the council to allow the expansion. Fire department staff also inspected the site after the planning commission’s questions about emergency access. A member of the fire department told council members, \"Those 10 cars did not hinder us getting in and out of that lot one bit.\" The fire official confirmed the lot is effectively one‑way and said emergency access was not restricted in the field check.

Council members heard testimony about zoning technicalities, site circulation and the property’s status within the Salem Avenue redevelopment area, which subjects the site to additional guidelines. Several speakers who testified in support of the business described its reputation and community ties; the council and city attorney noted such testimony is reputational and may be weighed differently in a quasi‑judicial appeal that must focus on code standards and evidence.

After presentations and public testimony the council agreed to suspend its private deliberations to allow a council site visit. City staff asked whether the applicant objected to a field inspection before final deliberations; Ward said his client had no objection. The council suspended deliberations and scheduled the jury‑style site review to occur before the June meeting; the council has not taken a final vote and will reconvene and may reopen the hearing if further evidence is needed.

No final decision was announced at the meeting.","Zachary Motors appealed two denials by the planning commission to increase its on‑site display from five to 10 vehicles; the hearing drew many supporters and a city inspection; the council scheduled a site visit and suspended deliberations until June.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6054551,"Montgomery County solid-waste plan would raise fees, require tarps and expand food-waste pilot",1772,150000,1922000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3336345-ad5707642839682c415cbaff2c5225cd&start=150&end=1922","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3336345-ad5707642839682c415cbaff2c5225cd/thumbnail_150000.jpg","/articles/6054551/Trotwood/Montgomery-County/Ohio/Montgomery-County-solid-waste-plan-would-raise-fees-require-tarps-and-expand-food-waste-pilot","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6054551-7fcfa7955ec7027935855dfc11f17735/orig.mp4?Expires=1770993308&Signature=CZ8ikCRJlm3VqSmqht7-miGbW7tsav3wmtUhM6DSqDNKx8xy0TRuJbLN85iLGIUtOMwlQxvr7xPkTjvjSw96Y4yAFnbd~Gmb7~Ga9OwneV8BTqWedbFGnF04iA3iYoTIpxOrkXsCBK9Ffeffmy6WSunAEBZZNJ~6v4jHrN6IjqgU09Y9gT2KSMUt4E1Hnh3xLq12Kl2oS2tyb8LZYI9auKSCtJoqqXPIoY4Qdc-W1URoIxs3KzYkHmv9jjCLkNpXDNBznJ3XPrZ1JZ62EhcN6rrQpKrIK1Zvvloz~BsMLQnimK-AfdxXOBMEwWJp4f-6YYyr~8MeqLGU4~8z2rCHYQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","John Lanier, manager of Community Outreach and Education for Montgomery County Environmental Services, told the Trotwood City Council that the county’s updated solid waste management plan would require new revenue and operational changes beginning in 2026.

Lanier said the district is proposing a change to the per‑ton fee that funds recycling, litter prevention grants and education programs. \"The current rate is $3 a ton. In 2026, if it is approved by a biweekly agent, that amount will go to $2.65 per ton,\" Lanier said, and added the plan estimates the typical household (about one ton of garbage a year) would see a roughly 65¢ change annually. He also said the district’s policy committee recommended a roughly 6% increase in the fee each year thereafter to sustain a 20‑year funding plan.

Lanier told council members the district operates grants and programs that affect cities and residents, including about $300,000 in grants to municipalities for waste reduction, a household hazardous‑waste program at the transfer station, styrofoam recycling and an education center that serves thousands of students annually. \"We are looking at expanding to food waste collection for our residential citizens,\" Lanier said, describing a pilot that would place drop‑off stations and collect material for composting to be returned to community gardens.

The food‑waste project is currently tied to external grant funding, Lanier said. He described an application to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a $5,000,000 grant covering 32 locations and about 20 partners; if that grant is not secured the district said it would pursue a plan B using its own funds and applications to the Ohio EPA. \"If we don't get this grant, we have a plan B that will use some of our own funding,\" Lanier said.

The plan would add an operational requirement at the county transfer station: any vehicle entering the facility must have a tarp covering its load. \"Any vehicle coming into Montgomery County Transfer Station will now be required to have a tarp over that. They cannot enter our facility if they do not have a tarp to cover their garbage,\" Lanier said, adding the rule likely would not take effect until spring 2026 and that first violations may receive warnings before fines are imposed.

Lanier said the district raised fees previously (a change noted from $2 to $3 a ton in 2010) and that reserves have been used to cover deficits; the updated plan is intended to show 20 years of funding. He described other prospective investments enabled by the revenue change, including a densifier to increase drop‑off access at satellite sites, upgrades to the environmental education center and continuing the district’s municipal grants program.

Council members and residents asked programmatic and operational questions about partnership, timing and enforcement. Lanier offered to coordinate with the city manager on supplies and volunteer trailers from the Keep Montgomery County Beautiful program and noted the county will run the food‑waste collection if the pilot is funded, leaving the sites under county control.

No formal council action on the district plan or the fee proposal was taken during the meeting; Lanier presented the plan and answered questions.

Lanier and county staff emphasized the plan remains contingent on further approvals, grant outcomes and an outreach period to educate haulers and residents before new rules go into effect.","Montgomery County Environmental Services presented an updated nine‑part solid waste plan proposing a per‑ton fee change starting in 2026, a new tarp requirement for vehicles using the county transfer station, expanded education and recycling programs and a planned food‑waste collection pilot that depends on grant funding.","actionData","errors"]

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