Twinsburg City Council approves rezoning referral and a series of contracts, appropriations and emergency measures

Twinsburg City Council on Monday approved a package of ordinances and resolutions, voting unanimously to refer a rezoning request for 1816 East Aurora Road to the May 6, 2025 primary election and to adopt a series of emergency contracts and budget appropriations.

The council’s action sends Ordinance 07-2025 (rezoning parcel 64-00589 from C-2 commercial to R-5 single-unit open-space cluster residential) to voters after the council suspended the three-reading rule and then adopted the ordinance on a 6-0 roll call. The council also adopted Ordinance 08-2025 to request that the Summit County Board of Elections place the rezoning question on the May 6 ballot; that measure passed as an emergency on a 6-0 vote.

Why it matters: The council’s referral puts the specific rezoning decision before voters rather than completing the rezoning as a legislative act at this meeting. Other measures the council adopted immediately affect city operations and contracts.

The council’s other votes listed below were unanimous (6-0) and generally adopted as emergencies to allow immediate implementation or contracting: -…