Cortland council adopts rezoning, approves codification emergency; holds readings on sewer cameras and smart meters

CORTLAND, Ohio — The Cortland City Council on Monday, Oct. 20, approved a rezoning ordinance and an emergency codification ordinance, completed second readings on two equipment purchase measures and a cellular water/sewer meter program, and held a first reading on an ordinance limiting access to city email accounts.

The actions came during the council's regular meeting at which members also approved meeting minutes, a schedule of bills and a bank reconciliation presented for September 2025. The council voted to write off an outstanding uncollectible utility account; the transcript record of the exact dollar amount was unclear.

The rezoning measure, Ordinance O-57-25, received its third and final reading. The bill seeks to change the zoning classification for a replat of Lot 108A and Lot 110A in Walnut Run Estates Phase 3 from S-1 Service District to R-12 Residential District. The ordinance was submitted by the Planning, Zoning and Building Commission as an item of old business and moved to passage on the final reading.

Council also approved Ordinance O-61-25, a council-submitted emergency ordinance to edit and incorporate certain existing ordinances into the city's codified traffic and general offenses codes to conform with recent enactments of the Ohio General Assembly. The measure was presented as an emergency so as "not to disrupt the services for continued operation of the affected departments," according to the item description on the agenda.

Two measures submitted by the mayor…