Pataskala — The Pataskala City Council considered Ordinance 2025-4505, a proposed amendment to a preliminary development plan to rezone about 4.35 acres at 7164 Ableton Aetna Road to permit attached single-family townhomes. Council recorded a 4–2 roll-call vote after a third reading and a motion to adopt.

During immediate post-vote discussion, Council was reminded that certain rezoning actions may require a supermajority under the city charter. As Councilmember Timothy O'Hicken stated, “under charter section 4.11 b, that will take 5 yes votes super majority to pass.” Council members debated the implications of that rule; the clerk had recorded a 4–2 result and council acknowledged that, if the charter threshold applied, the measure would not meet the required five votes.

Why it matters: rezoning would change the allowed use of the property and permit an attached single-family townhome development on a roughly 4.35-acre site. Council and the public may next seek written confirmation of the charter requirement and legal advisement on whether this specific ordinance falls under the section cited.

Votes at a glance (taken from the meeting record):
- Ordinance 2025-4505 (rezoning; 7164 Ableton Aetna Road) — recorded roll-call vote 4–2; council discussion raised a 5‑vote supermajority charter requirement that council said could cause the measure to fail.
- Ordinance 2025-4509 (city cybersecurity policy) — adopted (roll call).
- Ordinance 2025-4510 (allocation of income tax collections) — adopted (roll call).
- Ordinance 2025-4511 (appropriations for fiscal year ending 12/31/2026 and interfund transfers) — adopted (roll call).
- Ordinance 2025-4512 (nonexclusive franchise to Ohio Power Company) — adopted (roll call).
- Ordinance 2025-4513 (supplemental appropriations for December 2025) — council dispensed with additional readings, declared emergency, and adopted in the same meeting.
- Resolution 2025-071 (agreement for backup utility operator services with Licking Regional Water District) — amended (substitution to Exhibit A) and adopted.

Council next steps: The council will need formal confirmation of whether the charter’s supermajority threshold applies to this rezoning and — if it does — whether the recorded 4–2 vote satisfies the legal requirement. The clerk, city legal counsel, or both may provide an interpretation at a future meeting or in a written opinion to resolve whether the ordinance took effect.

The meeting also included other routine business, appointments and community updates before the council adjourned.