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Parma Heights council approves a slate of ordinance amendments; several notes introduced
Summary
The Parma Heights City Council unanimously adopted multiple ordinance amendments on March 25, 2024, and took first readings on several note issuances for street work, equipment and building repairs. Council also approved a liquor-license transfer with no hearing requested.
Parma Heights City Council approved a series of ordinance amendments and procedural measures at its March 25 meeting, passing numerous items by unanimous roll call and taking first readings on several debt-authorizing notes.
Council President Tom Rounds opened the meeting and the council moved through a bundle of measures read by title. Clerk Barbara Allen called roll for each motion; the council recorded unanimous "Aye" votes for third-reading ordinances including Ordinance Nos. 2024-11 (amending Chapter 1394 on rental-property registration and exterior inspection), 2024-12 (amending Section 618.27 on harboring pigeons), 2024-13 (amending Chapter 715 on auctions), 2024-15 (amending Section 727.03 on license fees), 2024-16 (amending Section 906.13 on permit fees), 2024-17 (amending Chapter 751 on mechanical amusement devices), 2024-18 (amending Section 755.01 on license requirements), 2024-20 (amending Chapter 735 on fortunetelling), 2024-21 (amending Section 335.15 on snow-plow registration), 2024-22 (amending Section 634.08 on vacant-property registration), 2024-23 (amending Section 634.09 on foreclosure registration), and 2024-24 (amending Chapter 1321 on building fees).
Council also approved a liquor-license transfer for MKM Restaurants LLC, d/b/a Wagon Wheel Pub (8761 Snow Rd.) after Police Chief Czack told the council the Police Department had no objections; no hearing was requested.
On first reading council accepted Ordinance Nos. 2024-26 through 2024-29 for future action; those measures would authorize notes in anticipation of bonds for specific capital purposes (streets, fire equipment, roof repairs) if advanced. Ordinance 2024-19 (beekeeping) was at second reading. Council moved to suspend the rules and passed Ordinance 2024-30, updating and adopting components of the codified ordinances as an emergency measure.
The meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
Votes at a glance (selected adopted items; all recorded ayes): - Ord. 2024-11 — Amends rental-property registration/exterior inspection — Passed (Aye: Maruschak, Haase, Durichko, Palmisano, DeSouza, Kolezynski, Rounds). - Ord. 2024-12 — Amends harboring-of-pigeons rule — Passed (same roll call). - Ord. 2024-13 — Amends auctions chapter — Passed (same roll call). - Ord. 2024-15 — Amends license-fee expiration — Passed. - Ord. 2024-16 — Amends permit fees — Passed. - Ord. 2024-17 — Amends mechanical amusement device regulations — Passed. - Ord. 2024-18 — Amends license-required section — Passed. - Ord. 2024-20 — Amends fortunetelling chapter — Passed. - Ord. 2024-21 — Amends snow-plow-operator registration — Passed. - Ord. 2024-22, 2024-23 — Amends vacant-property and foreclosure registration sections — Passed. - Ord. 2024-24 — Amends building-fees chapter — Passed. - Ord. 2024-30 — Codified ordinances update; emergency adoption after suspension of rules — Passed.
What’s next: Several capital-note ordinances remain at first reading; council signaled intent to advance related financing but did not finalize bond issuance at this meeting.
