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Lima Council schedules Jan. 26 public hearings for two rezoning petitions
Summary
Council received two rezoning petitions — one for 910 North Short Drive (Fairfield Homes) and one for a Ruth Avenue parcel (Markelis Martin) — and set public hearings for Jan. 26, 2026 at 7 p.m. in council chambers.
At its Dec. 23 meeting the Lima City Council received and filed two petitions to rezone residential parcels and scheduled public hearings for both on Jan. 26, 2026 at 7 p.m.
The first petition requests rezoning of 910 North Short Drive from Class 1 residential to Class 3 residential. The petition was filed by Joseph Wickham on behalf of Fairfield Homes; the council directed the law director to prepare any necessary legislation, ordered publication of a legal ad and set the hearing date in chambers.
A second petition asked to rezone a parcel in the 700 block of Ruth Avenue from Class 1 to Class 2 residential (filed by Markelis Martin). The council likewise voted to receive and file the petition, have the law director prepare legislation and publish notice for the Jan. 26 hearing.
Why it matters: the hearings give neighbors and the public an opportunity to comment on proposed zoning changes that would affect land use and the number/density of permitted residential units. Both items were placed on the calendar so the city can notify adjacent property owners and publish required legal notices ahead of the hearing.
Next steps: the law director will draft the enabling legislation and the clerk will publish the legal ad and notify nearby property owners of the Jan. 26 public hearings.
