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Rossford Council updates weed code, approves event agreement and salt purchase; refers data-center zoning to planning commission
Summary
At its April 27 meeting the Rossford City Council adopted multiple emergency ordinances and resolutions — including a rewrite of the city—ode—or noxious weeds, a contract to buy rock salt and authorization for the balloon and fireworks event — and unanimously referred a proposed data-center zoning text amendment to the planning commission for review.
Rossford City Council on April 27 adopted a package of emergency measures and referred a zoning-text amendment to the planning commission aimed at establishing a special-use category for data centers.
Council voted to repeal and replace Rossford Municipal Code section 5.55.01 so the city efinition of noxious weeds will reference the Ohio Department of Agriculture efinition rather than a fixed local list. "It changes the definition of noxious weeds to reference the Ohio Department of Agriculture," said Kevin Heben, the city ttorney, explaining the change will keep the code aligned with state updates. Council suspended second and third readings, declared an emergency and adopted Ordinance 2026-31 by roll-call voice votes.
The council also read and adopted Ordinance 2026-32, authorizing the city administrator to work with the Rossford Convention & Visitors Bureau on the balloon and fireworks event. "We are moving the event location" and have…
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