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Forest Park council adopts zoning, public-health and financing ordinances in unanimous vote
Summary
At its April 6 meeting the Forest Park City Council unanimously adopted five ordinances: zoning changes for places of worship, a citywide ban on vape and smoke shops, revised notice rules for code enforcement, and lease-purchase financing for city and fire equipment.
The Forest Park City Council on April 6 unanimously adopted a package of ordinances that reshape local land-use rules, strengthen code-enforcement procedures and authorize lease-purchase financing for city equipment and fire apparatus.
Mayor and council members voted 6–0 to approve Ordinance 04-2026, which clarifies the land-use status of religious organizations by restricting new places of worship from locating in commercial, industrial and office-zoned areas to preserve limited office-zoned land for economic development and protect the city’s tax base. Council Member Brown moved for adoption; the motion carried unanimously.
First Vice Mayor Holt urged…
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