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Lebanon City Council approves five ordinances, adopts grocery tax and fireworks rules; OKs $10,000 grant
Summary
At its June 9 meeting the Lebanon City Council unanimously approved five ordinances — including a 1% municipal grocery/service occupation tax, sewer-charge adjustments authorizing sale of deduct meters, and fireworks rules — and approved a $10,000 business-district grant to 618, Inc.
The Lebanon City Council on June 9 approved five ordinances and a $10,000 business-district grant in a meeting that also included public comment on downtown development and infrastructure delays.
Council voted to amend the agenda at the start of the meeting and then considered five ordinances. The council approved an amendment to section 36-52 of the Lebanon municipal code to allow accessory buildings in residential districts to reach up to 25 feet in height or the height of the principal residence, whichever is lower. The ordinance passed on roll call.
Council also adopted an ordinance adding section 43, article 2 of chapter 34 of the municipal code to permit certain sewer-charge adjustments and to authorize the sale of “deduct meters” to residents. A department head later told council the city’s cost for the plastic meters would be $124 apiece and that many neighboring jurisdictions use half-inch meters.
The council approved two related fireworks measures: one designating retail fireworks sales as a special use in the C1 commercial district and a related ordinance addressing possession and sale of fireworks (adding article 6 to chapter 10 of the municipal code). On the retail-fireworks item, council recorded one abstention (Smith); the other fireworks measure passed by roll call.
Finally, council approved an ordinance creating a 1% municipal grocery retailers occupation tax and a municipal grocery service occupation tax intended to replace a tax removed by the state legislature. Members discussed statutory classifications for grocery sales versus service items before voting to adopt the ordinance.
In unfinished business the council approved a $10,000 grant to 618, Inc. for its business-district project; council members said the disbursement and project start would be tied to a closing and a subsequent signed agreement.
All adopted ordinances and the grant passed on roll call during the meeting. The council adjourned at the end of the session.
