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Morrow City Council holds first reading of 180-day moratorium on freestanding sign support permits
Summary
At its April 14, 2026 regular meeting the Morrow City Mayor and City Council held a first reading of Ordinance 2026-004, a proposed 180-day moratorium on acceptance of permits, licenses or inspections for freestanding sign support structures; no adoption vote was taken.
Morrow City — The Morrow City Mayor and City Council held the first reading of Ordinance 2026-004 at their April 14, 2026 regular meeting, proposing a 180-day moratorium on the acceptance of applications for permits, licenses or inspections related to construction of freestanding sign support structures.
The ordinance is described in the agenda as “An ordinance to impose a one-hundred and eighty (180) day moratorium on the acceptance of applications for permits, licenses, or inspections related to construction of freestanding sign support structures.” The council did not take a final vote on the ordinance during the meeting; the item was entered as a first reading.
Council business during the meeting included a unanimous approval of minutes from the March 24, 2026 regular meeting, work session and executive session, and the April 8, 2026 special called meeting. Councilman Wayne Collins moved to approve the minutes; Mayor Pro Tem Khoa Voung seconded, and all council members voted aye.
The council recessed its work session into an executive session to discuss litigation and personnel matters. Mayor John J. Lampl II called for the motion to recess; Councilwoman Lana J. Labay moved and Councilman Khoa Voung seconded. The motion passed unanimously. The executive session was called to order at 6:36 p.m., closed at 6:41 p.m., and was adjourned at 6:44 p.m. by subsequent motion.
The agenda lists general comments from Dorothy Dean, Councilman Wayne Collins and Mayor Lampl; the meeting record contains their names under "General Comments" but does not provide substantive remarks in the transcript.
Mayor Lampl, with general consent, adjourned the regular meeting at 7:39 p.m. The minutes were approved and attested by Interim City Clerk Lauren Vu.
Next steps: Ordinance 2026-004 is at first reading and would need to return for further readings or formal action before becoming law. The transcript does not record any staff presentations, public testimony, vote tally, or amendment related to the ordinance at this meeting.
