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Carlisle council authorizes application for up to $50,000 state housing technical assistance grant to update zoning code
Summary
Carlisle City Council unanimously approved Resolution 14-25 on April 22, 2025, authorizing the city manager to apply for up to $50,000 from the Ohio Department of Development’s Housing Technical Assistance Program to support a zoning-code rewrite following a comprehensive plan update.
City Manager Chris Lohr told Carlisle City Council on April 22 that the Ohio Department of Development (ODD) is offering up to $50,000 in Housing Technical Assistance grants to help communities update comprehensive plans and zoning codes. Council unanimously approved Resolution 14-25 authorizing the city manager to apply for the grant and voted to suspend the three-reading rule and adopt the resolution as an emergency.
Alaina Geres, Carlisle’s Community Development Director, said the funds would be used for a zoning-code rewrite that typically follows a comprehensive plan update. She told council the program is capped across applicants (she described a $2 million program cap) and that Carlisle submitted an application the same day; the city expects to issue an RFP next year to hire a consultant if awarded.
Councilmember Jason Faulkner asked whether awards are made on a first-come basis or awarded later; Geres replied the program will reimburse as communities spend the funds and that project spending will occur next year. Council approved suspending the rule requiring three readings on a motion by William Bicknell, seconded by Michael Kilpatrick, and then approved the resolution on a motion by Chris Stivers, seconded by William Bicknell. Roll-call votes were unanimous on both motions.
The resolution authorizes the city manager to apply for ODD Housing Technical Assistance funding and to execute related administrative requirements if the grant is awarded. The council did not specify a project timeline beyond the plan to issue a consultant RFP after award and indicated staff would verify details such as award timing and reimbursement mechanics with ODD.
Resolution 14-25 (adopted April 22, 2025) is intended to position Carlisle to update zoning regulations that will implement a forthcoming comprehensive plan update; exact award timing and the final scope of consultant work were described as "not specified" pending grant award and consultant procurement. The meeting record shows the motion to adopt and the emergency suspension passed by unanimous roll-call votes.
