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Council adopts one‑year moratorium on new residential development
Summary
Olmsted Falls City Council voted 5‑0 on Sept. 23, 2025 to adopt Resolution 53‑2025, extending a moratorium on filing and approval of new residential construction applications to a total of one year; Mayor Graven said this aligns with his original proposal.
Olmsted Falls City Council adopted Resolution 53‑2025 on Sept. 23, 2025, imposing and extending a moratorium on accepting, reviewing, and approving new residential development applications.
Council moved to suspend rules, waive full reading, and adopt the resolution in a single session. The roll call recorded 5 ayes, 0 nays. Mayor James P. Graven noted that he originally proposed a one‑year moratorium in April and said he was glad the council would ‘‘keep the moratorium in place for a total of one year.’’ Council members did not record a dissent in the meeting minutes; Councilwoman Megan Coy later clarified that the city planner had advised approving moratoria in six‑month increments at the April 8, 2025 meeting and said planner Mr. Smerigan is preparing a report to move the topic forward.
The resolution was described in the agenda as an emergency measure imposing and extending the moratorium on new residential construction applications. The minutes record the procedural actions (suspension and waiver of reading) and the unanimous adoption but do not record additional amendments or conditions attached to the resolution.
