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Council packet includes ordinance by Council Member Jon Yurchiak to tighten yard parking rules

Wadsworth City Council Committee of the Whole / Finance · May 19, 2026
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Summary

Council Member Jon Yurchiak sponsored an ordinance to amend Section 152.033 of the Codified Ordinances to prohibit parking of vehicles, watercraft, trailers and major recreational equipment within yards (excluding approved driveways); the measure is framed as an emergency to align public hearing requirements with state law.

An ordinance in the committee packet, sponsored by Council Member Jon Yurchiak, would amend Section 152.033 of the Codified Ordinances to prohibit permanent or temporary parking of vehicles, watercraft, trailers or major recreational equipment within front, rear or side yards of residential premises, excluding approved gravel or paved driveways.

The text in the packet characterizes the ordinance as an emergency measure to ‘‘update the public hearing requirements to match the Ohio Revised Code’’ and repeats the procedural certification language regarding open meetings and required publication. The packet does not include explanatory staff analysis or enforcement detail beyond the ordinance language.