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Council opens hearing on ordinance 2026-101 zoning change and tables the item
Summary
Council opened a public hearing on ordinance 2026-101 (zoning district change) on Aug. 3, during which residents raised concerns; the Charter Review Commission asked to postpone consideration until a full council and the council voted to table the ordinance.
A public hearing on ordinance 2026-101 — proposing amending Article 14, Section 1 (zoning district change) — was opened by the Solon City Council on Aug. 3 and then tabled at the Charter Review Commission's request.
Council opened the hearing and invited public comment; several residents questioned whether adequate public outreach occurred and urged more citizen input before placing significant zoning changes on the ballot. "If it's put on the ballot, let's let them decide," said Joanne Kelly, a resident who said she had served as a ward representative to previous charter reviews. Multiple speakers warned that changing residential-to-multifamily zoning could allow apartment or cluster developments where single-family yards exist.
The Charter Review Commission asked the council to postpone consideration until a full council was present for a vote; councilors moved to table the item, and the motion to table passed. The council kept the item on the agenda for future consideration but took no final action that night.
