Enon council approves $5,000 zoning-code diagnostic and limited technical services

The Enon Village Council voted April 22 to authorize an initial $5,000 diagnostic review of the village zoning code and to allow staff to access follow-up technical services billed at $150 per hour.

Administrator Kevin told council the diagnostic is a lump-sum $5,000 engagement and that additional consultant assistance was available at $150 per hour if needed. "The entire diagnostic is $5,000. 5,000 and then 150 per hour," he said. Council members repeatedly noted the code had not been professionally reviewed in decades and supported the measure as a targeted, affordable first step.

Council discussed funding the diagnostic across multiple funds (general, water and street) and emphasized staff would perform much of the drafting work in-house, calling the consultant a technical resource rather than the primary driver of public meetings. A motion to authorize the administrator to enter a contract for the $5,000 diagnostic passed by roll call; members also approved authorization for technical services after the diagnostic at the stated hourly rate.

The decision follows staff presentations showing the zoning code's last comprehensive update occurred in 1974 and reflects council interest in modernizing standards without committing to the larger $30,000 full-service package at this time. The council directed staff to move forward with the diagnostic and to return if additional appropriations were required.