2025 Ordinances
Ordinance 01-25 | Passed February 10, 2025
An Ordinance To Rezone Parcel Numbers 150-000792 And 150-000794 (2695 And 2715 Bixby Road) From Exceptional Use To Planned Industrial District And To Approve A Preliminary Development Plan And Text.
Ordinance 02-25 | Passed February 10, 2025
An Ordinance To Modify Certain Sections Of Chapter 1181 Of The Zoning Code Related To Notification Of Public Hearings.
Ordinance 03-25 | Passed January 13, 2025
An Ordinance To Correct A Spelling Error On The Final Plat For Section 1 Of The Buckstone Bend Subdivision By Renaming Wilburn Boulevard As Wilburn Boulevard, And Declaring An Emergency.
Ordinance 04-25 | Passed January 13, 2025
An Ordinance Of The City Of Obetz Support The Ohio Municipal League’s Challenge Of At&T’s Tariff Application At The Public Utilities Commission Of Ohio And Declaring An Emergency.
Ordinance 05-25 | Passed January 13, 2025
An Ordinance To Amend Section 351.13 Of The Codified Ordinances And Declaring An Emergency.
Ordinance 06-25 | Passed March 10, 2025
An Ordinance To Accept The Annexation Of 85.77 +/- Acres From Hamilton Township To The City Of Obetz, Designate The Zoning As Planned Unit Development District, And To Approve The Major Modification To The Final Development Plan And Text, And Declaring An Emergency.
Ordinance 07-25 | Passed February 10, 2025
An Ordinance Approving The City Of Obetz Conversion Plan Policy Which Allows Employees To Convert Vacation And Sick Time To Cash In Accordance With The Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) Specifications
Ordinance 08-25 | Passed February 10, 2025
An Ordinance Amending Sections 935.16, 939.02, And 939.03 Of The Codified Ordinances Of The City Of Obetz Regarding Water, Sewer, And Refuse Rates, And Declaring An Emergency
Ordinance 09-25 | Passed February 24, 2025
An Ordinance Authorizing The Director Of Finance To Make Payment On A Contract With Waste Management Of Ohio And Declaring An Emergency
Ordinance 10-25 | Passed February 24, 2025
An Ordinance To Approve Changes To The 2025 Appropriations For The Current Expenses And Other Expenditures Of The City Of Obetz
Ordinance 11-25 | Passed February 24, 2025
An Ordinance To Enact Section 351.18 Of The Codified Ordinances, Prohibition Of Overnight Parking On City-Owned Properties, And Declaring An Emergency
Ordinance 12-25 | Passed March 24, 2025
An Ordinance Approving the Final Plat for Section 5 of the Buckstone Bend Subdivision and Declaring an Emergency
Ordinance 13-25 | Passed February 24, 2025
An Ordinance To Extend The Moratorium On The Issuance And Processing Of Permits Allowing Retail Dispensaries, Cultivators, Or Processors Of Adult Use Marijuana Within The City Of Obetz, And Declaring An Emergency
Ordinance 14-25 | Passed March 10, 2025
An Ordinance Authorizing The Director Of Finance To Make Payment On A Contract With The State Of Ohio And Declaring An Emergency
Ordinance 15-25 | Passed March 10, 2025
An Ordinance To Approve Changes To The 2024 Appropriations For The Current Expenses And Other Expenditures Of The City Of Obetz
Ordinance 16-25 | Passed March 24, 2025
An Ordinance Authorizing the City Administrator to Submit a Grant Application to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for Funding Through the Recreation Trails Program and Declaring an Emergency
Ordinance 17-25 | March 24, 2025
An Ordinance Modifying The City Of Obetz’ Approved Conversion Plan Policy Which Allows Employees To Convert Vacation And Sick Time To Cash In Accordance With The Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (Opers) Specifications And Declaring An Emergency
Ordinance 18-25 | Passed March 24, 2025
An Ordinance Authorizing The Issuance Of Not To Exceed $23,000,000 Of Tax Increment Financing Revenue And Refunding Bonds Of The City Of Obetz; Providing For The Pledge Of Tax Increment Financing Revenues For The Payment Of Such Bonds For The Purpose Of Refunding Existing Bonds Of The City, Refinancing And Paying Obligations Of The City Pursuant To An Existing Tax Increment Financing Agreement, As Amended, And To Pay For All Or A Portion Of Public Infrastructure Improvements As Authorized By Section 5709.40, Et Seq., Of The Ohio Revised Code; Reimbursing The City For Any Moneys Advanced For Such Purposes, If Necessary; Providing For Costs Of Issuance Associated With The Issuance Of The Bonds; Authorizing Necessary And Appropriate Documents For The Protection And Disposition Of Such Tax Increment Financing Revenues And To Further Secure Such Bonds; Authorizing Other Actions In Connection With The Issuance Of Such Bonds; And Declaring An Emergency
Ordinance 19-25 | Passed April 14, 2025
An Ordinance Enacting Chapter 737 To Require A Permit To Operate A Hotel, Motel, Residential Hotel, Or Extended Stay Hotel Business Within The City And Establishing Operating Standards, And Declaring An Emergency.
Ordinance 20-25 | Passed April 14, 2025
An Ordinance To Amend Section 351.03 Of The Codified Ordinances Related To Parking Near Mailboxes And Declaring An Emergency
Ordinance 21-25 | Passed April 14, 2025
An Ordinance To Amend Enact Section 913 Of The Codified Ordinances Related To The Planting Of Bamboo
Ordinance 22-25 | Passed May 27, 2025
An Ordinance To Rezone Parcel Number 152-001466 From Suburban Office And Institution to Planned Commercial District and to Approve a Preliminary Development Plan and Text
Ordinance 23-25 | Passed April 28, 2025
An Ordinance to Approve Changes to the 2025 Appropriations for the Current Expenses and Other Expenditures of the City of Obetz
Ordinance 24-25 | Passed May 12, 2025
An Ordinance Authorizing the City Administrator to Execute An H20 Chloride Reduction Grant Agreement With the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and Create the H20 Chloride Reduction Grant Fund and Declaring an Emergency
Ordinance 25-25 | Passed May 12, 2025
An Ordinance to Amend Section 905.12 of the Codified Ordinances Related to Obstructions in Rights-of-Way, and Declaring an Emergency
Ordinance 26-25 | Passed May 12, 2025
An Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance of not to Exceed Three Million Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($3,075,000) of Special Obligation Non-Tax Revenue Taxable Notes in Anticipation of the Issuance of Bonds, in One or More Series, for the Purpose of Acquiring Land and Interests in Land and Any Existing Buildings and Facilities Upon Such Land for the Purpose of Redevelopment, Constructing a New Building or Buildings or Other Facilities for Commercial Use, and All Necessary Improvements and Appurtenances Related Thereto; Reimbursing the City for any Moneys Advanced for Such Purposes, if Necessary; Authorizing a Purchase Agreement, if Necessary; Providing for Costs of Issuance Associated with the Issuance of the Notes; Refunding Notes Previously Issued for Such Purposes; and Declaring an Emergency
Ordinance 27-25 | Passed May 12, 2025
An Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance of not to Exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000) of General Obligation Limited Tax, Tax-Exempt Notes in Anticipation of the Issuance of Bonds, in One or More Series, for the Purpose of Acquiring and Constructing Public Utility Improvements and Appurtenances Thereto; Acquiring Land and Interests in Land Located, in the City of Obetz, Necessary for Such Improvements; Reimbursing the City for Any Moneys Advanced for Such Purposes; Authorizing a Purchase Agreement, if Necessary; Refunding Notes Previously Issued for Such Purposes; and Declaring An Emergency
Ordinance 28-25 | Passed May 12, 2025
An Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance of not to Exceed Five Million Eighty Thousand Dollars ($5,080,000) of General Obligation Limited Tax, Taxable Notes in Anticipation of the Issuance of Bonds, in One or More Series; Acquiring Land and Interests in Land Located in the City of Obetz; Reimbursing the City for Any Moneys Advanced for Such Purposes; Authorizing a Purchase Agreement, if Necessary; Providing Costs of Issuance Associated with the Issuance of the Notes; Refunding Notes Previously Issued for Such Purpose; and Declaring an Emergency
Ordinance 29-25 | Passed May 12, 2025
An Ordinance to Approve Changes to the 2025 Appropriations for the Current Expenses and Other Expenditures of the City of Obetz
Ordinance 30-25 | Passed May 27, 2025
An Ordinance Authorizing the Director of Finance to Make Payment On a Contract With ComResource And Declaring An Emergency
Ordinance 31-25 | Passed May 27, 2025
An Ordinance Establishing The Organizational Structure Of Departments And Divisions For The City Of Obetz And Declaring An Emergency
Ordinance 32-25 | June 23, 2025
An Ordinance To Rezone And Approve A Preliminary Development Plan And Text Parcel Numbers 152-001760, 186-000006, 186-000007, 152-001736, And 152-001020, And, To Approve A Major Modification Of The Preliminary Development Plan And Text For Parcels 186-000244, 152-001754 And 186-000245 And Declaring An Emergency
Ordinance 33-35 | Passed May 27, 2025
An Ordinance To Approve Changes To The 2025 Appropriations For the Current Expenses And Other Expenditures Of The City Of Obetz
Ordinance 34-25 | Passed June 9, 2025
An Ordinance Declaring The Necessity For And Authorizing The Transfer Of Funds By The City Of Obetz From The Electric Fund To The General Fund, Pursuant To Ohio Revised Code 5705.16 And Declaring An Emergency
Ordinance 35-25 | Passed June 9, 2025
An Ordinance To Establish The 2025 Toy Road TIF Capital Improvements Fund (2405), The 2025 Toy Road Tif Restricted Project Fund (2406), The 2025 Toy Road Tif Debt Service Fund (3204), The Toy Road Tif Debt Service Reserve Fund (3902), And The 2025 Toy Road Tif Debt Liquidity Reserve Fund (3903) And Declaring An Emergency
Ordinance 36-25 | Passed June 9, 2025
An Ordinance To Approve Changes To The 2025 Appropriations For The Current Expenses And Other Expenditures Of The City Of Obetz
Ordinance 37-25 | Passed July 14, 2025
An Ordinance To Adopt The Tax Budget For The City Of Obetz, Ohio For The Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2026 And To Submit The Same To The Franklin County Budget Commission And Declaring An Emergency
Ordinance 38-25 | Passed July 14, 2025
An Ordinance Authorizing The City Administrator to Enter Into a Settlement Agreement With Commercial Site Acquisitions, Inc. And Declaring An Emergency
Ordinance 40-25 | Passed July 14, 2025
An Ordinance Authorizing The City Administrator To Apply For And Accept Assistance From The Clean Ohio Conservation Program Fund Administered Through The Ohio Public Works Commission And Declaring An Emergency
Resolution 01-25 | Passed July 28, 2025
A Resolution Providing For The Submission To The Electors Of The City Of Obetz, At The General Election To Be Held On Tuesday, November 4, 2025, An Ordinance To Enact An Increase In The City Income Tax Rate From The Current Rate Of Two And One-Half Percent (2.5%) To A Rate Of Three And One-Half Percent (3.5%) To Become Effective On January 1, 2026, For The Purposes Of Safety Services, And Declaring An Emergency
Ordinance 41-25 | Passed July 28, 2025
An Ordinance To Approve Changes To The 2025 Appropriations For The Current Expenses And Other Expenditures Of The City of Obetz
Resolution 02-25 | Passed August 5, 2025
A Resolution Providing for the Submission to the Electors of the City of Obetz, at the General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, an Ordinance to Amend Section 182.012 of the Codified Ordinances. To Increase the City Income Tax Rate From the Current Rate of Two and One-Half Percent (2.5%) to a Rate of Three and One-Half Percent (3.5%) to Become Effective on January 1, 2026 to Dedicate the Revenue, Resulting From the One Percent (1.0%) Increase to Safety Services, to Continue to Allow a Full Credit for All Taxes Paid to Any Municipal Corporation, in This State or Elsewhere, by a Resident or by a Pass-Through Entity Owned, Directly or Indirectly By a Resident, on the Residents Distributive or Proportionate Share of the Income of the Pass-Through Entity and Declaring An Emergency
Ordinance 42-25 | Passed August 11, 2025
An Ordinance to Extend the Moratorium On The Issuance And Processing Of Permits Allowing Retail Dispensaries, Cultivators, Or Processors Of Adult Use Marijuana Within The City of Obetz, And Declaring An Emergency
Ordinance 43-25 | Passed September 8, 2025
An Ordinance to Amend Section 905.12 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Obetz to Prohibit Placing Trash and Junk in the Public Right-Of-Way, to Require Owners and Occupants to Keep Their Property Free of Trash and Junk, and to Establish a Procedure by Which The City May Remove or Cause Removal of Trash, Junk, or Other Items Obstructing the Right-Of-Way
Ordinance 44 – 25 | Passed August 11, 2025
An Ordinance to Approve Changes to the 2025 Appropriations for the Current Expenses and Other Expenditures of the City of Obetz
Ordinance 45-25 | Passed August 11, 2025
An Ordinance Authorizing the Director of Finance to Make Payment On a Contract with Treasurer State of Ohio, and Declaring An Emergency
Ordinance 46-25 | Passed September 8, 2025
An Ordinance To Amend The Creekside Tax Increment Financing District And To Declare An Emergency
Ordinance 47-25 | Passed August 25, 2025
An Ordinance To Approve Changes To The 2025 Appropriations For The Current Expenses And Other Expenditures Of The City Of Obetz.
Ordinance 48-25 | Passed September 8, 2025
An Ordinance To Authorize And Direct The City Administrator To Enter Into A Pre-Annexation Agreement With The Columbus And Franklin County Metropolitan Park District Concerning Approximately One Hundred Sixty-Three (163 +/-) Acres Of Land Generally Known As Bank Run Metro Park, And To Declare An Emergency
Ordinance 49-25 | Passed September 8, 2025
An Ordinance To Formally Find And Declare That A New Interchange At Lockbourne Road And Interstate 270 Will Directly And Substantially Benefit The Real Property Within The Toy Road TIF Incentive District And The City As A Whole, To Authorize The City Engineer To Contract For Professional Engineering And Consulting Services Relating To The Study Of The Interchange, To Authorize Payment For Those Services From The Toy Road TIF Capital Improvements Fund, And To Declare An Emergency
Ordinance 50-25 | Passed September 8, 2025
An Ordinance To Accept The Amounts And Rates As Determined By The Budget Commission And Authorising The Necessary Tax Levies And Certifying Them To The County Auditor And Declaring An Emergency
Ordinance 51-25 | Passed September 22, 2025
An Ordinance Authorizing the City Administrator to Enter Into A Development Agreement With Maverick Trace LLC For The Development of 50+/- Acres Of Real Property And Declaring An Emergency
Ordinance 52-25 | Passed September 22, 2025
An Ordinance to Approve Changes to the 2025 Appropriations for the Current Expenses and Other Expenditures of the City of Obetz
Ordinance 53-25 | Passed September 22, 2025
An Ordinance to Enact Section 305.056 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Obetz to Prohibit Parking or Storage of Construction Equipment on Any Public Residential Street, and to Declare an Emergency
Ordinance 54-25 | Passed September 22, 2025
An Ordinance Authorizing the Director of Finance to Make Payment on Contracts with 120 Water, Inc., Zenner USA, and Acme Electric, and Declaring and Emergency
Ordinance 55-25 | Passed September 22, 2025
An Ordinance Setting Forth a Statement of Municipal Services that will be Provided to Approximately One Hundred Sixty-Three (163 +/-) Acres of Land in Hamilton Township Upon Annexation to The City of Obetz, and Declaring an Emergency
Ordinance 56-25 | Passed September 22, 2025
An Ordinance Designating The City of Obetz as a Bee City USA® Affiliate and Declaring an Emergency
Ordinance 57-25 | Passed October 14, 2025
An Ordinance To Enact Section 305.057 Of The Codified Ordinances Of The City Of Obetz To Regulate Box Trucks And Certain Commercial Vehicles In Residential Areas, To Establish A Residential Work Vehicle Permit Program, And To Declare An Emergency
Ordinance 59-25 | Passed October 14, 2025
An Ordinance Authorizing The Director Of Finance To Make Payment On A Contract With Pritchard Tent LLC, And Declaring An Emergency
Ordinance 60-25 | Passed October 27, 2025
An Ordinance to Approve Changes to the 2025 Appropriations for the Current Expenses and Other Expenditures of the City of Obetz
Ordinance 66-25 | Passed November 17, 2025
An Ordinance to Approve Changes to the 2025 Appropriations for the Current Expenses and Other Expenditures of the City of Obetz