LAWTON – Following an earlier public hearing with no public comment, the Lawton Village Council on June 10 approved a motion to establish the 2025 millage rates. The millage rate is equal to last year’s millage rate (16.9322 mills), due to the Headlee Amendment and will generate a 0.93 percent increase in the net operating tax revenues for the Village of Lawton.
President Josh Appleby said that the Truth in Taxation hearing is completed each year to allow for the inflationary increase which will total $6,970.
In another area, the village council approved Ordinance 01-2025: Rental Inspection Zoning Ordinance. The village Planning Commission had reviewed and recommended the changes to the zoning ordinance.
Village Council Trustee Judith Peterson provided a presentation of the Planning Commission’s findings on the ordinance. Peterson recommended two changes to the ordinance to 1.10 and 1.11 should be removed due to redundancy between the planning consultant and the attorney.
Peterson made a motion to adopt Ordinance 01-2025 with the removal of sections 1.10 and 1.11 from the proposed ordinance. It was approved in a roll call vote.
The village council also approved in a roll call vote, Ordinance 02-2025: Rental Inspection Ordinance.
Following a discussion, Village Council President Appleby made a motion to pass Ordinance 02-2025 with corrections to 155.3 item D to state that the requirements of subsection (A) will take effect Jan.1, 2026, section 155.4 section D to state that the requirements of subsection (A) take effect on Jan. 1, 2027, and an amendment to 156.4 (G) to state that unless revoked, a license is valid for three years from the date of issuance.
The Lawton Village Council also approved in a rollcall vote Ordinance 03-2025: Cell Tower/Solar Panel Zoning Ordinance. The village Planning Commission reviewed and recommended the change to the zoning ordinance. Peterson made a motion to adopt ordinance 03-2025 with the addition of sections 11.13-11.18 to be added to the ordinance.
Thursday, June 26, 2025
