CANFIELD — City council has approved more zoning changes in an attempt to clean up what is called spot zoning.

Two addresses were presented for zone changes on Wednesday from M (manufacturing) to B-2 (general commercial).

“This is part of our comprehensive plan for land use,” city manager Wade Calhoun explained to city council.

The first one involved rezoning Lot 1185 at 580 W. Main St. The property is located across from Hunters Woods Boulevard. Calhoun said there is definitely no manufacturing happening at the property and the bordering properties are all zoned general commercial.

The second change involved rezoning Lot 2986 at 374 Newton St. from manufacturing to general commercial. This property is located at Newton and Railroad streets.

“Currently there is a storage facility at that location,” Calhoun said. “… it has never been used for manufacturing.”

No residents showed for comment on either change. Council unanimously approved both during the regular session.

A third change was the rezoning of Preserve Plat 2 Lots 2499 to 2528, and Preserve Boulevard Lots 2598 to 2603, from R-5 (three- to four-family residential) to R-3 (single-family residential). The Preserve lies off North Palmyra Road between U.S. Route 224 and Mahoning County Career and Technical Center.

During the public hearing on the proposed zone changes, two residents from that area spoke in favor. Resident Gary Ditullio said, “I applaud council with what they are doing here.”

Calhoun said the zone change will ensure that single-family homes will continue to be built on the properties mentioned in the ordinance. He said the homes in that area are single family, so the zone change continues that. Again, council unanimously approved.

In other business, council approved a gas aggregation agreement with IGS Energy. The agreement will run Oct. 1 through Sept. 30, 2025. The rate is variable with the “right to determine the NYMEX (New York Mercantile Exchange) price.”

“Be prepared this winter for a really high gas bill,” Calhoun said. “It could be triple what you paid this past winter.”

In other business:

l Council approved by 4-1 vote, with Councilman Chuck Tieche casting the lone no vote, to authorize the city manager to apply for an F-1 (beer only) and an F-2 (beer and spiritous liquor) permits from the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Liquor Control. The permits would cover Family Fun Night on Aug. 18 and Fall Fest on Sept. 24.

l Council unanimously approved an agreement with Universal Development Enterprises Inc. to tap into the city’s sewer and waterlines on North Palmyra Road. The agreement would allow for extra-territorial users only within the new development.