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City approves year-long ban on new group homes

Trotwood City Council Meeting (Courtesy of the City of Trotwood)

TROTWOOD — City leaders have approved a temporary moratorium on new group homes in Trotwood.

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Trotwood City Manager Quincy Pope confirmed to News Center 7 that the moratorium was approved during the city council meeting on Monday.

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The resolution indicates the moratorium is for “the acceptance for, and the issuance of, any new zoning permits for group homes in the City of Trotwood.”

The city has had a “significant increase” in group home applications, which has impacted various neighborhoods, organizations, and citizens in the city,” according to city council records.

City leaders and the planning commission will use the temporary moratorium to review siting and standards for group homes in Trotwood.

The moratorium will last up until Feb. 28, 2026.

As previously reported on News Center 7, the City of Dayton approved a six-month moratorium on new group homes in August 2024.

The I-Team first uncovered in July, that out of the 220 foster group homes for kids across Ohio, 78 are in Montgomery County.

These are homes for children who have been removed from their homes and are currently in the state’s care, according to a previous News Center 7 report.

News Center 7 will continue to follow this story.

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