Hamblen County text amendment would limit shipping containers, planners forward recommendation

Aug 11, 2026

Morristown planners voted unanimously to forward a Hamblen County text amendment that would prohibit semi‑trailers in all districts and allow shipping/Conex containers only in A‑1 districts of three acres or more under strict rear‑yard setbacks.

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Senior Planner Josh Cole told the commission on Aug. 11 that Hamblen County has proposed definitions and locational limits for semi‑trailers and shipping/Conex containers and asked this regional body to recommend action to the county.

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