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Council withdraws rezoning for 5000 Ashland City Highway after community objections and legal findings
Summary
Councilmember Joy Kimbrough withdrew BL2025-896, a proposed rezoning at 5000 Ashland City Highway, following extensive public comment citing zoning enforcement actions and prior environmental court findings that characterized the site's use as an industrial trucking operation.
Councilmember Joy Kimbrough withdrew BL2025-896 — a proposed rezoning for property at 5000 Ashland City Highway — during the July 15 meeting after a protracted public comment period in which neighbors and public commenters urged rejection and cited ongoing code enforcement and environmental court findings.
The ordinance had sought to change property zoning from AR2A (rural agricultural) to SP to permit building‑contractor‑supply uses on approximately five acres. Kimbrough announced the withdrawal on the chamber floor immediately after the public comment segment; the chair confirmed the…
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