The Shelbyville City Council voted to rezone two city-owned properties on first reading, changing one small parcel on Eagle Boulevard from C-2 (General Business) to I-2 (General Industrial) and a larger parcel north of State Route 2764 from C-2 to I-1 (Light Industrial).

The first ordinance covered approximately 0.33 acre at 218 Eagle Boulevard and the second covered about 30.35 acres referenced as Tax Map 59, Parcel 14. City Attorney Ginger Schauffer read the ordinance captions before the council took separate votes approving each zoning change, after the planning commission’s favorable recommendation.

The rezoning of the Eagle Boulevard parcel passed on a roll-call vote; the council later approved the larger parcel’s rezoning on a separate roll-call vote. Both ordinances were introduced and approved on first reading; the council did not debate detailed project plans during the meeting.

Why it matters: Rezoning city-owned property from commercial to industrial authorizes different future uses and may enable light- or general-industrial development on those sites. The planning commission’s favorable recommendation cleared the items for council action, but any future development will require site-level approvals and permits.

Details: Ginger Schauffer read the legal descriptions and exhibits for both ordinances into the record. The first item was described as a rezoning of “approximately 0.33 plus or minus acres owned by the City of Shelbyville, Tennessee Industrial Development Board” from C-2 to I-2. The second ordinance referenced “approximately 30.35 plus or minus acres owned by the City of Shelbyville, Tennessee” and a survey attached as Exhibit B, changing C-2 to I-1.

Discussion vs. decision: The transcript records no substantive public input or council debate about development plans tied to either parcel at the meeting; both rezonings moved forward by formal motion, second and roll-call votes. Any future development proposals on these parcels will be subject to additional approvals and procedures required under city zoning and permitting rules.

What’s next: These ordinances were approved on first reading. Further hearings, administrative reviews or site-specific permits could follow depending on proposals for development on the parcels.