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Commission approves 30-day moratorium on new plat approvals starting July 2
Summary
By a 6-5 vote, the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners enacted a temporary 30-day moratorium on new plat approvals to incentivize progress on Plan Hamilton; sponsors said the pause applies to plats only and does not prevent rezoning under current rules.
Commissioner Steve Baker introduced a resolution to pause new plat approvals for 30 days beginning July 2; commissioners approved the measure 6-5.
At the recessed session on June 25, the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners approved Resolution 625-62, "a resolution of the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners to implement a temporary moratorium on plat approvals in Hamilton County, Tennessee." The resolution passed on a 6-5 roll-call vote after debate about timing and procedure.
Commissioner Steve Baker, who sponsored the resolution, described it as "a temporary pause on plat approvals, so that we could complete Plan Hamilton," saying the moratorium would…
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