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Cocke County commissioners approve three state-highway rezones; campground rule change tabled
Summary
The Cocke County Commission approved three rezoning requests along Cosby Highway and voted to return a proposed amendment that would allow campgrounds and RV parks as a special exception in A-1 agricultural zoning for further work after commissioners raised location and guardrail questions.
Cocke County commissioners on Thursday approved three rezoning requests for properties along Cosby Highway but tabled a separate proposal to amend the county zoning resolution to permit campgrounds and recreational-vehicle (RV) parks in the A-1 Agriculture/Forestry zoning district as a special exception.
The commission approved rezones for 3066 Cosby Highway (Map 093, Parcel 071) and 3082 Cosby Highway (Map 102, Parcel 017) from R-1 (residential) to C-2 (commercial), and for 4362 Cosby Highway (Map 119, Parcel 075.06) from R-1 to C-2. A fourth petition, for 565 Highway 160 (Map 039, Parcel 043.01), to change from R-1 to A-1 (agriculture), also passed. Each item had been recommended by the planning commission during a prior meeting.
The rezoning votes were handled…
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