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Commission to consider five rezoning petitions including A1→C1 and R1→R3 requests
Summary
The commission reviewed five rezoning requests to be considered next week; four carry favorable planning recommendations and one carries an unfavorable recommendation related to traffic and access concerns.
The County Commission reviewed five rezoning petitions during its work session and placed them on next week’s agenda for formal consideration.
Four of the five rezonings carried favorable recommendations from the Planning Commission; one request received an unfavorable recommendation because of traffic and access concerns.
Notable items include an A-1 to C-1 rezoning on Highway 25 East requested by Jean Carmen and Helen Nicole for a 1.06-acre parcel that "does not perk" and therefore cannot support a septic system, so proposed commercial uses are limited to those not requiring water or bathrooms, such as a parking lot or storage buildings.
Another petition, by Cass Beasley at 1275 Highway 141 North, requests rezoning approximately 11.9 acres (within a larger 94-acre ownership) from A-1 to R-1; the ordinance language in the packet initially referenced the full 94 acres, and staff agreed to provide an updated ordinance and a legal description of the specific parcels being rezoned.
A petition by Peggy Hicks to rezone R-1 to C-2 on East McMurray (corner of McMurray Boulevard and Turner Drive) received an unfavorable planning recommendation because Turner Drive is narrow and the parcel lacks direct access to McMurray Boulevard; the petitioner would need a Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) highway entrance to gain direct access.
A separate request would rezone 4.7 acres of a 10-acre parcel on Morrison Street from R-2 to R-3 to allow smaller conforming lots; the applicant previously withdrew a larger rezoning and has since returned with a smaller proposal. Commissioners noted concerns about Morrison Street’s narrowness and potential impacts from higher-density housing.
Finally, Robert Whited requested rezoning 7.36 acres on Walnut Grove from A-1 to R-1 to subdivide into two lots; commissioners asked staff to show adjacent zoning on the map at the next meeting.
Commissioners requested updated ordinance text, legal descriptions for rezoned parcels, and maps showing adjacent zoning. No final rezoning votes were taken during the work session; each ordinance is scheduled for formal consideration at the next regular meeting.
