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Property owner seeks full C-2 commercial zoning for 4212 Old Manchester Highway
Summary
A Coffee County property owner requested that a split-zoned parcel at 4212 Old Manchester Highway be rezoned entirely to C-2 commercial at a public hearing; neighbors raised traffic, access and rural character concerns. No formal action was recorded during the hearing.
A Coffee County property owner asked commissioners during a public hearing to rezone his split‑zoned parcel at 4212 Old Manchester Highway so the entire lot would carry C‑2 commercial zoning.
The request came at a May public hearing required under Tennessee law before any zoning resolution amendments may be adopted. Randy Anderson identified himself as the owner of 4212 Old Manchester Highway and told the commissioners the front 250 feet of the parcel is currently zoned C‑2 while about 70 feet at the rear remains residential; he said he wanted the entire parcel zoned C‑2.
Neighbors spoke against the rezoning at the hearing. Deborah Truen, who said she lives at 61 Poplar Lane in Tullahoma near Old Manchester Highway, said the road is narrow and already congested with cars and commercial trucks and expressed concern about losing farmland and rural character if the site is developed. “It would be a travesty to the residents who live there and also for those of us who like to travel through there to enjoy the peace and tranquility,” Truen said.
The presiding official told the audience that a resolution had been prepared that could accomplish the rezoning if the full legislative body approves it; no vote or final decision was taken during this public hearing portion. The hearing moderator also limited comments to property owners of Coffee County and to two minutes per speaker.
Because the property in question abuts railroad tracks, Truen noted there would be no direct access from the parcel to the newer highway without constructing a crossing; she said that would force traffic onto Old Manchester Highway or Inman's Crossing. That access concern was raised as part of neighbors’ objections to commercial rezoning.
No formal vote or direction to staff to draft an adoption motion was recorded in the hearing transcript. The matter remains subject to any required follow‑up by the county and eventual legislative action by the full board of commissioners.
The public hearing also included other zoning amendment items; those were addressed separately in the same meeting.
