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Votes at a glance: Council advances sign ordinance, amends budget, abandons right-of-way and moves meeting times earlier

2496715 · March 5, 2025
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Summary

Bristol, Tennessee City Council on March 4 approved a fiscal-year budget amendment, abandoned an unopened street, advanced two land-use ordinances on first reading, and approved a resolution changing regular meeting times to 6 p.m. The council also approved multiple consent items including equipment purchases; a parks grant application item was

The Bristol, Tennessee City Council took several formal actions at its March 4 meeting, including a budget amendment, zoning and sign-code updates and a change to meeting times.

Key votes at a glance

- Ordinance 25-2 (budget amendment) — approved on second reading. The general fund was revised to $37,307,724 and the capital facilities fund was increased by $2,648,105 (including $2,750,000 intended for the Elsie and King property, funded largely from 2023 bond proceeds). No public speakers addressed the ordinance at the March 4 public hearing.

- Ordinance 25-4 (sign regulations) — approved on first reading (motion carried by roll call). The ordinance would create a new Chapter 13 to update the city's sign regulations, introduce a definition for “nonpermanent” signs, remove event-based sign permits for certain promotional events, prohibit some off-premise signs on residential property, and prohibit…

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