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Commission rezones two parcels amid owner requests for commercial or agricultural use
Summary
Hamblen County commissioners approved two zoning-map amendments: a parcel on Silver City Road was rezoned from A-1 to C-1 for commercial storage and campers, and a longstanding roadside market property on Reed's Chapel Road was rezoned from R-1 to A-1 to regularize its use.
The Public Services Committee and then the legislative body approved two separate zoning-map amendments on Jan. 13.
200 Silver City Road (District 4) Tony (county planning staff) said the owner purchased a tax-sale parcel that had been a mobile-home park and wishes to place boat campers and storage units on the site. The property fronts an area that already contains commercial uses including a dollar store and the Watzburg Market; planning staff recommended approval. The commission rezoned Tax Map 013, Parcel 022 (200 Silver City Road, Whitesburg) from A-1 to C-1; the motion carried.
Reed's Chapel Road market property (District 3) Planning staff told the commission a longstanding market/store on Reed’s Chapel Road predated zoning and that the county commission previously asked the property be rezoned to align with its existing use. The commission rezoned Tax Map 017N, Parcels 001 and 002.002875 (Reed’s Chapel Road) from R-1 to A-1 to allow continued market operations under the zoning code; the motion carried.
Why it matters: Both rezonings regularize the properties’ intended or historical uses and adjust the county zoning map to match owner proposals and prior use patterns.
Ending: The planning recommendations and commission votes will update the county zoning map; staff indicated the rezonings followed the planning commission’s advice and no appeals or further action were recorded at the meeting.
