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Votes at a glance: Lebanon council approves specific‑plan changes, code amendments, airport standard update and budget items
Summary
At its first 2025 meeting the Lebanon City Council approved multiple planning changes, code updates and budget amendments, granted routine renewals and revised airport minimum standards; one major neighborhood rezoning was deferred.
Lebanon City Council approved a slate of planning, code and budget items at its first meeting of 2025 while deferring one neighborhood rezoning to Feb. 18. Major actions included approvals of two specific‑plan amendments, adoption of a rural‑residential livestock allowance, a new construction‑noise restriction near homes and a small revision to airport minimum standards.
Key outcomes
- Approved Tri Gates Suncrest Blue Hickory LLC request to amend the Blue Hickory specific plan for an unaddressed parcel on Blue Devil Boulevard (order 257118). Motion to approve carried by voice vote; council discussion indicated the developer is open to minor adjustments before second reading.
- Approved the Lebanon Commerce Center specific‑plan amendment for 6991 & 7195 Franklin Road (order 257119). Councilor Krowl moved; Councilor Bridal seconded; motion carried.
- Approved a zoning‑code amendment to add subsection allowing keeping of livestock in the RR (rural residential) zoning district (order 257120). Motion to approve carried by voice vote; staff presented the text as Title 14.303 accessory uses addition.
- Approved an ordinance adding a new municipal code section to limit construction noise within 1,000 feet of existing residential structures (order 257137). Motion by Jeff Baines’ department carried by voice vote; the new section was described as Title 11 municipal code addition 11‑4014(d)(2).
- Approved a revised airport minimum standards update (order 247121) to replace the word “grounded” with “bonded” in airport minimum standards; council adopted the revision and approved the second reading.
- Approved multiple consent and budget items including amendments for local match to the Tennessee Urban & Community Forestry Assistance Program (order 247122), wastewater lab equipment replacement (247123), TDOT agreement amendment for pedestrian improvements (247124), traffic signal design and related budget amendment (247125), sanitation vehicle repairs (247126) and donation of a vehicle to Alexandria Police Department (247127). These consent items passed on a single voice vote.
- Approved other first‑reading budget items including Windstream phone service increase funding (order 257128) and park construction funding (order 257134), and an update to animal‑keeping municipal code section (or. 257136). A resolution authorizing advertising for bids to replace roofs at the airport’s old terminal and hangar was also approved (resolution 252736).
- Denied two requests by Yousef/Youssef Abraham to change future land use and to rezone 1716/1800 West Main Street from low‑density residential to commercial mixed use (orders 257112/257113 as listed in the packet). Council followed the Planning Commission recommendation to deny.
- Deferred three related Boggs Builders items (future‑land‑use amendment order 257116; plan of services/annexation resolution 252732; annexation resolution 252733; zoning approval order 257117) to the Feb. 18 meeting at the applicant’s request.
Routine actions
- Approved renewal of a package store certificate of compliance for East High Wine and Liquor (applicant George Fahmy) and reappointed Sabrina C. to the Board of Zoning Appeals.
Votes and movers (recorded in the meeting transcript)
- 257112 (Future land‑use amendment, 1716/1800 W. Main): Motion to deny moved by Councilor Bridal; second Councilor Carmack. Outcome: Denied.
- 257113 (Rezoning, 1716/1800 W. Main): Motion to deny moved by Councilor Bridal; second Councilor Carmack. Outcome: Denied.
- 257114 (Future land‑use amendment, 5425 E. Division St.): Motion to deny (per Planning Commission). Outcome: Denied.
- 257116 / 252732 / 252733 / 257117 (Boggs Builders, Kanesville Rd.): Motions to defer moved by Councilor Berdyne; second Councilor Carmack. Outcome: Deferred to Feb. 18.
- 257118 (Blue Hickory SP amendment): Motion to approve (mover: Councilor Scribe; second: Councilor Bryan). Outcome: Approved.
- 257119 (Lebanon Commerce Center SP): Motion to approve (mover: Councilor Krowl; second: Councilor Bridal). Outcome: Approved.
- 257120 (Zoning code accessory uses — livestock in RR): Motion to approve (mover: staff/council, second: Councilor Morehead). Outcome: Approved.
- 257128, 257134, 257136 and other budget/ordinance first readings: Motions to approve carried by voice vote; outcomes recorded as approved in the minutes.
- 247121 (Airport minimum standards revision): Motion to accept revision then motion to approve; outcomes recorded as approved.
Ending — The council completed the agenda after approving the consent docket, acting on first and second readings where applicable, and setting Feb. 18 as the return date for the deferred Kanesville items.
