Council hears contested background on 350 Powerhouse Road rezoning; Planning Commission recommended buffer and mixed industrial-reserve split
City planning staff and council members discussed a rezoning application for the former Department of Energy parcel at 350 Powerhouse Road, where the Planning Commission recommended a split zoning that would place an RG-1 buffer zone along the Clinch River and IND-1 industrial zoning on the remainder, rejecting the property owner’s initial IND-1/IND-2 request.
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City planning staff summarized a contentious rezoning application for 350 Powerhouse Road during the March 18 council work session, explaining the property's Department of Energy history, deed-use restrictions and the staff and Planning Commission recommendations.
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