Lenoir City Council approves ordinance amendments, event street closures, rezoning, personnel and bid actions

Lenoir City Council on Monday approved multiple items including an ordinance amending city code chapters relating to building, utilities, streets and sidewalks and electricity and gas; authorized street closures for downtown events; rezoned two parcels from C-3 (highway commercial) to R-2 (medium-density residential); approved a personnel leave-policy amendment affecting employees enrolled in Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS); confirmed permanent full-time employment for an individual who completed probation; and directed staff to solicit bids for replacing a fire apparatus engine.

Why it matters: The ordinance adoption and rezoning affect local land use and municipal code; the street closures support downtown events the chamber says have run previously; the leave-policy change clarifies a retirement benefit option for TCRS-enrolled employees; the fire apparatus procurement addresses an unplanned engine replacement for an 2002 apparatus and could affect vehicle readiness.

Ordinance on building/utility/code titles Mayor Tony Akins introduced an ordinance to adopt and amend portions of the municipal code across several titles…