Blount County holds public hearing on rezoning request for 3652 U.S. Highway 411 South

Blount County held a zoning public hearing Jan. 7, 2025, on a request to rezone a 19.345-acre portion of a 34.832-acre parcel at 3652 U.S. Highway 411 South (Tax Map 90, Parcel 18) from S (suburbanizing) to C (commercial).

Madam Clerk announced the item and the property details at the start of the hearing. The clerk told the chairman, "Mister chairman, you have 11 members present." The chairman then said, "I will declare public comment on this item open." After asking whether there were any public comments and receiving none, the chairman said, "Seeing none, I will declare the zoning public hearing to be closed," and adjourned the hearing.

No members of the public spoke on the rezoning request during the hearing, and the transcript records no formal vote or other action on the rezoning at that meeting. The record provided does not specify any staff reports, recommendations, proposed conditions, ordinance numbers, or a timeline for a subsequent vote.

Details read into the record identify the site as a 19.345-acre portion of a 34.832-acre parcel located at 3652 U.S. Highway 411 South and identified as Tax Map 90, Parcel 18. The transcript does not provide information on the applicant, proposed specific uses under the C designation, or any related permit or infrastructure requests.

Because no public comment was made and no vote was recorded during the hearing, next steps, including whether the item will return for a formal decision or require additional studies or notices, were not specified in the record.

Meeting attendance was noted at 11 members present when the hearing was called to order.