Oak Ridge council adopts zoning text changes allowing zero-foot industrial setbacks and townhome-by-right rules

Nov 10, 2025

Council approved multiple zoning text amendments on second reading, including language that allows 0-foot side and rear setbacks for adjacent industrial parcels and a change to permit single-family attached dwellings (townhomes) by right in R-3 at up to 16 units per acre.

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Oak Ridge City Council on second reading adopted a package of zoning text amendments that modifies setback and density rules across several districts.

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