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Planning commission denies rezoning request after neighbors, commissioners raise spot-zoning concerns
Summary
Rutherford County planning commissioners denied a request to rezone about 1.9 acres on Joe Brown Road from residential to commercial after staff described prior unpermitted business activity and neighbors warned of truck traffic and dust.
The Rutherford County Regional Planning Commission on Nov. 10 denied a request to rezone roughly 1.9 acres on Joe Brown Road from residential medium-density to commercial services after commissioners and neighbors raised concerns about spot zoning, traffic and site readiness.
Doug DeMasi, planning staff, told the commission that the application stemmed from a zoning-enforcement complaint. "An investigation confirmed that there was indeed a business being operated on the site," DeMasi said, and staff provided a concept plan showing storage containers and…
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