Planning Commission backs zoning amendment adding 2,000‑foot landfill buffer and 250‑acre mining minimum

Nov 14, 2025

Dickson County Planning Commission voted 8–2 to recommend an amendment to the county zoning resolution that would prohibit new sanitary landfills or hazardous-waste facilities within 2,000 feet of R-1/R-2/R-3 parcels and require a 250‑acre minimum for new mining operations; the change applies only to new developments, not existing operations.

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The Dickson County Planning Commission voted 8–2 to approve an amended zoning resolution that would create a 2,000‑foot buffer between new sanitary landfills or hazardous‑waste facilities and parcels zoned R‑1, R‑2 or R‑3 and add a 250‑acre minimum lot size for new mining operations.

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