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Cookeville council sends proposed commercial-unit subdivision rules back to planning commission

Cookeville City Council · November 12, 2025
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Summary

Council referred a proposed zoning amendment that would permit individual ownership of attached commercial units back to the planning commission after concerns about handicap parking, maintenance agreements and long-term management of subdivided commercial centers.

The Cookeville City Council voted to send a proposed change to the city’s zoning code back to the planning commission for further review, citing concerns about accessible parking, maintenance agreements and how the rules would apply to older commercial centers.

Planning staff, identified in the meeting as Mr. Ward, told the council the amendment would add provisions to allow attached commercial units and commercial cluster developments to be subdivided into individually owned lots subject to planning commission site-plan and…

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