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Kingsport board annexes 23.1 acres near landfill for future public-works site, rezones to M-2
Summary
After a public hearing with no public opposition, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved annexation of roughly 23.1 acres south of the city landfill for a future public‑works facility, adopted a plan of services and rezoned the parcel to M‑2 general manufacturing. No utilities or street lighting will be extended now.
Mayor Montgomery and city staff moved ahead with a package to bring a 23.1‑acre, city‑owned tract south of the landfill into Kingsport city limits for future public‑works use. Planning staff said the property will remain without water, sewer or street lighting until a date certain for a project is set, so the annexation is currently “zero cost” to the city. The Planning Commission had recommended approval at its October meeting and no members of the public spoke at the Nov. 4 hearing.
Sam Cooper, planner, told the board the site is now county‑zoned R‑1 and M‑1 and that approval of the ordinance will designate the property City M‑2 (general manufacturing), which staff said matches adjacent industrial zoning and the intended future use tied to landfill operations. Aldermen asked why city‑owned parcels existed outside the city limits; staff cited past annexation patterns and the presence of scattered utility assets such as water tanks that remained under county zoning.
The board first adopted a plan of services for the parcel and then passed the annexation resolution and the rezoning ordinance separately. Each motion passed unanimously, with support from Alderman George and a second from Vice Mayor Duncan on the annexation resolution and a motion by Vice Mayor Duncan (seconded by Alderman Phillips) on the zoning ordinance. The board recorded each vote as 7–0.
Because water and sewer service and street lighting were expressly excluded from the plan of services, city staff said no immediate capital investment is required and that the annexation primarily clears the way for a future public‑works terminal should the city decide to proceed. The next steps are administrative: the recorded ordinances take effect per their stated effective dates, and staff will return to the board when a schedule or funding plan for the future facility is developed.
