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Commission tables Lee Highway towing/vehicle-storage application amid concerns over code definitions and environmental risk
Summary
The commission tabled an application for a towing and vehicle-storage operation at 3827 Lee Highway after residents raised flooding and contamination concerns and staff said the city needs to clarify whether the proposed use qualifies as a junkyard under local ordinance.
The Loudon City Planning Commission voted to table an application for a proposed towing and repair facility at 3827 Lee Highway to allow staff and legal counsel time to clarify zoning definitions.
Applicant Mike Skelly of Skelly's Towing and Diesel Repair described the intended operation as a towing and repair business, not a dismantling or salvage yard. "We don't dismantle. We don't sell parts. We don't strip. We don't recycle,"…
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