Johnson City commissioners on Dec. 18 unanimously approved a final resolution to annex roughly 67.02 acres at Boones Creek Road and Christian Church Road for future commercial development and later adopted a zoning assignment of B‑4 (Planned Arterial Business District) for part of the annexed property.

Riley Putney, development coordinator in the planning division, told the commission the parcel is contiguous to city limits, lies within the city’s urban growth and service area, and aligns with policies in the Horizon 2045 plan that support commercial and mixed‑use development along key corridors. Putney said all departments reviewed the submitted plan of services and reported no issues.

Putney presented the motion as the final resolution and opened a public hearing; with no speakers the hearing was closed and the commission recorded a unanimous roll call in favor of the annexation. Later in the meeting staff presented Ordinance 49‑27‑25 for assignment of B‑4 zoning to approximately 6.02 acres associated with that annexation; the public hearing on the zoning drew no speakers and the ordinance passed on a unanimous vote.

City staff said the corridor overlay district will apply at the time of building and that the property’s designation in Horizon 2045 supports commercial and higher‑density nonresidential uses along the corridor. No specific development proposal was presented at the meeting; staff noted the zoning assignment would permit future mixed retail and restaurant uses consistent with the city’s long‑range plan.

The commission’s votes were recorded by roll call with Commissioners Fowler, Getz, Wise, Vice Mayor Brock and Mayor Cox each voting yes on both the annexation resolution and the zoning assignment. The third reading for the zoning assignment and the final resolution were advanced and approved at the Dec. 18 meeting; final engineering, plan‑of‑services implementation and any site‑specific development approvals will follow normal permitting and review processes.