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Commission approves one rezoning, defers two items and adopts zoning-code updates in block vote
Summary
The commission approved a C‑5 to C‑1 rezoning for 2018 Milligan Road, deferred two other rezoning and lot-size items for additional notice or review, and approved multiple text amendments to the county zoning resolution updating conditional-use and enforcement language.
At its Nov. 17 meeting the Cheatham County Commission considered multiple advertised land‑use items and took a mix of actions: it approved one rezoning (Item 2), deferred other docketed items (Items 1/3/4 in part), and approved a package of zoning‑resolution amendments (Item 5).
Item 2: The commission approved a rezoning request for 2018 Milligan Road (Map 39, Parcel 154.01) to move the parcel from C‑5 to C‑1. A motion to approve passed on roll call 11 yes, 0 no, 1 absent.
Item 3: Commissioners raised a procedural concern about a required public‑notice sign for the John Cannon application (Map 86, Parcel 93). Several members noted they had not observed the sign and one commissioner asked staff to confirm the notice remained posted through the planning process. The commission voted to defer action on Item 3 until next month so the applicant can ensure signage and community notification are correct.
Item 4: A proposed amendment to Table 2 increasing the minimum lot size in the agricultural district (to five acres with and without public water/sewer, as read) was deferred to the next meeting after a motion to defer carried.
Item 5: The commission took up a set of miscellaneous text amendments to the zoning resolution (including changes to sections 9.0805 on conditional‑use requirements, 9.0915 regarding rezoning maps and administrative reliance on the county tax map under specified circumstances, and revisions to violation/penalty and remedy provisions in sections 9.1 and 9.11). Legal counsel explained those changes are intended to align county language with current law and court limits (the attorney noted state law limits some fines to $50). After discussion the package passed on roll call (9 yes, 2 no, 1 absent).
Commissioners stated the amendments are intended to modernize the county’s enforcement language and reduce the risk of legal challenge, though staff and counsel cautioned that many property‑maintenance and trash issues are handled in other parts of the code or through the courts and are not fully remedied by zoning text changes.
Next steps: Deferred items will return to the commission in December after staff and applicants address signage, community outreach or other procedural items; planning staff will incorporate the approved text changes into the published zoning resolution.
