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BZA denies paving waiver for Jones property after resident warns of millings leaching into Old Hickory Lake
Summary
The board denied a paving‑requirement waiver for a commercial storage site (case 4349). During public comment, a nearby resident warned that asphalt millings placed at or near the site have begun to erode into a drainage feeding Old Hickory Lake and argued the material contains heavy metals and bitumen; staff maintained the waiver would be inconsistent with the zoning order.
The Wilson County Board of Zoning Appeals voted to deny an applicant’s request to waive commercial paving requirements for a storage/parking area on a C‑3 zoned parcel (case 4349).
Planning staff told the board that commercial parking and drive aisles must be paved under the zoning order and recommended denial of Billy Jones’ request for a blanket waiver. Jones told the board the site functions primarily as a storage yard for trailers and related equipment and that roughly 4 acres are currently in…
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