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Clarksville council rejects some zoning requests, approves others in mixed vote
Summary
Council voted on seven first‑reading rezoning requests: Ordinances 46, 49 and 50 passed first reading; Ordinances 40, 41 and 42 failed; Ordinance 51 was sent back to the regional planning commission after public opposition. Debate centered on unit size, neighborhood character, traffic and school capacity.
The Clarksville City Council on Tuesday considered a package of first‑reading zoning ordinances and split on several requests, approving three, rejecting three and referring one back to the regional planning commission.
The council denied Ordinance 40, a request to rezone three parcels on Hickory Grove Boulevard to R‑3 to allow small single‑story houses, after outspoken concern about unit size and neighborhood fit. Councilman Smith said he could not support “600 square feet to 800 square feet to charge someone $200,000 — that's just robbery to me.”…
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