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Bristol council adopts two zoning changes, including 50-foot industrial-residential buffer

Bristol, Tennessee City Council · January 8, 2026
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Summary

The Bristol, Tenn., City Council approved Ordinance 25-27 to amend industrial zone uses and establish a 50-foot buffer where M2 industrial areas abut residential zones, and approved Ordinance 25-28 rezoning 1241 Virginia Ave. Both measures passed unanimously on second reading.

The Bristol, Tennessee City Council on Jan. 6 approved two zoning measures that council members and city planners said aim to refine industrial land uses and better protect adjoining neighborhoods.

Ordinance 25-27 amends the city’s industrial zoning chapters to shift certain heavy or potentially incompatible uses (including coal yards and slaughterhouses) into a heavier M3 industrial category and to remove obsolete listings from the M2 zone. The ordinance also eliminates nuclear…

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