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Tullahoma board adopts zoning changes and repeals administrative hearing-officer chapter
Summary
On Jan. 12 the Board of Mayor and Aldermen adopted three ordinances: repeal of the city chapter on administrative hearing officers and two map amendments rezoning parcels on Wilson Avenue and East Deckard Street; all measures passed unanimously on final or second readings.
Tullahoma — The Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Monday approved three items that change local land-use procedure and reclassify multiple parcels on the city zoning map.
The board voted 6–0 to repeal Chapter 16 of the city code that governed administrative hearing officers, returning those matters to the city judge after city staff said the administration had paid about $500 per case to an external hearing officer; the city reported 22 such cases in 2025. City Administrator Quick told the board the change was coordinated with the city judge and that the judge’s position will appear on the August 6, 2026 general election ballot.
Also on the consent calendar, aldermen voted 6–0 on second and final readings to amend the zoning map for two parcels: Ordinance 16-72 rezoned property at 0 Wilson Avenue from General Commercial (C-2) to High Density Residential (R-3); Ordinance 16-73 rezoned the parcel at 0 East Deckard Street from General Commercial (C-2) to Neighborhood Commercial (C-3). Planning staff said the East Deckard parcel is one of several unaddressed lots created by an older subdivision; the applicant told the board the lot will be used for a single-family residence and that several nearby lots already contain single-family homes.
The ordinances take effect under the timelines established by city code. The board discussed, without changing, municipal rules on term lengths and appointments elsewhere in the meeting.
What’s next: The city judge’s compensation will be brought back to the board for separate consideration, and the mayor and planning staff will continue to process rezoning paperwork and building permits required for properties changing use.
Attribution: City Administrator Quick and planning staff described case counts, fees and the applicant’s stated intent for the East Deckard parcel during the meeting.
