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Knox County approves neighborhood-commercial rezoning for John Spear corridor amid neighbor objections
Summary
The Knox County Commission approved rezoning of a 4.39-acre parcel to CN (neighborhood commercial) for owner Rusty Webb after testimony from an engineer and one nearby resident; commissioners weighed permitted uses, building-size limits and buffering before passing the motion.
Terry Romans, an engineer with Romans Engineering, asked the Knox County Commission on March 24 to rezone a roughly 4.4-acre agricultural parcel owned by Rusty Webb to CN (neighborhood commercial), saying the change would support nearby new subdivisions and provide neighborhood-serving commercial uses.
Planning staff told the commission the county Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval, finding the CN zone consistent with location and intent criteria. The applicant said buffered, modest commercial structures—potentially storage or small retail—would serve the adjacent, denser subdivision and…
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