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Planning commission debates broad rewrite of home-occupation rules and vehicle limits; staff to reconvene ad hoc committee
Summary
Farragut staff proposed eliminating a two-tier home-occupation approach in favor of a single, performance-based standard; commissioners and residents focused on how to regulate commercial vehicles (proposed ~27-foot length threshold) and enforcement, and directed staff to refine vehicle provisions and reconvene the ad hoc committee.
The Planning Commission held an extensive discussion on proposed updates to Farragut's customary home-occupation rules, including how to regulate commercial vehicles used in home-based businesses. Staff proposed removing a prior two-tier approach after legal review and replacing it with a single performance-based standard that focuses on impacts rather than use category.
"The draft language would eliminate the 2 tier approach that we had, and it would just provide a single set of requirements for all home occupations," Assistant Community Development Director Bart Hose told commissioners, citing a pending Tennessee case that raised…
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