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Commission approves rezoning requests for Old Alto Highway and Cook Road properties
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Summary
The Franklin County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved two rezoning petitions on Jan. 17 that will allow agricultural zoning for a 1.13-acre parcel on Old Alto Highway and for a 12.69-acre Cook Road parcel, after the Regional Planning Commission and staff recommended approval.
During a Jan. 17 public hearing, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners approved two separate rezonings recommended by the Regional Planning Commission and county planning staff.
Tom Ore, agent for property owner Sheila Patton Miller, requested rezoning of Map 38, Parcel 22.02 on Old Alto Highway from R-2 (General Residential) to A (Agricultural) to allow a proposed minor division and to permit a detached garage to be converted into a residence for a relative. The county planning staff recommended the rezoning: “Staff recommends the rezoning of the subject parcel from R-2, General Residential to A, Agricultural as requested,” Planning and Zoning Director Janet Petrunich said in the staff report. The parcel was described in staff documents as approximately 1.13 acres.
The second petition, by Lori Raynal for property on Cook Road (Map 9, Parcel 46.00), sought rezoning from A-1 (Light Agricultural) to A (Agricultural) for about 12.69 acres; that request had been recommended to the commission by the Tullahoma Municipal-Regional Planning Commission. In both cases no members of the public spoke in opposition during the hearing. Commissioners moved to approve both rezonings and the board recorded the approvals by voice vote, 16–0.
Why it matters: The Ore rezoning will allow the property owner to divide the parcel so the detached garage may become a separate residence that otherwise would not be permitted under the existing R‑2 zoning minimums. The Raynal rezoning formalizes an agricultural designation consistent with the regional planning commission recommendation.
What happens next: Planning & Zoning will record the rezoning decisions, and any future subdivision or permit must comply with county zoning and subdivision rules. Staff memos and planning commission reports are filed with the minutes.