Commission amends zoning rule to exempt lots of five acres from street-abutment requirement

The Dickson County Commission voted on Nov. 21 to amend the county zoning resolution to add a subsection exempting lots of five acres or larger from the existing requirement that lots must abut a public street or permanent easement.

The amendment also included revisions to Article V (Section 5.041 — dimensional regulations). According to the minutes the amendment to set May 1, 2023 as the effective date was proposed and a motion to adopt that amendment was made by Commissioner Rusty Grove and seconded by Commissioner Mike Petty; the minutes record that vote as passing by a majority aye voice vote. A subsequent motion to approve the full zoning resolution amendment was made by Commissioner Danny Williams, seconded by Commissioner Cindi Gray, and recorded in the minutes as passing by a unanimous aye voice vote.

The minutes do not record debate text, line-by-line changes beyond the described exemption, or roll-call tallies; they state only the change in the abutment requirement, related dimensional-regulation revisions, and the May 1, 2023 effective date. The commission’s action updates local zoning rules that govern lot layout and buildability for parcels five acres and larger.

Next steps recorded in the minutes: the amendment's effective date is May 1, 2023; the minutes do not list further administrative steps or appeals in this entry.