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Commission approves package of zoning amendments, including native‑plant definitions and driveway standards
Summary
Dickson County Commissioners unanimously approved multiple amendments to the county zoning resolution — adding a definition for 'Native Plants,' updating landscaping and buffering requirements and appendices, adding driveway standards for R‑1, notice requirements for zone‑change applications, and revising R‑3 language.
Dickson County Commissioners on June 24 approved a package of zoning amendments that revise definitions, landscaping requirements and procedural notifications in the county Zoning Resolution.
Resolution 06‑2024‑07 adds a definition for “Native Plants,” substitutes Exhibit A to create new landscaping, screening and buffering requirements, and adds appendices listing approved native plants and prohibited invasive plants for Tennessee. Commissioners Ray Ledger and Mike Petty led the motion to adopt that amendment, which passed unanimously.
The commission also adopted Resolution 06‑2024‑08 to add Driveway Standards (No. 9) to R‑1 dimensional regulations (moved by Commissioner Randy Simpkins; seconded by Commissioner Rusty Grove), and Resolution 06‑2024‑09 adding Section 5.050 to require notice of zone change applications (moved by Commissioner Mike Petty; seconded by Commissioner Danny Williams). Resolution 06‑2024‑10 revised language in Article III Section 5.044 for the R‑3 Residential District (moved by Commissioner Carl Buckner; seconded by Commissioner Randy Simpkins). All zoning motions passed by unanimous voice votes.
Why it matters: the changes alter development and permitting rules (landscaping and buffers, driveway standards) and add procedural notice for zoning changes; the addition of approved native plants and prohibited invasive plants creates a local reference for landscaping compliance.
The minutes record the adoptions and movers/seconders but do not include the full substituted language or the plant lists; those details are recorded in the referenced resolutions. Implementation and enforcement will follow standard permit and planning processes administered by county zoning staff.
