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Board denies Watkins' major home‑business for concrete/rock recycling amid neighbor concerns about traffic and dust

Rutherford County Board of Zoning Appeals · March 12, 2026
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The board denied Ezekiel (Zeke) Watkins' request to operate a major home‑based concrete/rock recycling business that would store materials and host commercial truck activity, after neighbors and staff cited heavy truck use on a disputed ingress/egress easement, dust and driveway damage.

Rutherford County planning staff presented Application BZA‑202610 for a major home‑based business to permit outdoor storage of concrete and rock materials at 1472 Highway 41A South and to allow commercial truck activity Monday through Friday. Staff said the materials would be stored within an earthen berm and that no new structures were proposed, but flagged that…

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