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Council approves several rezonings and ratifies prior zoning actions after notice-period change
Summary
Council approved multiple rezoning requests (including a 146‑acre IND‑3 rezoning supporting Oaklow and several other industrial and business rezonings) and ratified previously approved ordinances affected by a state change in the legal‑notice publication period.
The Oak Ridge City Council approved a string of zoning ordinance actions on final reading, including a rezoning of roughly 146 acres to IND‑3 to support business use of parcels in the process of transfer to Oaklow, a roughly 57‑acre rezoning to IND‑2, and a smaller parcel on Imperium Drive from IND‑2 to B‑2 for general business use.
Staff explained the purpose of each rezoning and responded to public comment. One resident urged the council not to remove industrial land that fronts a major highway; staff and council said the Imperium parcel is smaller than…
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