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Council moves to schedule rezoning path for BWXT; staff favors IND-3 for uranium enrichment phase
Summary
Staff recommended rezoning Horizon Center lots to IND-3 to accommodate BWXT's proposed phase 3 (an approximately 1,000,000-square-foot uranium enrichment facility); council discussed alternatives, acknowledged previous votes, and directed staff to schedule first reading (Aug. 11) and a special meeting for second reading/public hearing (Aug. 19).
Oak Ridge planning staff told the council that BWXT's proposed development at Horizon Center includes two centrifuge-manufacturing phases (permitted in IND-2) and a phase 3 use—classified under NAICS 325180 (which includes uranium enrichment)—that staff say is more appropriate for an IND-3 (heavy industrial) district.
Staff explained three primary alternatives: (1) amend IND-2 to allow…
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