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Neighbor opposition rises to rezoning request on Old Manchester Highway
Summary
A property owner requested rezoning of 4212 Old Manchester Highway to commercial; nearby residents opposed, citing narrow roads, railroad access limits and drainage problems. The commission took public comment and will consider the rezoning during its business meeting; no vote occurred at the hearing.
A public hearing in Coffee County drew a focused exchange over a rezoning request for a parcel on Old Manchester Highway near Tullahoma, with the property owner asking for commercial designation and neighbors warning of access and safety problems.
Randy Anderson, who said he owns 4212 Old Manchester Highway, told commissioners the parcel is currently split-zoned — the front roughly 250 feet C-2 and the rear about 170 feet residential — and asked that the full property be rezoned C-2.
The chair told Anderson that a resolution had been prepared that could accomplish his request if approved by the full legislative body.
Nearby resident Deborah Trillin opposed the rezoning. She said neighbors were not fully informed of the hearing and described the parcel as productive pasture used for cattle and hay. Trillin raised traffic-safety concerns on narrow Inman's Crossing and said the property backs up to railroad tracks that prevent direct access to the new Tullahoma Highway, which she said would limit entry and egress for commercial uses. She also raised drainage concerns and warned that commercial development would erode the area’s rural character.
The chair limited comments to Coffee County property owners and set a two-minute public-comment time. Following Trillin’s remarks, the chair invited other speakers; none asked to speak further on the Anderson parcel and the hearing moved on.
The commission did not vote on the rezoning at the public hearing. The chair said the prepared resolution will be considered by the full board at the scheduled 6:00 p.m. business meeting.
The hearing record shows the rezoning request and neighbor objections will be part of the commission’s full-agenda consideration; commissioners did not take a formal vote during the public hearing.
