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Signal Mountain council holds first reading of zoning changes after residents urge delay
Summary
Residents and long-time property owners urged the Signal Mountain Town Council to slow consideration of a zoning amendment that would raise minimum lot sizes in low-density and residential estate zones; council approved a first reading and scheduled a May 4 public hearing.
Signal Mountain’s Town Council on April 13 held a first reading of proposed zoning amendments that would raise minimum lot sizes in some low-density residential categories, after more than a dozen residents urged the council to slow the process and gather more public input.
The ordinance amendment—discussed at length during citizens opportunity and again when the council opened the ordinance—would change the density multiplier in some subdivisions to 0.2, which staff said equates to a 5-acre gross density lot. Council members said the change is intended to prioritize infill development and protect strained local infrastructure, while residents and property owners said a tenfold decrease in allowable density would have drastic impacts on land values and land-use plans.
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