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Dickson County Commission amends zoning rules for sanitary/hazardous-waste facilities and mining special exceptions
Summary
After a public hearing, the Dickson County Commission voted unanimously April 20 to amend zoning rules governing sanitary landfills and hazardous-waste facilities and to clarify procedures and the definition for mining special exceptions, following presentations from county counsel and public concerns about growth.
The Dickson County Commission on April 20, 2026, approved an amendment to the county zoning resolution updating development standards for sanitary landfills and hazardous-waste facilities and clarifying the procedure and the definition for mining activities. The amendment passed by unanimous aye voice vote under other business.
In a public hearing earlier in the meeting, Attorney Andrew Mills presented information related to County Resolution 4.130 (development standards for sanitary landfill or hazardous-waste facilities) and Resolution 8.060 (procedure for authorizing special exceptions and special conditions for mining). Mills summarized the proposed changes for the commission; the transcript records his presentation but does not include verbatim quotes.
During the hearing, citizen representative Jason Hollowmen told the commission clients are concerned about growth in the county. Resident Ellen Yancy urged the commission to be proactive about purchasing property as a means of addressing those concerns. The commission later moved, seconded and approved a motion to amend the zoning resolution addressing the items covered in the hearing. The motion was made by Commissioner Danny Williams and seconded by Commissioner Rusty Grove and carried by a unanimous aye voice vote.
The action recorded in the minutes does not list changes line by line in the text of this resolution; the minutes record the motion and its passage. The county clerk’s minutes identify the related resolutions discussed during the hearing as Resolution 4.130 and Resolution 8.060. The transcript records the public hearing and the later passage of the zoning amendment but does not include a text of the final ordinance language or an effective date.
The commission took no additional public votes tied specifically to property acquisition or purchase authority at this meeting; public commenters’ suggestions that the county purchase land were recorded as public input and were not implemented as a separate motion at this session.
The commission adjourned at 7:23 P.M.
