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Council approves first reading to rezone small North Willow parcel to local commercial
Summary
City staff recommended rezoning a roughly 0.08‑acre, split‑zoned parcel on North Willow Avenue from multifamily residential (RM‑5) to local commercial (CL); staff said the future land‑use plan supports the change and the council approved first reading after a public hearing with no speakers.
Cookeville staff presented a rezoning request for a small parcel on North Willow Avenue and the council approved the ordinance’s first reading after a public hearing with no public speakers.
Community development staff said the subject property is about 3,380 square feet (approximately 0.08 acres), is currently split zoned and was created as a remnant parcel when a portion of Park Street right‑of‑way was closed and declared surplus in April 2024. Staff said the city’s future land‑use plan designates the site as appropriate for local commercial development and recommended approval of the rezoning to CL local commercial.
The hearing was opened and no one from the public spoke; the council closed the hearing, moved and carried the ordinance’s first reading. The transcript records the council’s action and clerk announcements but does not include a detailed vote tally in the public record excerpts provided.
Why it matters: Rezoning to local commercial would allow commercial use of the remnant parcel and is intended to provide consistent zoning across the combined property created by the prior right‑of‑way closure. The item will proceed through the council’s ordinance process as required.
