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Commission approves expansion of long‑standing mobile home park off Mono Road
Summary
Blount County planning staff recommended and the commission approved a site‑plan to expand a nonconforming mobile home park off Mono Road, adding about 33 units to bring the park to roughly 176 units; approval is conditional on permits, utilities and a pre‑construction meeting.
The Blount County Planning Commission on a unanimous voice vote approved a site‑plan review to expand an existing mobile‑home park off Mono Road.
Thomas, county planning staff, told the commission the park dates to the 1970s and that the proposal would "net an additional 33 units," with two older units removed and 35 new units set, bringing the park to about 176 units in total. Thomas said the density would comply with the suburbanizing zone but noted several outstanding technical items — sewer connections, utility coordination with Alcoa and a gas pipeline on the site — that must be resolved before a required pre‑construction meeting and any permitting.
Commissioners questioned whether the highway department had reviewed intersection and dead‑end road impacts near Hunt Road and the nearby railroad crossing and asked about utility service extents. Commissioner Wells asked why the county attorney had recommended a review; Thomas and staff explained that case law has sometimes treated mobile‑home parks as commercial uses for zoning review purposes, which changed the applicable review criteria for expansions.
The commission approved the site plan with the conditions Thomas outlined: resolution of utilities, compliance with county permitting, and completion of a pre‑construction meeting. The staff recommendation and the commission’s approval did not specify a construction start date.
The commission recorded no roll‑call vote tally in the transcript; the action was announced on the floor as "Motion passes."
