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Votes at a glance: Kingsport BMA approves rezoning, grant applications and resolutions
Summary
The Board approved multiple ordinances and resolutions on zoning, grant applications and budget adjustments (minutes, CDBG, utility budget, school budget amendments), and authorized the mayor to sign agreements for Bancroft Heights materials and a federal railroad grant application for the Brickyard bridge; most votes were unanimous or recorded in the transcript.
The Kingsport Board voted on several discrete ordinances and resolutions during its business meeting. Key outcomes recorded in the meeting transcript include:
- East Severe Avenue rezoning (tax map 460 Group J Parcel 1718 and 19): owner‑requested change from R1B (Residential) to R3 (Low‑Density Apartment) to permit duplex development. Planning commission recommended approval; first reading motion carried and the ordinance passed (vote recorded 7–0).
- 2600 Fort Henry Drive rezoning (tax map 62P Group C Parcel 1): owner‑requested change from R1B to R3 to allow a duplex. Planning commission recommended approval; no public speakers. The board recorded the vote as 6 yes, 0 no, 1 abstention (Alderman Phillips abstained).
- 2604 Fort Henry Drive rezoning (tax map 62P Group C Parcel 2): owner‑requested change from R1B to B3 (Highway‑Oriented Business) to recognize an existing commercial use; planning recommended approval and the ordinance was read and passed on first reading (vote recorded as passed in transcript).
- Minutes approval (work session 05/18/2026 and business meeting 05/19/2026): motion approved 7–0.
- Budget and appropriations: several budget ordinances were read and approved on first or final readings during the meeting, including a 2026 budget amendment, the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) budget for 2026–27, the utility enterprise fund budget for 2026–27, and the fiscal 2026–27 general fund budget (the general fund budget was presented as balanced with no tax increase and a 3% COLA). Where recorded, votes on these ordinances carried unanimously.
- Resolutions: the board authorized the mayor to execute a materials agreement with Integrity Building Group LLC (Bancroft Heights development) for $52,148.30; authorized application to the Federal Railroad Administration for crossing elimination program funds for the Brickyard bicycle/pedestrian bridge; and authorized certification of local government approval for Emergency Solutions Grant applicants (Salvation Army of Kingsport, Grace House, Hope Haven, and Family Promise of Greater Kingsport). These resolutions were approved per the transcript.
Several items moved with little or no public comment and received unanimous or recorded approval. A single recorded abstention occurred on the Fort Henry rezoning item.
