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Sevier County commissioners voice support for state bills limiting municipal zoning authority and changing annexation approval
Summary
During the March 9 steering meeting the board voted unanimously to support SB1771/HB1720 (prohibiting municipal zoning authority outside limits) and to support SB2311/HB2419 (requiring county commission approval for annexations requested by property owners, conditional on committee passage).
Mayor Larry Waters told the steering committee about two bills pending in the State Legislature. SB1771/HB1720 would prohibit a municipality from having zoning authority outside of its limits; Commissioner Carroll Rauhuff moved that the board support the proposed bills and Commissioner Dale Hill seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
The second measure, SB2311/HB2419, would require the county commission to approve a municipality annexation even if requested by a property owner. Commissioner Aaron Foster moved that the board support the bill if it passes State Legislature committee votes; Commissioner Dale Hill seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. The transcript records the board's formal expressions of support but does not include legislative text or analysis presented during the meeting.
