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Mitchell County adopts ordinance rezoning Parcel 06-23-100-004 to Heavy Industrial
Summary
After a public hearing and a unanimous planning commission recommendation, the Mitchell County Board of Supervisors approved Ordinance 65 to rezone Parcel 06-23-100-004 from Agricultural to Heavy Industrial; the board waived multiple readings and the ordinance takes effect upon publication.
Mitchell County supervisors voted to adopt Ordinance 65, changing the zoning of Parcel 06-23-100-004 from Agricultural District to Heavy Industrial District after a public hearing and a unanimous recommendation from the county planning and zoning commission.
A supervisor reading the planning commission summary said the commission’s June 17 meeting produced a "formal unanimous decision" recommending approval of the rezoning following questions and answers with the parcel owner, Steve Eastman. County officials discussed site access and safety concerns; one questioner asked how much heavy-industrial acreage already exists in the county and the number of registered anhydrous storage sites. The transcript records that there are "56 anhydrous registered" sites in Mitchell County and that such installations require federal approvals.
Before adopting the ordinance, the board voted to waive multiple readings via a resolution prepared for that purpose. The county attorney noted that waiving the separate readings requires a resolution and that lapse of controversy is a factor in that choice. The board subsequently approved Resolution 13-79-26 to adopt Ordinance 65; a board member said the ordinance "becomes effective upon publication."
During discussion, a county official noted plans to relocate a 250,000-gallon storage tank away from an existing site near a school and that future driveway access would be on Kirkwood rather than Highway 218. Supervisors emphasized that some operations on the current site are mobile while storage elements will be moved.
The hearing record shows no oral public opposition at the time of the meeting; the planning commission had taken public comment at its earlier meeting and answered questions with the parcel owner present. The board’s action concludes the county-level rezoning process pending any post-publication administrative steps.
