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Council approves zoning text change to allow mixed‑use in O‑1 and B‑1 districts
Summary
Council adopted an amendment to the city zoning ordinance to permit mixed‑use development in O‑1 office and B‑1 neighborhood business districts with site‑plan approval; staff said the change standardizes language replacing 'similar' with 'compatible.'
On final reading, Oak Ridge City Council adopted a zoning text amendment to allow mixed‑use development as a permitted principal use in O‑1 office and B‑1 neighborhood business districts, adding consistency across related commercial district provisions. Planning staff explained the change during a brief presentation, noting that mixed‑use projects would still require site‑plan approval by the planning commission.
"This item is the addition of the O1 and the B1 Districts as mixed use," planning staff told council during the second reading presentation and said the change aligns language across sections by replacing the word "similar" with "compatible" in the mixed‑use subparts. No members of the public spoke during the required public hearing; council approved the ordinance on final reading by voice vote.
