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Board flags zoning 'gray area' around compactors; staff suggests code update
Summary
Staff told the Blount County board that on‑site compactors for container businesses fall into a zoning gray area; they suggested the county may need to amend zoning regulations with input from the planning commission and county commission.
Staff told the board that the proposed compactor use does not neatly fit listed commercial uses and therefore must be considered as a special exception.
A staff member described the use as "gray area" and said that if the county wanted to create a general rule requiring compactors at similar businesses, it would need to amend the zoning regulations — a process that would involve the planning commission and county commission and possibly Alcoa's planning commission. A committee member referenced the zoning code provision (noted in the transcript as section 9.4(c)(b)) that in staff's view captures scrap, salvage and similar activities.
Board members discussed whether future applicants would require similar approvals and asked staff to consider whether the county should revise its zoning language to address this business model more broadly.
