2022 10 18 Minutes approved

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October 18, 2022 
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ORDINANCE NO. 1114 – FIRST READING 
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ‘THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY  OF ATHENS, TENNESSEE,’ SO AS TO 
AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE THE PROPERTY LOCATED ON DENSO DRIVE FROM I-2 
(HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT) TO B-3 (INTENSIVE BUSINESS DISTRICT) SAID AREA BEING LOCATED WITHIN 
THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF ATHENS, TENNESSEE. 
 
The caption of the above-described Ordinance was read by the recording clerk.   Council Member Pelley 
moved, Council Member Witt -McMahan seconded, to approve Ordinance No. 111 4 on First Reading.  
Roll call vote: 
 
 AYES:  Curtis, Pelley, Witt-McMahan, Lockmiller, Perkinson  
  NAYS:  None 
 
Council Member Pelley moved, Council Member Witt -McMahan seconded, to suspend the rules  for 
Council Member Pelley to present his motion.  Roll call vote: 
 
 AYES:  Pelley, Witt-McMahan, Lockmiller, Perkinson  
 NAYS:  Curtis 
 
Council Member Pelley moved, Council Member Witt-McMahan seconded, Athens Regional Park to be 
opened to the entire public on July 4, 2023.  Mayor Perkinson moved, Council Member Curtis seconded, 
to postpone the motion to the next Study Session.  The motion failed by the following roll call vote:  
  
 AYES:  Curtis, Perkinson  
 NAYS:  Pelley, Witt-McMahan, Lockmiller 
 
The original motion passed by the following roll call vote:  
 
 AYES:  Pelley, Witt-McMahan, Lockmiller, Perkinson  
 NAYS:  None 
 ABSTAIN: Curtis 
 
Council Member Pelley then moved that at all future monthly council meetings all citizens’ requests and 
petitions be followed by a vote of this Council that the issue raised by the citizen be included or not 
included in the next Study Session.  Council Member Pelley was advised that he needed to make a motion 
to suspend the rules and list all the motions he was proposing to present.  Council Member Pelley moved 
to suspend the rules to present his motions.  The motion died for lack of a second. 
 
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REPORTS 
 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT QUARTERLY BUILDING REPORT 
 
Mr. Anthony Casteel, Community Development Director, presented the Building Permit Quarterly Report 
for the City of Athens.  The report was accepted as presented.