2025 11 18 City Council Regular Session Packet

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ORDINANCE NO. 1149 
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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ‘THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF 
ATHENS, TENNESSEE,’ SO AS TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO 
INCLUDE AND ZONE PROPERTY OFF LEE DRIVE TO R- 3 (HIGH DENSITY 
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT) SAID AREA BEING LOCATED WITHIN THE 
CORPORATE LIMITS OF ATHENS, TENNESSEE. 
 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF ATHENS, 
TENNESSEE, AS FOLLOWS: 
 
 
SECTION 1.  
That the Official Zoning Map of Athens, Tennessee, identified and referred to in Section 3.02 of 
said Zoning Ordinance, be amended to show the following described property and zoning 
designation as described within the body of this ordinance and shown on t he attached illustration 
titled; “R-3 (High Density Residential District) Zoning Request by Mikel Heath and Staci Lynn 
Frazier (Part of Tax Map 047K A Parcel 022.00 and Parcel 047N A 001.00)”said property being 
within the corporate limits of Athens, Tennessee: 
 
Area Description (R-3) 
Being located in McMinn County, Tennessee and being a portion of the property of 
the Haren and Frazier owners, known as tax parcel 47N -A-001, 47K -A-022 and 
recorded in Deed book 14R Page 213 in the Register's office of McMinn County, 
Tennessee (R.O.M.C.) and being more particularly described as follows: 
 
Beginning at the south west corner of the Lee Manor II LP tract and the northwest 
corner of  the Lee Drive right -of-way being an Open Top Pipe (found); thence S 
42°14’05” W a distance of 30.47’ to an Iron Base BSE (found); thence N 49°57’09”W 
a distance of 73.49’ to an Angle Iron (found); thence N 11°13’17” W a distance of 
852.15’ to a point said point being the POINT OF BEGINNING thence N 11°13’17” 
W a distance of 46.68’ to a Pinch Top Pipe (found); thence N 89°40’17” W a distance 
of 100’ to a point; thence S  46°49’43” W a distance of 567.00’ to a point; thence S 
67°04’43” W a distance of 167.00’ to a point; thence S 11°04’51” W a distance of 
237.45’ to a capped Iron Pin (Found) TN2493; thence S 30°38’15” W a distance of 
62.68’ to a point; thence N 47°23’ 25”E a distance of 1,024.47’ to a point, said point 
being the POINT OF BEGINNING. 
 
The parcels are further described on the attached illustration titled Exhibit A.  
 
 
SECTION 2.  
Any Ordinance, Resolution, Motion or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed and 
superseded.  If any sentence, clause, phrase or paragraph of this Ordinance is declared to be 
unconstitutional by any Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding will not affect any other 
portion of this Ordinance.   
 
 
SECTION 3.  
As required by Tennessee Code Annotated (T.C.A), Section 13-7-203(a), a Public Hearing subject 
to 21 calendar days' notice has been held, and this ordinance meets the requirements of T.C.A. 
Section 13-7-201 through 13-7-210, including the approval of all necessary agencies. 
 
 
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that this Ordinance shall take effect upon final passage as 
provided by law. 
 
First Reading: November 18, 2025    
Public Hearing Notice: November 22, 2025  
Second Reading: December 16, 2025  
Date of Public Hearing December 16, 2025  
  
 
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