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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 1-2
(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. 1114 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.