Soddy‑Daisy commission approves rezoning for parcel at 9450 Dayton Pike

The Soddy‑Daisy Board of Commissioners voted unanimously March 7 to approve a first reading of an ordinance rezoning a one‑acre tract at 9450 Dayton Pike from R‑2A (rural residential) to C‑2 (local business).

During the public hearing, property owner Rohn Poe said the lot "is one acre in size and everything around it is commercial," and that he and family members are pursuing purchase of additional adjacent parcels, pending the possible sale of a nearby church. Kim Poe Gray spoke alongside Poe in support of the request. The Planning Commission had recommended approval and no members of the public opposed the rezoning at the hearing.

Commissioner Phillip Shipley moved to approve the ordinance on first reading; Commissioner Jackie Penney seconded the motion, which the record shows passed with unanimous ayes. The vote advances the rezoning to the next formal step required by local ordinance (first reading approved), per the commission's procedure.

The rezoning request will return to the commission for subsequent readings or required procedural steps before it becomes final. The applicants and the Planning Commission cited surrounding commercial development as a key justification for the change.