Commissioner Rogers places rezoning of 1784 Benton Pike NE on March 3 agenda

Commissioner Josh Rogers placed a resolution on the March 3, 2025, Voting Session agenda to rezone property at 1784 Benton Pike NE from C-1 Rural Commercial District to C-3 Highway Commercial District, listed in the record as tax map 050N group B parcel 004.01.

The proposal was announced during the Feb. 24 Bradley County Commission work session and was entered onto the March 3 voting agenda; the work session did not include discussion on the merits of the rezoning and no formal vote or public hearing occurred that evening. The commission’s action at the work session was procedural: the item was scheduled for a future voting session.

Rezoning from C-1 to C-3 would change the parcel’s commercial designation from rural-commercial uses to a classification allowing highway-oriented commercial activity, a shift that can affect allowable uses and site development standards. The transcript records only the placement of the resolution on the March 3 agenda; details such as the applicant’s stated purpose, proposed development plans, or staff recommendations were not provided in the work session record and are not specified.

Commissioner Josh Rogers, who put the item on the agenda, is listed among the commissioners present. The March 3 Voting Session will be the next opportunity for commissioners to hear staff reports, public comment, and to take any formal vote on the rezoning request.

No vote tally, mover/second, or public hearing record appears in the Feb. 24 work session transcript for this item; those procedural elements will need to be recorded at the March 3 session if and when the commission considers the resolution.