Planning Commission gives OK for 68 new lots at Harbour Pointe
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Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission recently approved a new final plat for the Harbour Pointe subdivision in East Oak Ridge, creating 68 new lots.
These lots, according to a report from city staff, will be between 3,600 and 6,000 square feet.
Planning Commission also voted unanimously to accept infrastructure including roads, sidewalks, and storm drains and water and sewer lines from the developer of the Wolf Creek subdivision.
Ben Pounds is a staff reporter for The Oak Ridger. Call him at (865) 441-2317 and follow him on Twitter @Bpoundsjournal.
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Concerned police chief asks for fence, gates
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The Oak Ridge Police Department has recently reported “suspicious persons” entering its parking lot and screws and nails have ended up in the tires of police vehicles
Oak Ridge Police Chief Robin Smith shared these details during a meeting of the Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission. His comments were in reference to requesting funding for a $188,000, six-foot-tall security fence with two $26,000 motorized entrance gates to protect the police vehicles, personal vehicles owned by police, people detained by police and city employees. He said the fence will also protect an existing emergency power generator that helps during power outages. The cost of fulfilling his requests would be $214,000.
Governmental Meetings
City Council
The Oak Ridge City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday. It along with all other city governmental meetings below will be streamed live online at http://oakridgetn.gov/online/streaming.
BZA
Trade
Planning
The Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission business work session will meet virtually at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
ANDERSON COUNTY
Purchasing
The Purchasing Committee will meet at 4:30 p.m. Monday in Room 312 of Anderson County Courthouse in Clinton.
Operations
The Operations Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Monday in Room 312 of the courthouse in Clinton. ACTV will broadcast the meeting on Channel 95 on Comcast and AT&T UVerse channel 99. You can stream the meeting on andersoncounty.tv.
Vote on ‘special’ zoning Thursday
Oakridger
The Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission will vote on a proposed new zoning district, setting regulations for zoos, amusement parks and motorsports parks.
City Community Development staff came up with the proposal. If recommended by the Planning Commission, the proposal will next go to Oak Ridge City Council for two separate votes before it is enacted.
The proposal was inspired by a request from developer H.E. “Rusty” Bittle to build a motorsports park complex on several currently vacant parcels at the Horizon Center in west Oak Ridge. However, as with any zoning district, the proposed zoning isn’t specific to one piece of land or to one business. After the zone is on the books, Planning Commission and City Council could vote to approve it for any area in the city of Oak Ridge.
Dec. 14 Government Meetings
City Council
The Oak Ridge City Council will have a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Monday in the Municipal Building Courtroom.
Land Bank
Oak Ridge Land Bank Corporation Board of Directors will have a Regular Meeting at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Municipal Building Training Room.
Housing
The Oak Ridge Housing Authority will meet at noon Wednesday in the Community Room at 76 Honeysuckle Lane.
Utilities
Planning
The Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission will have a regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday virtually.
ANDERSON COUNTY
Purchasing
Purchasing Committee will meet at 4:30 p.m. Monday in Room 312 of the Courthouse in Clinton.