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Board OKs storage building site plan Oakridger A city board has approved the site plan for a planned three-story storage building on South Rutgers Avenue near Walmart after some debate about whether it should keep its lights on at night. The building for Extra Space Storage is planned to include three stories of personal storage lockers with a design that resembles some of the stores in the nearby Main Street Oak Ridge shopping center. Both Main Street Oak Ridge and this storage unit are projects of Greenville, S.C.-based developer RealtyLink. The Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission, a board appointed by City Council, unanimously voted last Thursday, April 22, to approve the site plan, which shows the layout for the storage building and its surroundings. The site plan now needs only the approval from Planning Commission, not City Council. ....
Oakridger An Oak Ridge city board is sending the proposed new zoning district for amusement parks, zoos and motorsports parks to City Council, but with one change protecting the Black Oak Ridge Conservation Easement with a wider setback. Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission approved the Special Recreation District zoning category on Thursday for the second time, conducting a re-vote for technical reasons. Planning Commissioner Phil Yager made the motion, although he later voted against it. Planning Commissioner Greta Ownby seconded. There’s still more steps to go before the district is added to the city’s zoning code, if it is added. For that to happen, City Council will next need to approve the change to the zoning codes. ....
Closing Courthouse for COVID-19 action stalls Oakridger CLINTON, Tenn. An attempt to close the Anderson County Courthouse and other county-owned buildings to foot traffic for a period of time due to COVID-19 concerns failed to pass Monday night. Anderson County Commissioner Catherine Denenberg made the motion to close the Courthouse and other buildings, and fellow commissioner Theresa Scott seconded. Both represent areas of Oak Ridge. Scott explained the measure would apply not just to Anderson County courts, but also other offices such as the Department of Motor Vehicles and the office of Anderson County Clerk Jeff Cole. Scott shared statistics on deaths and hospitalizations. She said that measures such as requiring masks would not work well enough for preventing the spread of COVID-19. ....