Michael Brusseau

The combined meeting included a Beer Board session to consider granting a Retailer's On and Off-Premises Beer Permit to Amy Louise Fuentes d/b/a Rustic Kitchen. The Public Hearing addressed an ordinance to abandon Alley #200, a resolution to annex property (Blount County Tax Map 058D Group B Parcel 031.00), the corresponding Plan of Services, and two first-reading ordinances related to designating that annexed property as Commercial on the Future Land Use Map and zoning it as Business & Transportation within the Parkway Overlay District. The City Council session included consideration of second readings for ordinances pertaining to sign regulations, repealing and replacing Chapter 2 (Grading, Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control), and repealing and replacing Chapter 5 (Vegetated Buffer Zone and Stormwater Quality Management). The Council also addressed first readings for the alley abandonment and the annexation/zoning changes previously heard in the public hearing. Additional council business involved resolutions concerning crediting accumulated sick leave as creditable service with TCRS, updating personnel rules, amending the position classification/compensation plan for Utility Construction Inspector, and a motion to declare certain items as surplus for disposal.

The meeting involved numerous considerations for ordinances on second reading, primarily concerning land use and zoning amendments for recently annexed properties (Tax Map 058D C 015.00 and 001.00, and 068B F 001.00), including updating the Future Land Use Map and Zoning Map, and adding the Parkway Overlay District to specific parcels. Other second-reading ordinance considerations involved amending the Official Zoning Map to remove properties from the Parkway Overlay District and adding anti-noise regulations for carwash facilities near residential areas. First readings were taken on ordinances related to amending sign regulations and replacing grading/stormwater control ordinances. The council also considered a motion to declare certain items as surplus and authorize their disposal, and adopted a resolution calling for primary and general elections in August and November 2026. A retirement presentation was made for Tim Phillips.

The meeting included a series of public hearings concerning zoning and land use matters. Discussions involved amending the Zoning Map to remove properties from the Parkway Overlay District, rezoning parcels to add the Parkway Overlay, annexing specific parcels, and amending the Future Land Use Map. Specific ordinances addressed rezoning parcels as Residential and Business & Transportation, and annexing property designated as Commercial. Further public hearings focused on adding anti-noise regulations for carwash facilities and establishing commercial design criteria regarding excessive noise near residential areas. During the regular session, the Council unanimously passed an ordinance amending the Annual Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2026 on second reading. Several ordinances related to zoning map amendments (removing from Parkway Overlay, adding Parkway Overlay, zoning as Residential, zoning as Business and Transportation) and annexation/land use map amendments were passed on first reading. Resolutions for annexing specific parcels were adopted. The Council also adopted a resolution calling for Primary and General Elections in 2026, accepted a slate of candidates for the Smoky Mountain Tourism Development Authority, and authorized the disposal of surplus items. A Development Services Department employee was recognized upon his retirement after thirty-five years of service.

The proceedings included a Beer Board called meeting where a Retailer's off-premises beer permit was granted to Madan Mohan Inc. d/b/a Broadway Discount Tobacco. The subsequent Regular Meeting of the City Council addressed several ordinances, including the adoption of the International Building Code, International Plumbing Code, International Energy Conservation Code, International Residential Code, International Mechanical Code, International Property Maintenance Code, and International Fire Code, all with local changes. Additionally, ordinances were passed to amend the Future Land Use Map and Zoning Map regarding specific tax parcels, and an ordinance was adopted adjusting water and wastewater service rates effective January 2026. The council also passed an ordinance amending the Annual Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2026, adopted a resolution directing payment of tax equivalent for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and adopted a resolution amending the City of Maryville's Position Classification Plan. Finally, the council authorized the disposal of surplus items and re-appointed Gary Hensley to the Industrial Development Board of Blount County and the Cities of Alcoa and Maryville.

The Maryville City Council and Beer Board meetings included discussions and actions on several key items. The Beer Board considered a motion to grant a retailer's on and off-premises beer permit to Madan Mohan Inc. The City Council addressed repealing and replacing multiple titles and chapters of the Maryville Municipal Code to adopt updated International Codes for building, plumbing, mechanical, energy conservation, residential construction, property maintenance, and fire safety. Additionally, the council considered ordinances related to land use and zoning map amendments for various properties, adjustments to water and wastewater service rates, and amendments to the annual operating budget for fiscal year 2026. Resolutions were discussed regarding tax equivalent payments to taxing jurisdictions and amendments to the city's position classification plan. Motions were considered to declare certain items as surplus and to accept re-appointments to the Industrial Development Board of Blount County and the Cities of Alcoa and Maryville.