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Opponents of a proposed rock quarry, rock-crushing plant, quarry spoils area and a concrete plant in Castalian Springs say they are happy with a June 4 court decision that won’t immediately allow a zoning change for the proposed industry in their neighborhood.
In a decision handed down Monday, Chancery Court Chancellor Tom Gray denied any arbitrary or illegal action on the part of the Sumner County Zoning Board in denying Brentwood-based Hoover Inc. the right to set up shop under the area’s current residential zoning, R1A. The zoning board had rejected Hoover’s proposal for a change from R1A in July 2011, and now the Chancery Court is backing that decision.
“We were pleased with the ruling,” said David Amonette, attorney for the group Save Castalian Springs, who previously moved to intervene in the suit. “The court allowed our parties to intervene.”
Amonette said the court’s decision was that the change of zoning was not a jurisdiction matter, but rather that of the local county government, adding that the entire matter had residents in the area concerned.
“You’ve got people living out there that are worried sick about their own property, but also worried about the historical aspects of the area,” Amonette said.
It was the first of two lawsuits filed on behalf of Hoover.
The second lawsuit suit filed simultaneously by Hoover questions the constitutionality of the county’s current zoning system and has not been scheduled for a hearing, Amonette said.
In a decision handed down Monday, Chancery Court Chancellor Tom Gray denied any arbitrary or illegal action on the part of the Sumner County Zoning Board in denying Brentwood-based Hoover Inc. the right to set up shop under the area’s current residential zoning, R1A. The zoning board had rejected Hoover’s proposal for a change from R1A in July 2011, and now the Chancery Court is backing that decision.
“We were pleased with the ruling,” said David Amonette, attorney for the group Save Castalian Springs, who previously moved to intervene in the suit. “The court allowed our parties to intervene.”
Amonette said the court’s decision was that the change of zoning was not a jurisdiction matter, but rather that of the local county government, adding that the entire matter had residents in the area concerned.
“You’ve got people living out there that are worried sick about their own property, but also worried about the historical aspects of the area,” Amonette said.
It was the first of two lawsuits filed on behalf of Hoover.
The second lawsuit suit filed simultaneously by Hoover questions the constitutionality of the county’s current zoning system and has not been scheduled for a hearing, Amonette said.
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