February 12, 2026
Planning Commission meeting

Public Comments

12 Comments for

Christopher
37914

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Christopher (37914), February 18, 2025 at 8:23 AM

Roads leading to this can not support large trucks in very narrow roads with no shoulder. The property has already begun processing mulch even though zoning is still not commercial

February 18, 2025
at 8:23 AM

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Monte
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Monte (37914), February 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM

Please stop these trucks. The roads they are on are not meant for constant heavy trucks.

February 12, 2025
at 2:26 PM

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Sarah
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Sarah (37914), February 12, 2025 at 6:14 AM

Please consider that the roads and neighborhoods surrounding this property are not suitable foe large commercial vehicles.

February 12, 2025
at 6:14 AM

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Mitchell
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Mitchell (37914), February 11, 2025 at 10:40 PM

It states the property is between the E. Governor John Sevier Hwy and the Strawberry Plains Pike interchange. And do you know what is in between all of those two roads? that residential back streets! A business like this doesnât belong in a residential neighborhood.

February 11, 2025
at 10:40 PM

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Debbie
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Debbie (37914), February 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM

I strongly oppose JDK properties from obtaining a permit to operate a mulching business located at 0 Cahaba Lane. Mr Epperly that owns the property has been in full operation of his mulching business WITHOUT APPROVAL for 1 year. The property is not near a fire hydrant and located next to Sunnyview Baptist Church on a narrow secondary Road. He continues to run tractor trailers, large dump trucks, box trucks and other equipment without a permit to transport mulch, trees and other debris.Additionally, his transport vehicles present a danger as they are too large to navigate the narrow roads. Our roads leading off Asheville highway and Strawberryplains Pike from his operation are not designed for the weight limit of these vehicles. The roads are showing extreme wear with broken payment. This business has not been given a permit to operate, but defies county codes and regulation. I have personally witness his trucks using the width of the road causing oncoming traffic having to pull over to a ditch or driveways to avoid collision. Road safety and Fire safety are concerns that should be addressed. Please do not allow a permit to continue to operate.

February 11, 2025
at 8:39 PM

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Bridgette
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Bridgette (37914), February 12, 2025 at 9:36 AM

I live on Moshina and travel on these secondary roads. There are curves and blind spots on these roads which makes it almost impossible to pass one of these. Trucks from the mulch company on Cahaba are using residential roads and backstreets, causing significant wear and tear on the roads. These trucks shouldn't be on these roads. It is a nuisance for other drivers and the citizens who live off these roads.

February 12, 2025
at 9:36 AM

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Linda
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Linda (37914), February 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM

I am opposed to this mulch business at the end of Cahaba Lane. I am a member of East Sunnyview Baptist Church that is also on Cahaba Ln. several times myself and another member has asked them to move so we could go up our driveway to the church. They have cut the corner short, where our big sign is, making tire tracks. Coming from Asheville Hwy. they have a hairpin, L shaped, to get to the business. They also come off Strawplains Pike onto my street, Moshina Road. My street has deteriorated so much this past year with all of these big trucks going by. The other way, off Strawplains Pike is very narrow winding road. They have been operating this business for a year without permits to do so. Now they are trying to get this zoned and my concern is no water running down this road. If there was a fire. It could spread to our church and woods surrounding it. We have seen mulch piles as high as high as 20 or more feet. We are praying this business is located to another area. There are tractor trailers going in there that is a danger on these roads to residents in the area. Thank you for your help in this.

February 11, 2025
at 9:11 PM

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Joshua
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Joshua (37914), February 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM

I am a resident on Moshina Road since last year. There have been large vehicles up and down my road, which has resulted in many holes in the roads due to hauling trees and mulch. These trucks are using my residential road to come the interstate to Strawberry Plains Pike In order to get to Cahaba Lane, which is in a residential area. Our roads are not built for these top of large vehicles because they are damaging our back roads and the roads are too small for them to travel. They are similar residential areas in Knox County that actually have signs posted for large tractor trailers to not go down the road. I’m asking the same for our community for this not to pass. Lastly, my wife has has had to have many deliveries shipped FedEx freight. However before delivery, FedEx freight will call and will not deliver on our road being in residential and not wanting to travel it in a tractor trailer. Therefore, they will call and have her come and pick it up from their warehouse.

February 11, 2025
at 10:08 PM

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James
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James (37914), February 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM

East Sunnyview Church is my church and during the time it took me to blow off the driveway, large four trucks went by the church. That was around an hour. I’m very concerned with the danger of passing these trucks on these unmarked narrow roads. My concern also is if a fire broke out. There is no water down that road and there are woods and our church that could burn. Praying this business is relocated somewhere else. Some of the trucks have a tree service out of another county. Most of them lately don’t have a name on them.

February 12, 2025
at 11:23 AM

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Zachary
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Zachary (37914), February 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM

As someone who lives in the neighborhood I strongly oppose anyone who has been operating for a year with no permit to run an unsafe business that causes a large fire hazard to the community and whose equipment is causing road damage.

February 11, 2025
at 9:07 PM

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Amanda
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Amanda (37914), February 11, 2025 at 9:59 PM

A business like this should never be allowed into a residential neighborhood. To begin with large tractor trailers, dump trucks which many have to be way over the gross ton weight that should ever be on residential backstreet have been running up and down our neighborhood roads. In addition, I often hear them as they come over the hills and put on their brakes as they attempt to avoid passing cars. Also, The roads in front of my house and backstreet leading into Kaba are in terrible shape. There are large holes in the roads that were not there prior to them being on the roads starting last year and the roads are getting worse and worse. I’m also concerned about my child’s safety to have such large vehicles up and down the my residential roads. I am asking that a business like this not be set up in a residential neighborhood.

February 11, 2025
at 9:59 PM

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Henry
37914

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Henry (37914), February 12, 2025 at 9:13 AM

A business cannot operate before it has passed it's use on review! Why is Mr. Epperly allowed to operate? For over 1 year tractor trailers and large tree service box trucks have been up and down Moshina road (where my family has lived for 33 years) causing damage to roads and forcing smaller vehicles off the roadway due to the narrow unlined roads. There are no fire hydrants anywhere near this major fire hazard,mulching operation! Please stop THIS

February 12, 2025
at 9:13 AM