{
 "city": "Cookeville",
 "state": "Tennessee",
 "page": "https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/cookeville-tn.gov/",
 "attribution": "MyTown / The Boring Parts — CC BY 4.0. Summaries AI-generated from official sources.",
 "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "generated": "2026-07-07",
 "upcoming": [
  {
   "date": "2026-07-09",
   "body": "Board of Zoning Appeals",
   "headline": "Board to consider 10-foot rear yard setback variance for deck at 1376 Buckingham Place",
   "summary": "The Board of Zoning Appeals will decide on two variance requests: a 10-foot rear setback variance for a covered deck at 1376 Buckingham Place (50% variance), and a 4-foot side setback variance for a commercial addition at 520 East 10th Street. The board will also consider placing a previously failed variance request (419 Sliger Road) back on the agenda for a future hearing.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07092026-798",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter"
  }
 ],
 "recent": [
  {
   "date": "2026-07-02",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "Council to consider zoning amendment for adaptive multi-family reuse",
   "summary": "The council will consider on second reading an ordinance amending the municipal code (O26-06-12). They will also hold a public hearing and first reading on a zoning amendment to allow adaptive residential multi-family reuse as a special exemption (O26-06-11). The consent agenda includes purchases of sanitation trucks, a dumpster truck, and a horizontal grinder, plus declaring equipment surplus.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07022026-797",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-22",
   "body": "Planning Commission",
   "headline": "Public hearing on subdivision rule changes and 33-lot plat approval",
   "summary": "The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on amending subdivision regulations for two-lot subdivisions to comply with state law. Action items include final plat approvals for River Ranch Phase 2 (33 lots), Callie Square (5 lots), and the Ting Property lot line revision. Study items include rezoning in the newly annexed Dodson Branch Road area and declaring a city-owned lot on West Stevens Street as surplus.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06222026-796",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-18",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "City Council to vote on FY 2026-2027 budget and tax levy",
   "summary": "The Cookeville City Council will hold public hearings and consider second reading of the FY 2026-2027 annual budget, tax levy, and appropriations for nonprofit organizations. They will also vote on a resolution for a right-turn lane on South Willow Avenue, a right-of-way exchange on Guardian Way, and multiple change orders for the Energy Department facility expansion and water projects. The consent agenda includes bids for utility equipment and chemicals.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06182026-795",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-11",
   "body": "Board of Zoning Appeals",
   "headline": "Board to consider two variance requests, including lot width reduction for two new lots on Sliger Road",
   "summary": "The Board of Zoning Appeals will consider two variance requests. The first seeks a one-foot side yard setback reduction for a home at 206 Greystone Way. The second seeks an eight-foot lot width reduction to create two new lots at 419 Sliger Road. The board will also approve agenda and minutes from May 14.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06112026-794",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-04",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "Council to adopt FY2027 budget, tax levy, and zoning code amendment",
   "summary": "The City Council will hold public hearings and consider first readings of ordinances adopting the FY2027 annual budget, setting the property tax levy, and approving appropriations for public service organizations. They will also consider a zoning code amendment to permit adaptive residential multi-family reuse as a special exception, approve the Putnam County Growth Plan, and authorize an MOU with UCHRA to embed a peer recovery specialist in the police department. Several appointments to the Planning and Historic Zoning Commissions and a resolution honoring retiring Planning Commission member Judy Jennings are also on the agenda.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06042026-793",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-21",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "Council considers final rezoning of North Willow Avenue to commercial",
   "summary": "The City Council will hold a second and final vote to rezone a parcel on North Willow Avenue from multifamily residential to local commercial. They will also consider several consent agenda items, including bids for utility equipment, and new business items such as a wellness screening agreement and road repair projects on Interstate Drive.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05212026-792",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_05212026-792",
   "source": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-18",
   "body": "Planning Commission",
   "headline": "Planning Commission to consider zoning code amendment for adaptive residential uses",
   "summary": "The Cookeville Planning Commission will consider several final plats and a consent agenda item for a preliminary plat extension. A zoning code amendment to allow adaptive residential uses as a special exception is up for action. Commissioners will also study a rezoning request on East Davis Road from residential to commercial.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05182026-791",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_05182026-791",
   "source": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-14",
   "body": "Board of Zoning Appeals",
   "headline": "Childcare center special exception and setback variance requests",
   "summary": "The Board of Zoning Appeals will consider a request for a special exception to allow a childcare center at 560 South Jefferson Avenue, and a request for a variance to reduce the rear yard setback from 25 to 19 feet for a proposed addition at 30 South Pickard Avenue (postponed from March).",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05142026-790",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_05142026-790",
   "source": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-07",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "Public hearing on rezoning North Willow Ave from residential to commercial",
   "summary": "The council will hold a public hearing and consider first reading of an ordinance to rezone a property on North Willow Avenue from multifamily residential to local commercial. Also up for discussion are multiple equipment purchases for Public Works, including a street sweeper, front load sanitation truck, and dumpster truck, with commitments to lock in prices pending budget approval. Other items include awarding a bid for the Interstate Drive widening project, authorizing a lease for a pet rescue building, and selling a lot in the Highlands Business Park.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05072026-789",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_05072026-789",
   "source": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-04-27",
   "body": "Planning Commission",
   "headline": "Planning Commission will decide on several subdivision plats and variances",
   "summary": "The Cookeville Planning Commission will consider approval of multiple subdivision plats, including the Grand Cascades preliminary plat, the RKB Group right‑of‑way dedication plat, and final plats for Brook View, Calia, and Arthur Dale Gunter subdivisions. It will also review variances and final plats for the Combination of Lots #13‑14 in Chattsworth Subdivision, the Arthur Dale Gunter Subdivision, and other flag‑lot requests. Two study items will be discussed: a zoning code amendment for adaptive residential uses and a subdivision regulation amendment for two‑lot subdivisions.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04272026-788",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_04272026-788",
   "source": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-04-16",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "Council to vote on rezoning Boyd Farris Road property on final reading",
   "summary": "The Cookeville City Council will consider several items, including the second and final reading of an ordinance to rezone property on Boyd Farris Road from commercial and single-family to single-family residential. Other business includes appointments to the Public Building Authority and the Putnam County Tax Equalization Board, as well as a consent agenda covering police vehicle purchases, de-icing salt, and a sanitation truck. The council will also consider authorizing up to $200,000 for playground surfacing repairs at Heart of the City playground.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04162026-787",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_04162026-787",
   "source": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-04-09",
   "body": "Board of Zoning Appeals",
   "headline": null,
   "summary": null,
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04092026-786",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_04092026-786",
   "source": "https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/AgendaCenter"
  }
 ]
}