Public hearing on La Follette code of used tire storage today

“I feel like I’m being targeted,” JR Kitts, local tire dealer

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- The second topic on today’s 5:30pm City of La Follette public hearing is Ordinance 2024-04 amending the municipal code regarding chapter 4 storage of used tires section 13-402 unlawful storage in all zoning districts. The ordinance changes the number of tires allowed to be stored outside from 300 to 200, the tires cannot be stored for more than 30 days and the violation fee changed from $50 to $100.

Local business owner JR Kitts was at the May meeting and spoke to the council about the ordinance. Kitts spoke for about 20 minutes and during his time he told the council “He feels he’s being targeted” with this change to the ordinance. The ordinance did have a first reading and was passed.

(WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-06/02/2026-6AM)