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— If you’ve traveled U.S. 220 through the Reed Creek District lately, chances are you’ve seen Tires for Less. And if you’ve seen Tires for Less, you’ve probably seen the tires.
Hundreds of them.
The tire business, located along U.S. 220 near the Dodge dealership, appears to have a sizable collection of old tires on its property — raising questions about how it will fit under Henry County’s newly approved tire ordinance.
That’s an interesting development, considering the county just decided it had seen enough of businesses stockpiling tires.
Collinsville District Supervisor Chris Lawless announced that the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a new ordinance placing stricter limits on the number of old tires businesses can keep on-site.
Under the new rules, businesses generally cannot store more than 20 old tires on their property at any one time, unless they meet applicable requirements and regulations.
Twenty.
Not 200. Not 500. And certainly not enough to start your own roadside tire mountain.
County officials say the ordinance is intended to reduce blight, improve property maintenance and address health and environmental concerns associated with large accumulations of discarded tires. Those concerns include the potential for mosquitoes to breed in standing water trapped inside tires.
And along U.S. 220, where thousands of motorists pass through the area, a large tire collection is hardly something that goes unnoticed.
A NEW RULE — AND A LOT OF TIRES
The unanimous vote signals that the Board of Supervisors agreed tighter restrictions were needed. But the real question now is how the new ordinance will be applied to businesses that already have substantial tire collections on their properties.
Tires for Less appears to be one business that could attract attention under the new rules.
Of course, the exact number of tires on the property, whether all of them qualify as “old tires” under the ordinance, and whether the business meets any applicable exceptions or requirements have not been established.
The ordinance's effective date and enforcement provisions will also determine when businesses must comply.
Still, the timing is hard to ignore: Henry County has just approved a 20-tire limit, and one of the county's most visible tire businesses appears to have considerably more than that.
The county has passed the ordinance. Now comes the part where someone has to count the tires.
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