HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The City of Hendersonville is closer to temporarily banning new apartments.

Tuesday night, the City of Hendersonville Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted 11-1 on an ordinance's first reading to impose a nine-month moratorium on the acceptance, review and approval of applications and permits for high-density residential developments within the city.

The board made one amendment to the wording of the ordinance.

Hendersonville Ward 6 Alderman Mark Evans was the only board member to vote in opposition to the ordinance on Tuesday night.

"It's this kind of legislation, this kind of thing, these kinds of ordinances that we're putting through that does send a signal to people that we're difficult to work with, and I'm concerned about that," Ward 6 Alderman Mark Eva

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