Planning Commission

September 14th, 2024

Linda Silver and John Corbitt were not at this meeting. There were four members of the board which is enough for a quorum. Planning director Ceagus Clark noted a change on Item #4. The bond extension needed to be changed to a bond reduction. Items 5-10 were also moved to the consent agenda. Clark added that public works has been on top of all of these subdivisions. This is part of the process with accepting the neighborhoods into the city. The public works department has been diligent in their inspections.

Bond extensions are granted when the property isn’t yet complete. 15% is added to the bond for inflation. Reductions are granted when the property is completed further. The maintenance period begins when the city is satisfied that the neighborhood is completed, ie. street lights, sidewalks, and drainage. These can all be viewed in the planning packet. Approved

Item # 11 Raymond Hirsch Pkwy Commercial PUD/Kimley Horn: Request FMDP approval for shared infrastructure and Lot 6 overall development. Property is referenced as Robertson County Tax Map 107I, Parcel 77. Property is zoned CPUD, Commercial Planned Unit Development and is located at 2929 Highway 31W. Owner: Shrihari, LLC

The property in question is the entire treed area on the Google map including the triangle to the west of Raymond Hirsch

Clark stated that the preliminary plat was approved in 2023. When the project first came to the board, they asked for 120+ town homes. That was denied. They came back with commercial and 30 homes, and it was approved. This will not connect to the Pulix property as their is a stream through the property. TDOT will have to sign off on any of the road projects. If there are engineering questions tonight, Jason Reynolds will be available by phone. There are no changes from the preliminary plan to this final plan. Each item will have to come back before the board for approval. For example, Casey’s will be in front of the board next month with their plan and they will need a construction plan. McDonald’s will need to do the same. If TDOT has concerns with either, the plans will have to be amended. Doreen Brown asked if the stream bed was dry or active. The engineer for the project was at the meeting, and he stated that it was a real stream, it will need to be surveyed for salamanders. There will be a culvert not a bridge for access across. Tim Murphy asked what they were approving. Clark said it was the final plan and there are no changes from the preliminary. The engineer was asked if they were keeping any of the large trees. Due to having to grade the entire property, the trees will not remain, but they are required to plant new trees along the buffer. There was much conversation about the buffer and the size of the mature trees. Much of it didn’t make sense to an observer without the plans, and some of it was inaudible. Jennifer Collado asked about access from the 30 homes to the greenway. There will be a sidewalk that will connect to the greenway, but not to the Publix. Collado asked about lighting. There is currently no lighting. Collado asked about lighting at the playground and the dog park. There was no lighting planned in either place. Collado asked that pedestrian lighting be added to all three of those areas in the subdivision. The representative for the development added those. Brown asked about the buffer between the commercial and residential areas. Murphy asked if the landscaping all met codes. Yes, the landscaping meets codes, and there is a buffer on the back side of the development and it could be increased on the side of the green way. There is a fence on the small triangle to the west of Raymond Hirsch that will also have landscaping. Brown asked if there will be trees along Raymond Hirsch to curb the light pollution, and also asked if 5ft between the homes was code. Clark stated that the fire department would have had to approved the distance between homes and that meets codes in a PUD. There are no trees along the parking lot on Raymond Hirsch. There will be trees along the stream. The stream bed and 35 feet on either side cannot be touched. There is a sediment basin on the plan that will aid in erosion control while the project in under construction. It is temporary. Approved

Item # 12 Springbrook Reserve/Dewey Engineering: Request FMDP Minor Amendment regarding Phases 3 & 4, consisting of 43 single family lots, 2 open space lots and dedication of public right-of-way. The minor amendment includes the addition of evergreen trees along the southern buffer. Property is referenced as Sumner County Tax Map 96, Parcel 18.02 and Tax Map 96F, Parcel 1.01. Property is zoned SRPUD, Suburban Residential Planned Unit Development, and located at Springbrook Blvd. Owner: LGI Homes TN, LLC

This is a big enough change that it had to come before the planning board and could not be handled by the staff. This development started in the 90’s and is just being finished now. The neighbors to the south have been using the open space, and the developer wants them to continue using it. They are leaving opportunity for the neighbors to purchase the property in the future. Dan Brown with LGI was there and stated that they have agreements will all of the neighbors. Approved.

Meeting was adjourned.

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