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Teresa Stevens, the city’s sign administrator, presented the amendment, which adds a Second Floor sign definition and permits one Second Floor sign per eligible tenant in GDO overlays and PUDs. Key elements of the proposal include:

- A minimum of 20 linear feet of Second Floor tenant frontage to qualify for a Second Floor sign.
- A maximum letter height of 30 inches for the sign (letters may not exceed 30 inches even if stacked on two lines).
- Sign types limited to individual solid cast, channel, or reverse‑channel letters attached to the area occupied by the Second Floor tenant; cabinet or box signs behind letters would not be permitted under the proposed rules.
- Illumination limited to push‑through style (light through letters) and prohibiting exposed neon tubes and exposed LED light sources that would create visible light bars.

Why it matters: The amendment is intended to improve visibility for upper‑floor tenants in mixed‑use and multitenant buildings while minimizing visual clutter and preserving building architectural character. Staff said similar standards are used by other local developments and that a building‑ID standard already covers top‑of‑building identification for taller structures.

Action: The commission voted unanimously to set a public hearing for March 5. Staff said it will provide illustrative photographs and examples for the hearing so commissioners and the public can see how the signs would look on typical buildings.

","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Planning Commission - February 19, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The commission voted to schedule a March 5 public hearing on a proposed sign code amendment that would define and permit 'Second Floor' attached signs in PUDs and GDO overlays under specific size, placement and illumination rules.","taxTitle","Planning Commission Meetings, Murfreesboro City, Rutherford County, Tennessee","taxId",69343,"location","Tennessee","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6320716,"Commission to hold public hearing on rezoning to correct property encroachment at East/West Street",158,588000,746000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2355190-d20f57f50606e04a08940699131fdae3&start=588&end=746","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2355190-d20f57f50606e04a08940699131fdae3/thumbnail_588000.jpg","/articles/6320716/Tennessee/Commission-to-hold-public-hearing-on-rezoning-to-correct-property-encroachment-at-EastWest-Street","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6320716-aff8af578de7a5bb4c588975d0711977/orig.mp4?Expires=1771150029&Signature=k6kDAa4~vLY96MV71ouAqecrgdRSt~Le1LLeDIt3J4GHBi7ExKzDBgYtybdTmoQwkRHkjE2BAgh6A-9uxLoDjwkAy0nwH~J20eRvqHcJzt7tLatWOjNoOqmL72x52IWPyrVT43OR9fzC~REX-39Q7ViIEZAaZAMGTY~QjFbxJ2QVGvEljmEIwTzxdQjpXFLfvlfS679ztQKtSTdsRjQDlP9F0hTaDCNFcBEFn8jv0c1MLi2truGETCrxeJiMgjykFzGly2rxoqZPr8e~Lr4yDsbsZO1czhW41QV7qU1jLdAFpLGnUgPRP~prwyoBPOJZpnhXQdmBs0CO4YhqO~KhpA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Murfreesboro Planning Commission on Feb. 19 voted to schedule a public hearing for March 5 on a rezoning application that would change two parcels along East Street and West Street from RM‑16 to RS‑4.

Staff said the rezoning request, filed by applicants Elijah Montgomery and Nancy Morris, is intended to correct an existing encroachment: a single‑family dwelling at 615 E. Street was built across the shared property line between the two parcels. The rezoning would also allow the applicant to construct a single‑family dwelling on the parcel that fronts West Street. Staff recommended scheduling the public hearing because the request is consistent with the area’s existing single‑family character and the city’s future‑land‑use designation of an \"auto‑urban\" characteristic for the location.

Action: The commission voted to set the public hearing for March 5; staff will publish hearing notices and provide the commission with the staff report and public comments prior to that date.

","The Planning Commission scheduled a March 5 public hearing on a rezoning request to change two parcels on East Street and West Street from RM‑16 to RS‑4 to formalize a building encroachment and allow a single‑family dwelling on the West Street lot.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6320720,"Commission schedules public hearing on Greenland Heights PUD near MTSU after debate over parking, setbacks and a UPS tenant",2248,2362000,4610000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2355190-d20f57f50606e04a08940699131fdae3&start=2362&end=4610","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2355190-d20f57f50606e04a08940699131fdae3/thumbnail_2362000.jpg","/articles/6320720/Tennessee/Commission-schedules-public-hearing-on-Greenland-Heights-PUD-near-MTSU-after-debate-over-parking-setbacks-and-a-UPS-tenant","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6320720-e21050a4b87751538d91a238a1396ff0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771150029&Signature=V5iz6A0c65nePIWlXgHbjKvbwxJ5vq7OZbJ4~jDF6m1xvwFp0uIjB7uwrgIfuaopDcAPxdxWqZS0BfO9SS0wAYRlrqlXjUU-O-NKuW9lMEooxWZeiZWfww-g0M-qyCTRTW7FwCBmo6ZjVK8gIZeL9uIWZd00b~X0qw-hGDchOe37Yono4iVUVnhAs7hv2BnLLsgkfIwU~9km-UWHYj87ytmcTFBEH4yy2fABbs9QTd3Nxse6uNYfZN~PKnDqS-PddYA3BYngdSZipW2S7fZ7pGpE69HbIcfheiQ1kJ3BcHeXDwpzU0EOshmLCVKwg7E6rTmN75RnVnNmRfUEuiKSxg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Murfreesboro Planning Commission on Feb. 19 voted to schedule a public hearing on a rezoning and PUD (Greenland Heights) for about 0.82 acres along Greenland Drive near the Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) campus.

The applicant, Rasheesh Agarwal, proposes a mixed‑use development with townhouse‑style two‑bedroom residential units and a street‑facing tenant space roughly sized for a UPS store. Staff said unit floor area would be about 1,850 square feet per unit, with 2,700 square feet of commercial tenant space; planning staff also noted the project would provide about nine parking spaces for the residences and nine spaces allocated for the tenant use, leaving a small surplus of four stalls on the site as designed.

Why it matters: The site sits directly across from campus and is within an area the city’s future‑land‑use plan designates for mixed use. The applicant requests several deviations from standard zoning and landscaping requirements to make the proposed circulation and pedestrian/bike access work, and commissioners raised operational and safety concerns that staff will address before the public hearing.

Requested exceptions and staff rationale: The project seeks a 5‑foot side‑yard setback rather than the usual 10‑foot side yard (driven, staff said, by traffic‑engineering requirements for lane geometry and a widened sidewalk), a reduced planting area depth at the base of the building, a larger solid‑waste enclosure (about 300 square feet versus typical 200), and reduction of a Type D buffer from 15 feet to 5 feet along the rear where staff and police requested visual clearance for a 16‑foot multiuse pedestrian/bike path. Staff said the reduced buffers and plantings are intended to maintain visibility into the path for safety while accommodating a cross‑section the city’s circulation team required.

Commission discussion and concerns: Commissioners questioned whether the proposed UPS tenant and the site’s circulation would generate more short‑term parking demand than the plan allows, whether shared parking between residential and commercial uses was appropriate, and how deliveries and trash pickup would occur given tight internal circulation. Commissioners asked the applicant to consider dedicated tenant parking stalls up front, to demonstrate turn templates for delivery and waste trucks, and to confirm whether trash service would be private or city; staff noted that any commercial component would require private trash service.

Action: The commission voted to set a public hearing for March 5. Staff said it will refine the allowed‑use list (removing uses that cannot reasonably fit on the site such as typical restaurants or daycare centers), coordinate with public infrastructure on circulation and turning templates, and return with clarified parking and access plans at the hearing.

","A proposal to rezone 0.82 acres on Greenland Drive to a PUD that would add mixed‑use townhome‑style residential and a UPS retail space drew questions about parking, circulation, setbacks and buffer reductions; the commission scheduled a public hearing for March 5.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6320725,"Walmart seeks PCD amendment for fueling center and reduced parking; commission schedules public hearing",1576,769000,2345000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2355190-d20f57f50606e04a08940699131fdae3&start=769&end=2345","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2355190-d20f57f50606e04a08940699131fdae3/thumbnail_769000.jpg","/articles/6320725/Tennessee/Walmart-seeks-PCD-amendment-for-fueling-center-and-reduced-parking-commission-schedules-public-hearing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6320725-2b4574a191cb632faef0cf2bc9223a0e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771150029&Signature=c5jSlZRXwgkYC5WYMLuskanBj~EeBbc3RlUSoM0tYcC8FFW-HwyjfKPnqJogREttgqKcI-U-Ble5RcCFATWhi2UlnOv4WxGwmdcdmGL4dq4WjlaOwplGWuA9OUE2D1~69plI9MF7HEN9pgqbNq~sjr~ZCe4WhRAou11M6v~tkYdG1tcHoc-E6RsoyAxUFNPg3jsgGc3lK2Sb0q1uEYHf7xUGsZ3z5hEmBO5N2m-WgykpfwbigrwdK3-Y2FZNtZHeh0vG88ARvbP9i1jqNU6M9xDsUdc7xS79pXqJ7h23QHqWDC05LvCJ0oYfaxa9oS1G2zhyG2nbgyRKgqa1lyJAbg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Walmart Real Estate Business Trust asked the Murfreesboro Planning Commission on Feb. 19 to amend the Kennonsburg Place planned commercial development (PCD) to add a convenience store and fueling center and to reduce the minimum parking requirement for the Walmart supercenter site on Joby Jackson Parkway.

The applicant’s representative described a proposed 1,600‑square‑foot walk‑in convenience store and additional fuel pumps on the northeast corner of the site, and a reduction in the PCD parking ratio from about 4.7 stalls per 1,000 square feet to roughly 0.5 stalls per 1,000 square feet (the applicant noted that mirrors a 1 space per 400 square‑foot metric). Staff said the proposal would remove roughly 86 provided parking stalls in the area where the fuel center would be sited, though a larger theoretical reduction in required spaces could be as many as about 270 based on changed ratios.

Why it matters: The proposed fueling center is adjacent to existing townhome and apartment developments (the Villas of Baskinwood and Chaney Ridge Apartments). Commissioners focused on three issues: (1) whether the fuel center is appropriately sited next to residential units; (2) whether proposed landscape buffering and screening are sufficient; and (3) whether a reduced minimum parking requirement is acceptable.

Commission discussion and applicant response: Staff and the applicant said the PCD already anticipated a fuel facility on a smaller scale in the original approvals; the new proposal increases the convenience‑store footprint and pump count. Gabriel Loth of Carlson Consulting Engineers, representing Walmart, said the location was chosen because parking in that area is heavily used and the site functions like an outparcel.

Commissioners asked about separation standards that apply in straight zones (staff noted CF zoning requires a 200‑ to 250‑foot separation in some cases measured property line to property line, while CH zoning has no separation requirement) and whether a Type C buffer would be an appropriate minimum. Commissioners also requested information on hours of operation, lighting design to avoid spillover into adjacent residential areas, and whether the operator would be Murphy USA or another brand. The applicant confirmed the operator was Murphy USA.

Action: The commission voted to schedule a public hearing on the PCD amendment for March 5. Staff indicated it will return with more detailed buffer, lighting and parking analyses.

","Walmart Real Estate Trust proposed amendments to the Kennonsburg Place PCD to add a convenience store/fuel center and reduce the PCD’s parking ratio; commissioners raised buffer, lighting and circulation concerns and voted to schedule a public hearing for March 5.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6320730,"Planning Commission approves Jackson Butler final plat with sewer-note alternative",490,116000,606000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2355190-d20f57f50606e04a08940699131fdae3&start=116&end=606","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2355190-d20f57f50606e04a08940699131fdae3/thumbnail_116000.jpg","/articles/6320730/Tennessee/Planning-Commission-approves-Jackson-Butler-final-plat-with-sewer-note-alternative","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6320730-869ae02536fdcaf4e462f2825a53930e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771150029&Signature=EtVPWfICmYnwlCE2KqYqgiMdRfpYVyTPk7vcxeCbIrDQenSygVqDFlVXumf~93VVf1572wDyQU0Dazndn02WDSJuIu6YBmTxL2bG5lXWSIlnWX2MtnKdt6vNXpuZu-qy-Afa4wZjrbGEZzUBthcXmqDBDM-2zW4L6hT~YQqp2XfLmQ05pmUbh1DcaF1de4vISQE0Z-gUTB8PmpcKkzQysSuToXQnIbCBWS1OpZjGIMcO1E4-a0LGnbuDz6jb8t35luhd3Sh5j37VmprqtwKtb7SR9U9xR-~Y3a3hmm7uo02ubfweC~E0gdsi~MuPE1ZaTphuz1dLdluFKJAw-LkFfg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Murfreesboro Planning Commission on Feb. 19 approved a final plat that subdivides about 12.4 acres at Butler Drive and Joby Jackson Parkway into three lots, allowing a property transfer to proceed while noting that sanitary sewer is not currently available to the site.

Planning staff presented the Jackson Butler final plat and asked the commission to approve an alternative to the subdivision regulations so the plat can be recorded without the usual sanitary‑sewer signature block. Planning staff said the property was annexed and zoned several months ago and that the Butler Drive realignment requires revised lot lines and a small acquisition by the city for future public‑works property.

The commission-approved alternative will place the following note on the recorded plat: “Sanitary sewer is not available to this property at the time of the recording of this plat, and no habitable structures are currently contemplated to be constructed on this property. In the event habitable structures are proposed, plans will need to be submitted to and approved by MWRD showing sanitary sewer infrastructure and connections or alternative sewage disposal areas, and any off‑site sanitary sewer easements needed for the extension of sanitary sewer must be recorded. In addition, at such time that MWRD is able to certify and sign the plan, there will need to be a replat showing on‑site sanitary sewer easements, if needed, along with a signature block for MWRD.” The wording above is the note staff proposed for the plat.

Why it matters: The note allows the subdivision and property transfer to proceed while making clear that sewer service must be provided—and documented—before any habitable building construction. Planning staff said this preserves the applicant’s ability to transfer lots now without circumventing future sewer requirements.

Details and commission discussion: Planning staff explained that the subdivision regulations normally require certain signature blocks, including one from Murfreesboro Water Resources Department (MWRD), certifying sewer availability or a posted surety. Because sewer is not in place for this property, staff and legal reviewed an alternative approach that would substitute the plat note in lieu of the signature block. Staff recommended approval of the final plat subject to standard conditions and the explicit approval of the alternative written on the plat.

Commission members asked whether off‑site sewer easements would be required and whether those easements would be difficult to obtain. Planning staff said extending sewer could be tied to the road construction and that off‑site easements would be required if necessary, but the need for easements had not yet been determined. Staff noted the note is intended to notify future buyers and require a replat and MWRD signature when sewer becomes available.

Vote: The commission approved the final plat with the alternative plat note. The roll call recorded five votes in favor and one opposed.

What’s next: The plat recordation will proceed with the note. Future development that proposes habitable structures must submit plans showing sanitary sewer infrastructure and obtain MWRD certification and a replat if required.

","The Murfreesboro Planning Commission approved a three‑lot final plat for 12.4 acres at Butler Drive and Joby Jackson Parkway while requiring a plat note that sanitary sewer is not currently available and setting conditions for future development and MWRD certification.","actionData","errors"]

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