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Planning staff presenter Sarah Cook said the proposal would relocate an originally shown public through road (connecting Clement Street to Patcham Drive) and instead provide a private one-way-in, one-way-out access from Fairchild Circle. Staff described topography and environmental constraints: the site has steep grades (the grade from Clement Street to the centerline of the stream is about 26 feet and from Patcham Drive to the stream about 20 feet), three identified wetlands, two protected streams and associated 30-foot buffers. Cook said the proposed Fairchild access reduces grade change and crosses a single stream instead of two crossings and that Metro Stormwater reviewed and confirmed the streams and buffers were adequately identified and protected. The site is zoned MUL (Mixed Use Limited), and community education (a school) is a permitted use in that zone.

Staff reported the Tennessee Nature Academy (TNA) would occupy four buildings and serve grades 5–12 with a total enrollment of 684 students (351 middle and 333 high school), about 75 teachers and staff and 24 classrooms. Because the UDO regulates form and access but not base uses, staff recommended approval of the road relocation with conditions; NDOT required a revised multimodal transportation analysis and included several traffic-related conditions.

Applicant John Gore (Barge Civil Associates) described environmental and topographic constraints and listed traffic mitigation measures agreed with NDOT and in the proposed conditions: a $50,000 contribution toward a new signal at Carruthers Road and Battle Road, re-timing an existing signal at Birgit Road and Battle Road, traffic calming measures on Fairchild Circle, school-provided traffic control officers at arrival and dismissal, restriping of an eastbound left-turn lane on Carruthers Road to Clement Street and other pedestrian enhancements and queuing on-site intended to keep loading on-site.

Neighborhood speakers voiced safety and traffic concerns and asked the commission to defer, seek alternate access and continue discussions with Metro Parks. Dave Whistler, representing the Neighbors of Caruthers Crossing, asked the commission to either defer and keep the hearing open so Parks, planning and neighbors could pursue a park-based access easement or to disapprove the Fairchild alignment. Several residents described narrow local streets, recent traffic-calming installations, and concerns about the volume of cars and buses (residents questioned whether the site will generate hundreds of private vehicle trips during peak periods). Neighbors also said many supportive commenters live outside the immediate area and will not be affected the same way residents who live adjacent to the proposed access would be.

Applicant representatives said they had met with Parks staff earlier in the process and that Metro Parks had declined to accept a through-connection across park property; the applicant said it would continue to engage Parks if the commission desired. The applicant also stressed that the TNA high-school component is limited by state approval processes and that the plan includes on-site queuing loops designed to avoid queuing onto neighborhood streets.

Commissioners discussed the narrow, winding neighborhood streets and the tension between preserving sensitive environmental resources (streams, wetlands, mature trees) and neighborhood traffic impacts. Several commissioners said they would like staff to continue coordination with Metro Parks and NDOT and to review alternatives and potential mitigation. The commission voted to defer two meetings and to keep the public hearing open so staff can work with Parks and NDOT and present alternatives and any additional conditions; the motion carried.

The deferral preserves the applicant’s ability to continue permitting work but keeps the item on the commission’s agenda for additional scrutiny and a further public decision.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","04/10/25 Planning Commission","oneSentenceSummary","The Planning Commission voted to defer final action for two meetings and kept the public hearing open on a proposed UDO modification that would reroute a planned public through road to a private one-way access for the Tennessee Nature Academy at Crothers Crossing.","taxTitle","Planning Commission Meetings, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee","taxId",69335,"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},6076256,"Commission defers Downtown Code change to remove standalone parking from Second Avenue overlay",403,3320000,3723000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2970843-044496dca78bc46e87271f17627edb8a&start=3320&end=3723","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2970843-044496dca78bc46e87271f17627edb8a/thumbnail_3320000.jpg","/articles/6076256/Tennessee/Commission-defers-Downtown-Code-change-to-remove-standalone-parking-from-Second-Avenue-overlay","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6076256-d3eb7c7d9fec220cec1cd255eb2f7f9d/orig.mp4?Expires=1775285527&Signature=VGKQgNw~0UyrqiuNSmKdB4CfY1V5xzXcswIhxg53HGQBgUsqCGHsa0cRRZtik~0CZjE8nd3Dr6vB-tMt7RIsiaERrcF5IO~H941n~zqRa1q9d6dKIOqVlSGxrVuTgZwuOHoVN6Nodu4H~B2n9vSNnNuAM7Fms1JecGa-BfYWd8lPbJEGYW~hoT4qmuo3j4cczc4hLyiRfe7zOlUl4GIxWvR3M-kQm5l4KMWssy9pToYuxDJOTgz8ksJPfNG9CoLEQrQ2BVaxP7r0qO7cFDLfblWBnBgN~dsN66Z0vUgW5OltiV5x0RC6X5oeTAhQAcOh6co2x9R8MK1SryhZPw7oAA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Metro planning staff presented a zoning text amendment (item 17) to revise the Downtown Code (DTC) land-use chart and remove “automobile parking” as a stand-alone permitted use within the Second Avenue Historic Preservation overlay. Eric Hammer, presenting the amendment, said existing standalone parking uses within the overlay would be allowed to continue per Metro code section 17-4650, but new standalone lots or garages inside the overlay would not be a permitted principal use under the proposed change.

Hammer said the change affects only properties inside the Second Avenue overlay and is intended to protect the form and character of that historic street as rebuilding continues after the December 2020 explosion. He told commissioners the proposed amendment would leave automobile parking as a permitted land use outside the Second Avenue overlay and in other downtown use areas.

Under the commission’s recently adopted rules for text amendments, Hammer recommended the item be deferred two regularly scheduled meetings so the commission can hold an initial public hearing and then take final action at a later date. Commissioners debated briefly, with Historic Zoning Commission representatives expressing support for the change. Commissioner Smith moved to defer the item for two meetings; the motion carried with those present and the item was deferred to the May 8 meeting for final consideration.","Staff recommended removing automobile parking as a standalone permitted use inside the Second Avenue Historic Preservation overlay in the Downtown Code; the Planning Commission voted to defer final action for two meetings under its new two-step process.",{"_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},6076261,"Planning Commission approves industrial specific plan for portion of Franklin Limestone Road parcel",1939,1345000,3284000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2970843-044496dca78bc46e87271f17627edb8a&start=1345&end=3284","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2970843-044496dca78bc46e87271f17627edb8a/thumbnail_1345000.jpg","/articles/6076261/Tennessee/Planning-Commission-approves-industrial-specific-plan-for-portion-of-Franklin-Limestone-Road-parcel","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6076261-52c716238273647e1e29c0bce2139578/orig.mp4?Expires=1775285527&Signature=ebnCCauNb03boYVgtzeau898nsyyfexWuT8Wsafd8Xnba~DiKle1D6h3G8ROQUR8GZzS2a-FSELELL-NQ~1DNQiGwWW~hzh09~eJ~IWEGXJ2hkayhvN3JW6oyx0dheeRvAROOeXE0B-cNH3sY1yS7gpJVGEZe79LDVtlcSP-erUTU4IVWFa2WCaPpCrRNfS7vE41u0PjXR3hx~XeoYczrg~x1P2Vz59Fl43UrzScvfai-D9NSfXnCUfctex4q7P4UNkYKyKSQ8CfXiz0nTwNVlzl-g2LZzlPxgw1aOsuZPt2H~JqBjQ12por-0fkpzFa55sYvw~tKvjfwkMX7TA-Vw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Metro Nashville Planning Commission on the night it considered item 11 approved a regulatory specific plan to change zoning on a 23.48-acre portion of a 360-acre parcel at 3187 Franklin Limestone Road from agricultural-residential (AR2A) toward industrial restrictive (IR) subject to a specific plan, following a staff recommendation to approve with conditions.

Staff planner Jamara presented the regulatory specific plan, telling commissioners the proposal would limit nonresidential development on the portion to about 220,000 square feet, require 30-foot landscape buffers along the northern and southern property boundaries, preserve identified stream buffers and restrict disturbance in the 100-year flood plain. Jamara said right-of-way dedication along the frontage is proposed and that the applicant must complete a multimodal transportation analysis with NDOT prior to final SP approval.

The plan was presented as a response to issues the commission raised previously: the applicant converted the earlier straight IR rezoning into a regulatory specific plan to establish development standards addressing traffic, environmental protection and access. Jamara said the northern portion of the overall 360-acre parcel — not part of this SP — is used for mineral processing; the SP covers the southern portion south of an on-site stream.

During the reopened public hearing neighbors opposed the rezoning. Tana Miller, who said she lives closest to the site, said residents were “apprehensive” and questioned whether notices were mailed in time; she and other neighbors said they had concerns about traffic, long vehicle queues on narrow Franklin Limestone Road and a fear that promised access restrictions or “right turns only” could go unobserved. Grace Ann Bridal and other residents told the commission they had not received timely notice of earlier meetings and asked for more outreach. CJ Tishner said he and at least 64 others emailed in opposition and described dust, road wear and the narrow, winding character of Franklin Limestone Road.

Applicant representatives said they had held community meetings, worked with the council member, and revised the plan in response to the commission’s direction. James Weaver of Holland & Knight told commissioners the information on the specific plan had been presented in public meetings and asked the commission to forward the application to Metro Council. Bridal Volz of Kimberly Horne Associates said the latest SP was “more restrictive than what would have been allowed under the original request.”

Commission discussion focused on whether new materials required reopening the hearing; staff and counsel said the SP submission was a direct response to the commission’s request and the SP was more restrictive than the previous proposal. Commissioners also discussed design and enforcement tools to prevent left turns from the site, and staff explained driveway engineering and signage can be used and reviewed at final site plan and by NDOT.

A motion to approve staff’s recommendation — \"approve with conditions and disapprove without all conditions\" — passed; the chair summed up with “Ayes have it” and the specific plan was adopted. The commission record does not include a roll-call vote tally in the transcript (the minutes record only that the motion carried).","The Metro Nashville Planning Commission approved a regulatory specific plan to rezone about 23.48 acres of a 360-acre parcel on Franklin Limestone Road to industrial restrictive zoning with conditions after staff and the applicant added limits on use, buffers and access; neighbors raised concerns about traffic, notice and possible blasting.","actionData","errors"]

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