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The PUD application, filed by Hamilton Development and applicant Barrett Firearms, asks to rezone the property from residential medium-density (RM) to a PUD allowing an initial phase consisting of a light manufacturing/assembly building (about 273,240 square feet) with employee parking and a graded expansion pad for future growth. Applicant materials describe the project as primarily light industrial with restricted uses modeled on the county’s light industrial district; the pattern book makes future expansions subject to separate PUD amendments.

Company officials said the site would permit consolidation of Barrett operations currently located nearby and would create additional local jobs and training partnerships. CEO Brian James described Barrett’s history in the county and its workforce partnerships, saying the firm has expanded under multiple contracts with U.S. military and international partners and that the new site would support further growth. “We are the selected primary, rifle of choice for precision rifles for the U.S. military and have been since 1990,” James told the commission.

The applicant team described a traffic plan and coordination with the Tennessee Department of Transportation. The project’s traffic study, reviewed by the county’s consultant, recommends signalization at the Manchester Pike–Epps Mill Road intersection; the applicant and planning staff said TDOT lists related corridor improvements in its 10-year plan with a 2026 start date. The civil engineer on the project said anticipated truck traffic is modest — roughly one tractor-trailer per week to start — and that a single secured driveway would be used; emergency access would be provided separately.

The applicant committed to preserving stream buffers and identified existing wetlands to be retained. Staff and the applicant described stormwater management plans, including extended-detention features to meet pre-development flow rates and water-quality treatment. The pattern book shows a type-3 buffer and a berm (up to 20 feet) along the properties that face Cobb Road; staff said those buffers and berms would be required as part of site-plan review.

Residents at a lengthy public hearing raised concerns about traffic, noise from testing ranges, lighting, water runoff, impacts on private wells and potential effects on property values. The applicant and staff addressed those concerns point-by-point during the hearing: county staff noted that testing ranges at Barrett’s existing site have not generated recorded noise complaints; the applicant said range operations are enclosed and that safety and security measures are regulated by federal authorities and by the company’s third-party security reviews.

During deliberation the commission agreed to a staff-recommended approval but amended the permitted-use list to remove the “truck and motor freight terminal and service facility” use and several automobile-related manufacturing uses that commissioners said could attract higher truck volumes. The applicant’s team accepted the change on the record. Commissioners also discussed the PUD process: expansions beyond the approved phase 1 area would require separate PUD amendments and public hearings.

The commission’s recommendation will be transmitted to the Rutherford County Board of Commissioners for final action on May 15, 2025. If approved by the county commission, the project must still clear engineered site-plan review, permitting and coordination with TDOT for driveway and signal improvements before construction.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Planning Commission - April 14, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The commission recommended approval of a planned-unit-development rezoning for a proposed Barrett Firearms manufacturing campus at Manchester Pike, approving phase 1 but removing truck-terminal and several automotive uses from the permitted-use list; the recommendation goes to the county commission May 15, 2025.","taxTitle","Rutherford County, Tennessee","taxId",4625,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":44,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6271717,"Planning commission denies rezoning for gravel/garden-supply site on John Bragg Highway",2517,517000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3028727-b2e09ec44951959b6272deb753e7267f&start=517&end=3034","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3028727-b2e09ec44951959b6272deb753e7267f/thumbnail_517000.jpg","/articles/6271717/Rutherford-County/Tennessee/Planning-commission-denies-rezoning-for-gravelgarden-supply-site-on-John-Bragg-Highway","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6271717-a9ba8eb2a43443a2f87b0642c5073162/orig.mp4?Expires=1770542663&Signature=hoWOeXiY4fBUo5h0A-N0hrYLjjdLZpLTjLTkWj1NqOQTL5ZpK9vewSxbpqIVV8ix-1D3o5d5QBbJ5Mlcd-rcY919tNva7PDLOcZoZv9Qu9qgJrHZFR--j-2MPj6nk5EBWTY2gB9msvgFuuW0CDGpFCwCH5a0yAgWe6rWVfGzPFZMzr7B7JRJpWDQLV5FRw09uAtP7W90eI5w9ruCMczh~HxDpawGrYw-Hvy2-COsHS8JkYaoZ~N~0taib4Sz8mGKw21TTetdHDvYQ7gvsAQzrTyKPl5JuiuZTEvYI~PJzM3cLhbn4Vw0xZtvgZ186q5qGuZkkagBJud1W3LpzC0Cww__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Rutherford County planning commissioners voted to deny a rezoning request for a 2.5-acre parcel on John Bragg Highway after residents raised concerns about drainage, septic soils and neighborhood impacts.

The applicant sought a change from residential medium-density zoning to commercial services (case REZ25007) to operate a lawn-and-garden supply yard selling rock, mulch and topsoil and storing bulk materials on concrete or in bins at the site. Staff noted the site had been part of a larger tract previously considered for commercial general zoning; the owner subdivided roughly 2.5 acres for the current application.

Jonathan Fagan, who represented the applicant, said the proposal included opaque screening, a chain-link security fence, dust-control measures using a 0.26-acre detention pond and water-spray nozzles to reduce dust. He also said the applicant would work with staff to post bond if necessary and that access would require Tennessee Department of Transportation approval because the driveway would be onto State Highway 70 (John Bragg Highway).

Neighbors and adjacent landowners opposed the request in a lengthy public-comment period. Colorburst Plant Farm owner Matt Vere said a sinkhole on the parcel collects “tens of thousands of gallons of water” during heavy rains and that filling and regrading the hole to store bulk material and concrete paving would cause stormwater to run onto his nursery beds. Other residents raised long-standing concerns about drainage across the site into Dry Creek and impacts on private wells.

Staff confirmed there are no identified septic soils on the subdivided 2.5-acre parcel; county staff and one commissioner noted that absence of septic soils had been a factor in earlier approvals of the plat and complicates any plan to erect a permanent structure with conventional on-site sewage disposal.

Commissioner discussion emphasized the drainage, septic-soil and traffic access concerns, and a motion to deny the rezoning passed on a roll-call vote. The denial was recorded by the commission; the applicant may revise and resubmit but the commission rejected the current request.

Votes at a glance: The commission voted to deny REZ25007 (recorded roll-call yes votes in favor of denial; motion carried).","Commissioners voted to deny a rezoning request for 2.5 acres on John Bragg Highway proposed for commercial services (mulch, topsoil and gravel storage and retail); neighbors cited flooding, sinkhole and septic-soil concerns.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6271722,"Planning commission OKs rezoning for Walter Hill Church expansion",313,138000,451000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3028727-b2e09ec44951959b6272deb753e7267f&start=138&end=451","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3028727-b2e09ec44951959b6272deb753e7267f/thumbnail_138000.jpg","/articles/6271722/Rutherford-County/Tennessee/Planning-commission-OKs-rezoning-for-Walter-Hill-Church-expansion","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6271722-b3fb6d3ca76c5426ac0b4dcf9fdc451b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770542663&Signature=BKenfcwjlq08b732PVi9cgljYB7jWndrWwaO9N-4fdX1nKIVSZZ0Gwfd8JzJTT2FX222R73ZkuJ~cKt2ZUiXzE88lBN1deAu9S5dmiD5wZByK2v6xxhkjqqEk2EUpQrcdhIRNtljwt-Z9bD2TWGzWNKnP7HfSYPzNaJd3KrDMIZzdAFh0beVKFYe1fW4LSk-wrGVXQrjUj~hR8L97ty4RHUlyPOV5HBqSW~Xu15wmAb75I9eZXg6FguxIwc2GFwxXn7VCTiR3wRfg~GmQKnZ3IHj7ptaOch8XcktiwwohT8LIwAqS4FwWs5ngEZjUDb5gyAdEDcVUHP9shIQsz4mJQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Rutherford County planning commissioners on April 2025 recommended approval of a rezoning request that will allow Walter Hill Church of Christ to expand its sanctuary and fellowship hall at 7277 Lebanon Pike.

The vote moves a roughly 10.4-acre parcel, in Commissioner District 2 (tax map 36, partial 25.05), closer to approval. The church told commissioners it intends to reorient the auditorium and expand seating from about 400 to 550 people and to add a 4,000-square-foot fellowship hall.

The request matters because county land-use rules classify community assembly uses with more than 500 occupants as “large” assembly uses; those are not allowed in the parcel’s current zoning. Staff told the commission that the church’s proposal pushes the facility above the 499-seat threshold and that a rezoning to an institutional designation is appropriate to allow the planned interior reconfiguration and the fellowship-hall addition.

Church elder Brian Bird told the commission, “we're just doing a, just changing our auditorium. We're actually flipping it around ... so we can get, 550 seats in there. We're also adding a 4,000 square foot fellowship hall.” Staff confirmed the property meets the county’s parking requirement of one space per five seats for the proposed occupancy and said the applicant must submit an engineered site plan and meet landscaping and performance standards for the addition.

Commissioners asked about parking and whether the proposed layout would create a need for additional spaces; staff responded that the existing lot meets the county formula for required parking. The commission recorded no public opposition during the item’s public comment period.

The planning commission’s recommendation included staff conditions requiring a detailed site plan for the fellowship-hall addition, compliance with landscaping and performance standards, and submission of engineered plans for review. The commission’s recommendation will go to the Rutherford County Board of Commissioners on May 15, 2025, for final action.

The discussion and approval were handled as a rezoning request (REZ25005) rather than as an administrative variance; the project will proceed to site-plan review before any construction permit is issued.

Votes at a glance: A roll-call vote at the meeting recorded unanimous support from commissioners present; the commission’s recommendation will be transmitted to the county commission for final action on May 15, 2025.","Rutherford County planning commissioners recommended rezoning a 10.4-acre parcel at 7277 Lebanon Pike to allow the Walter Hill Church of Christ to expand its auditorium to 550 seats and add a 4,000-square-foot fellowship hall; site-plan and landscaping permitting follow.","actionData","errors"]

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