Committee recommends rezoning of Maple Glen site at East Main and Maple Drive

Hendersonville’s General Committee voted Oct. 14 to send a positive recommendation to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) to rezone property at 311–313 East Main Street and 102 Maple Drive from Office Plan Development and Suburban Residential Low Density (SR-1) to General Commercial Plan Development.

The rezoning application covers multiple adjoining lots totaling described acreage in the meeting materials (the ordinance reading said 3.82 acres; staff later summarized the combined total as 3.56 acres) and would permit a phased redevelopment that could replace two existing two‑story brick office buildings on Main Street with four new buildings totaling about 31,582 square feet. Planning staff said the project would include primary access points on East Main Street and on Maple Drive and could be built in phases so front buildings remain occupied while rear buildings are completed.

Timothy, a city staff member who summarized the proposal for the committee, said: “So this project consists of, 3 lots ... Proposal is to rezone all of the lots ... to general commercial plan development.” He described the development as four buildings with the potential to demolish the two existing front office buildings and construct two new rear buildings as part of the same plan.

A developer participating in the meeting described the intended tenant mix as a combination of rear retail/office space and a smaller front outparcel intended for quick‑service or small sit‑down restaurant uses. David Lucky, identified in the roll call as economic development, said of the plan: “So that's that's what the plan is. ... We're looking to upgrade the site.”

Neighbors’ proximity to the proposed rear buildings prompted questions from committee members. Alderman Rachel Collins asked whether the plan had generated resident opposition; planning staff noted that the planning commission placed additional use limitations on the two rear buildings to protect adjacent homes. A committee member asked specifically about drive‑through or coffee‑shop drive‑through uses; staff said quick‑service restaurants were shown in the uses chart but that planning commission restrictions and future site plan review would be used to limit more impactful uses. One committee member summarized: “The planning commission did out of the same concern for the nearby residential subdivision ... limit the uses that are available to those two back buildings.”

The committee moved and voted to send the rezoning ordinance (Ordinance 2025‑22) to BOMA with a positive recommendation.

Next steps: the measure was forwarded to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen for final consideration. If BOMA approves the rezoning, subsequent site plans and building permits would be required before demolition or construction begins.