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Mount Juliet planning commission recommends against Charlie’s Place mixed‑use project after resident protests
Summary
After extended public comment and internal debate about height, density and traffic, the Mount Juliet Planning Commission voted to issue a negative recommendation to the Board of Commissioners on the Charlie’s Place preliminary master development plan (PMDP) at 2250 North Mount Juliet Road.
The Mount Juliet Planning Commission on Aug. 16 voted to send a negative recommendation to the Board of Commissioners on Charlie’s Place, a proposed mixed‑use development for properties around 2250 North Mount Juliet Road that would add multi‑story residential buildings, retail space and shared parking.
The commission’s action follows more than two hours of staff presentations, technical questions from commissioners and extensive public comment from neighbors who said the plan would overwhelm a historic residential block with height, vehicle traffic and parking pressure.
John, city planner, told the commission the project was submitted as a preliminary master development plan with a Town Center (CTC) overlay and asked the commission to consider several variances the applicant requested, including a 64‑foot, five‑story height allowance above the regular Town Center exemption; an increase in density to 25 units per acre (220 total units); and reductions…
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