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Planning commission approves rezoning request for 3503 Murfreesboro Road, sends case to county commission
Summary
Wilson County Planning Commission voted 6–3 to recommend approval of a request to rezone 4.66 acres at 3503 Murfreesboro Road from A-1 agricultural to C-3 highway commercial; staff had recommended denial under the county land-use plan and nearby residents opposed the change.
The Wilson County Planning Commission voted 6–3 on Sept. 19 to recommend approval of a rezoning request for 4.66 acres at 3503 Murfreesboro Road and will forward the case to the county commission for final action in November. The owner, David Ussery, requested a land-use amendment from low-density residential to high-intensity commercial and a zoning change from A-1 agricultural to C-3 highway commercial.
County planning staff told the commission the growth plan and land-use map do not designate this area for commercial development and recommended denial. Staff noted, however, that adjacent parcels have been rezoned to commercial or light industrial in recent years and that the commission has set precedent for rezonings in…
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