Council approves rezoning and traffic‑calming commitments for 273‑unit Knowlesville Pike development

A Metropolitan Council committee approved a rezoning request and related building-materials ordinance to allow a 273-unit multifamily development on Knowlesville Pike and accepted a developer commitment to add traffic‑calming measures after residents raised concerns.

The rezoning changes affect properties described in committee materials as located at 6355 Knowlesville Pike and an unnumbered parcel approximately 90 feet west of Sugar Valley Drive. Sponsors listed on the agenda included Cortez and Gamble. The committee approved an amendment negotiated with a local resident that requires the developer to implement traffic-calming measures on adjacent streets.

Councilmember Brown asked whether the project sits on the widened portion of Nolensville Pike and raised traffic concerns noted at the public hearing. Sponsor Cortez explained the amendment reflected an agreement with a resident of Sugar Valley Drive; the developer agreed to install traffic-calming measures as part of the amendment. The committee adopted the amendment and then approved the rezoning and the building-materials ordinance. The votes recorded were unanimous in committee: nine in favor, zero opposed, zero abstentions.

The ordinances passed at committee stage are: BL2025987 (rezoning to SP to permit 273 multifamily units) and BL2025988 (building-materials restrictions for that specific plan). The committee approval includes the developer’s commitment to traffic calming as defined in the amendment; the transcript does not include the full technical specifications of those measures.