The City Planning Commission approved a series of routine and contested items and deferred several projects that depend on outstanding technical studies or inter-property agreements.

The commission voted to approve an architectural material change for a proposed drive-through Starbucks at 747 North Main, a site-plan addition and parking improvements at the Walmart Supercenter at 1880 North Main, the preliminary plat for 113 Cobb Street, the Rollins Lane 16-lot preliminary plat and the Stonewall Run Phase 6 preliminary plat. The commission deferred action on a rezoning application for approximately 14.77 acres north of the bypass (R4 to C2), a private transfer-station site plan at 210 Cedar King Road and a large addition to the Walmart distribution center at 285 Frank Martin Road pending staff review of traffic-impact studies and finalized cross-access agreements.

Votes and procedural outcomes at a glance:
• Starbucks — Architectural design amendment approved. Roll call: Mayor Carroll, Commissioner Mohr, Mister Hill, Commissioner Gonzales, Chairman Landers, Commissioner McGee, Council member Glevins, Commissioner Taylor, Commissioner Willhoite voted yes (recorded as “Yes” in roll call). Outcome: approved.

• Rezoning (R4 to C2, ~14.77 acres, Colonel Properties LLC) — Motion to defer for additional records/research and clean-up passed. Roll call recorded a unanimous “Yes” on the motion to defer (members recorded as yes in transcript). Outcome: deferred to allow staff to clean up zoning/annexation record and return with clearer documentation.

• Private transfer station (210 Cedar King Road) — Motion to defer 30 days to allow staff review and completion/approval of the traffic-impact study and finalized cross-access agreements passed on roll call. Outcome: deferred 30 days with conditions that the traffic-impact study and cross-access agreements be provided and reviewed.

• Walmart Supercenter (1880 North Main) — Site-plan addition, parking restriping and signage improvements approved with one procedural notification (inspection of sewer construction at installation). Outcome: approved with procedural notification.

• Walmart distribution center (285 Frank Martin Road) — Motion to defer 30 days so staff can complete review of a traffic-impact study and other procedural items passed. Outcome: deferred 30 days for staff review.

• 113 Cobb Street preliminary plan — Approved (dedication of right-of-way and cul-de-sac extension). Outcome: approved.

• Rollins Lane subdivision preliminary plat (16 single-family lots) — Approved with five procedural notifications (engineering and stormwater items noted). Outcome: approved.

• Stonewall Run Phase 6 preliminary plat (27 single-family lots) — Approved with three procedural notifications. Outcome: approved.

• Corridor access-management memorandum of understanding (TDOT-funded corridor study) — Planning Commission gave a favorable recommendation to the City Council to adopt the memoranda of understanding for SR-437, SR-231 and SR-401A and to proceed with resolutions to close out the grant. Outcome: favorable recommendation to city council.

• Amendments to the Planned Unit Development (PUD) ordinance and the City design standards (multifamily) — The commission voted to forward both ordinance changes to City Council with suggested clarifications and minor language cleanups.

Several votes were roll-call votes recorded in the transcript; when the roll calls only recorded “Yes” for members, the minutes list members as voting in favor. The commission’s decisions to defer several large projects were tied to outstanding traffic-impact studies, cross-access easements and other procedural notifications that staff must complete before final approval.

The planning commission also discussed staff-initiated items including future subdivision-regulation changes, parking standards and a package of proposed technical updates tied to the city’s growth committee work.