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Commission sets hearing for MMC freestanding ER rezoning; CON uncertainty prompts conditional recommendation discussion

5426595 · July 16, 2025
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Summary

The Planning Commission scheduled Aug. 6 for a public hearing on rezoning 2.05 acres along East Pitts Lane from Commercial Fringe to Commercial Highway to allow a freestanding emergency room proposed by Murfreesboro Medical Clinic.

The Planning Commission on July 16 voted to set a public hearing for Aug. 6 on a rezoning request by Murfreesboro Medical Clinic (MMC) to change roughly 2.05 acres along East Pitts Lane from Commercial Fringe (CF) to Commercial Highway (CH). The rezoning would allow a freestanding emergency department (ED) because staff said the city’s zoning definition treats that use similarly to a hospital, which is not allowed in CF.

Staff said the subject parcel sits within a parent parcel that was annexed and previously zoned CF; the proposed freestanding ED would be coordinated with…

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