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Commission approves South Transfer Station site plan; city outlines facility components and landscaping requirements
Summary
The commission approved a 67,850-square-foot South Transfer Station site plan on a 32-acre heavy-industrial parcel, with staff requiring a fully compliant landscaping plan and continued coordination on architecture and technical details.
The Murfreesboro Planning Commission on July 16 approved site plans for the City of Murfreesboro South Transfer Station, a municipal materials management facility proposed on a 32-acre heavy‑industrial site at 2120 Kinney Pipe Court (also referenced as Butler Drive area).
Planning staff described the development as a 67,850-square-foot materials management facility with a two-story office building (approximate height 41 feet), inbound and outbound truck scales and scale houses, an approximately 9,000-square-foot open storage bin for equipment (such as street sweepers), a 4,000-square-foot salt barn, a 12,750-square-foot brine system adjacent to the salt barn, and a canopy with a 20,000-gallon diesel tank and fuel dispenser. The site will have two primary access points — a truck access from Kenny Pipe Drive and a second access for maintenance and street department staff from Butler Drive — reflecting the roadway changes associated with Butler Drive’s relocation.
Staff reported required parking as 10 spaces (based on the 1.5 spaces per two employees on the largest shift rule) and a proposed 19 spaces. The design team and staff are finalizing a comprehensive landscaping plan; staff said a Type A buffer will be required along the commercial frontage and standard buffers along adjacent unincorporated county properties. Building materials will include tilt-up concrete panels for the base and metal wall panels above; associated accessory buildings will match the facility’s architectural treatment.
Why it matters: The facility centralizes city materials-management, public-works storage and fueling on a large, heavy-industrial site; details about landscaping, buffers and architecture will guide the facility’s visual and operational integration with adjacent properties.
Commissioners voted to approve the plans subject to staff comments and continued collaboration with the design team. Miss Kerr presented on behalf of the city; both planning and engineering staff will continue technical reviews before building permits are issued.
