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Council approves Central Pike rezoning for 314-unit multifamily project with traffic signal condition
Summary
BL 20 25 8 68 was approved after an amendment requiring the developer to install a traffic signal at Central Pike and North New Hope Road prior to issuance of phase 1 use-and-occupancy permits and to coordinate final design with TDOT; the project permits up to 314 multifamily residential units on 27 acres.
The Metropolitan Council voted July 14 to approve BL 20 25 8 68, rezoning roughly 27 acres on Central Pike to a specific plan that permits up to 314 multifamily residential units.
An amendment adopted during the meeting requires the developer to install a traffic signal at the intersection of Central Pike and North New Hope Road before issuance of use-and-occupancy permits for phase 1. The amendment also requires that the final design for the signal be coordinated with and approved by the Tennessee Department of Transportation prior to building-permit approval for phase 1.
Councilmember Allen raised a broader concern that several zoning measures on the day’s agenda together would add a significant number of school-age children to neighborhoods where nearby schools are at or over capacity; he asked whether the city has a plan to ensure school capacity keeps pace with new housing. The planning table responded that the issue involves school-districting and the school board and suggested a separate, detailed meeting to address that intersection of housing and school capacity. Councilmember Ellis later requested to be included in that follow-up because Smith Springs Elementary — an open-enrollment school adjacent to her district — is already at capacity.
The amendment requiring the traffic signal was described on the record and adopted by voice vote; the bill as amended passed by voice vote. The transcript does not contain a roll-call tally for the individual bill vote.
The ordinance amends Title 17 (the zoning ordinance) to permit the described residential density; the transcript records that the bill passed and that planning staff will coordinate final design as required by the amendment.
