A developer seeking to rezone the former quarry at 1402 Old Las Casas Road to a planned commercial development (PCD) presented plans that would site self‑storage, outdoor RV/boat storage and a three‑story building on roughly 14.81 acres during the June 26 Murfreesboro City Council meeting; the council held public hearings on the proposal and unanimously voted to defer action to the July 17 meeting so the full seven‑member council can decide.

City planning staff and the applicant told council the site is currently zoned RS‑10 and RS‑15 and lies adjacent to single‑family neighborhoods including Stratford Hall, Prestwick and Scotland Acres; staff said the planning commission recommended approval after two neighborhood meetings and revisions to the project book.

Applicant representatives said the PCD would reserve about 7 acres, or 48 percent, of the site as open space including an existing wetland and quarry pond and that most mature tree stands would be retained, with supplemental buffering where vegetation is insufficient. The proposal is phased in three stages: phase 1 would include a caretaker/office building, 10 one‑story storage units along Old Las Casas Road and a mix of covered and uncovered outdoor storage; phase 2 would expand covered and open RV/boat storage; phase 3 would add approximately 550 climate‑controlled units and a three‑story building.

The applicant described outdoor capacity of about 238 RV/boat spaces (73 covered and 165 open) and operating hours of 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily with coded entry in operation only during those hours. They proposed decorative fencing visible from Old Las Casas Road and said any fencing on the adjoining private property would remain the property owner's responsibility. The site plan calls for setbacks of 42 feet from Old Las Casas Road, 30 feet along the southern perimeter and 25 feet along the north, with a requested 20‑foot setback from storage buildings to a proposed monument/open‑space parcel.

The PCD book requested six exceptions from zoning standards, most prominently asking to waive the city policy that bars mini‑storage within 300 feet of an intersection; other exceptions sought reduced tree‑island requirements in parking areas, expanded outdoor storage to exceed 50 percent of units in phases 1 and 2, and architectural adjustments for window/void percentages on building facades. Planning staff said the applicant clarified no signage would be placed behind glazing on the three‑story building and that the monument area would be recorded as a separate lot.

No members of the public spoke during the hearings. After questions and discussion, councilmember Sean Wright moved to defer the item to the July 17 meeting so all seven councilmembers can participate; the motion carried on a 4‑0 roll call at the June 26 meeting.

Councilmembers and staff emphasized buffering, lighting, drainage, blasting and preservation of tree canopy as primary neighborhood concerns during review; staff said supplemental landscaping would be added where existing vegetation did not meet performance standards.

The applicant will return to council on July 17 for further action; staff indicated final site design details will be resolved at the site‑plan stage.

Sources: Murfreesboro City Council public hearing presentation and applicant presentation on June 26, 2025.