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Board of Zoning Appeals approves Stones River Country Club chipping-and-putting expansion
Summary
The Murfreesboro Board of Zoning Appeals approved a special-use permit allowing Stones River Country Club to expand a practice chipping and putting area onto an adjacent residential lot, with conditions and a recusal by the vice chair.
The Murfreesboro Board of Zoning Appeals on June 25 approved a special-use permit allowing Stones River Country Club to expand a practice chipping and putting area and a supplemental turf protection area onto an adjacent lot behind homes on Northwest Broad Street.
Staff said the application, filed as Z25O24 by Thomas Campbell on behalf of Stones River Country Club, would convert a roughly 57,935-square-foot lot zoned RS-15 into a member-only practice area, leaving the existing natural pine buffer in place behind three homes on Georgetown Lane and adding no new lighting or structures.
Miss Lewis, a city staff member who presented the item, told the board the proposed hours of operation would be Tuesday through Sunday from 8 a.m. until dark and the chipping and putting area is expected to host about five to 10 patrons at a time, using a cart path for access and cart parking. Miss Lewis said the applicant provided letters from the three adjacent property owners in support and recommended approval subject to two conditions: submittal of a resubdivision plat meeting the Murfreesboro zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations, and a reminder that BZA approval does not constitute site-plan approval, which must be reviewed under the city design guidelines.
Vice Chair Halliburton recused himself from discussion and the vote, saying he is a member of the country club. The board recorded votes of Aye from Board member Bachelor and Board member Tibbs; with Halliburton recused, the motion passed. The BZA approval allows the 1.33-acre institutional/group-assembly use described in the application, subject to the two staff conditions.
During discussion board members and staff emphasized that the lot is roughly three times the RS-15 minimum lot size and that there will be no public right-of-way access from the lot. Staff noted existing parking at the clubhouse will continue to serve automobile parking needs for patrons of the expanded practice area.
The meeting record shows no public commenters spoke for or against the application during the public hearing. The board adjourned after a short staff note that Miss Lewis was attending her last meeting with the zoning body.
