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Residents urge limits on density for proposed development at 700 Frenzel/700 Springville Road
Summary
Residents at a Loudon County Commission workshop urged commissioners to limit lot density on proposed rezonings around 700 Frenzel/700 Springville Road and Brentsville Road, citing narrow roads, school capacity and safety concerns. County staff said the rezoning item will return to the June 2 vote.
Residents and planning staff discussed a proposed rezoning covering parcels around 700 Frenzel Road and 700 Springville Road at the Loudon County Commission workshop May 19, 2025, with neighbors urging lower density and commissioners directing that the item return for a June 2 public vote.
Jeffrey Mark, who said he lives "just up the road" from the Springville Road property, told commissioners: "321 is not ready for that much, traffic. You guys know that." Crystal Todd, another resident, said the intersection at Friendsville Road and 321 "is just not set up. It would be a danger to have that. Plus, you have a school bus that has to turn around." Both speakers asked the commission to favor lower densities and single‑family lots.
County planning staff, represented in the meeting by Jim Jenkins, summarized several rezoning items labeled A through G that will appear on the commission’s upcoming agenda and said the items are being processed under state law. Jenkins read that the rezonings "will all be a resolution of any zoning act of Loudon County, Tennessee pursuant to chapter 7, 13 dash 7 dash 4 0 5, Tennessee Code Annotated." Jenkins also said the application covering the 700 Frenzel Road parcels had been tabled in previous meetings and that the developer had changed access to State Route 321; staff noted the revised plan would have access on 321 and indicated the application asks for R‑2 cluster zoning, with the applicant proposing single‑family homes rather than apartments.
Jenkins said the development now under consideration is roughly "26 lots on 17 acres" in the staff remarks and told residents that the item will be on the June commission meeting agenda. He asked residents who want to speak in favor or opposition to appear at the June 2 meeting at 6:00 p.m.
Why it matters: neighbors flagged traffic and school safety issues at a location where staff said rezoning would change lot yield and permitted uses. Commissioners and planning staff noted that the new R‑2 cluster zone permits certain densities tied to public infrastructure commitments and with conditions intended to ensure the approvals apply only to the development presented to the commission.
Planning staff also briefed the commission on related rezoning requests across the county during the workshop; several items had been recommended by the Planning Commission while others had been tabled for more review. The commission did not take a final rezoning vote on May 19; affected residents were told the formal voting meeting will occur June 2.
