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Hatcher Heights plan approved: 29-lot subdivision in RS-15 moves forward
Summary
The commission approved the Hatcher Heights residential development plan to create 29 single-family lots on 15.68 acres under RS-15 zoning; staff and the applicant said updated surveys and regulatory concurrence removed a potential stream designation and allowed a few additional lots compared with earlier approvals.
Fairview Planning Commission on April 8 approved the Hatcher Heights residential subdivision development plan (PC 20-25), which creates 29 single-family detached lots on 15.68 acres and establishes a new 50-foot right-of-way named Hatcher Heights Drive. The plan includes five open spaces totaling 2.8 acres and two stormwater ponds; one pond will be a retention feature and both will be fenced for safety, the applicant said.
Louis Sloyne of T Square Engineering, representing the developer, said the design team had received concurrence from TDEC, USGS and FEMA that a previously flagged wet-weather conveyance is not a jurisdictional stream and therefore did not require a stream buffer. That finding allowed the developer to add a small number of lots compared to an earlier approval. Sloyne said the project meets applicable zoning and subdivision standards and that stormwater calculations and pond designs were submitted to staff for review.
Why it matters: The plan adds new housing in an RS-15 zone while preserving 2.8 acres of open space and aiming to improve drainage compared with existing conditions. Commissioners and the applicant discussed inlet counts and detention design on the relatively flat site; Sloyne said roughly 25–28 inlets will be placed in roadway areas to control spread during large storms.
Vote and next steps: The development plan passed on a recorded vote. Staff will review construction-level plans, and the developer will install required infrastructure and fencing per the approved plans.
