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Planning commission OKs rezoning for Walter Hill Church expansion
Summary
Rutherford County planning commissioners recommended rezoning a 10.4-acre parcel at 7277 Lebanon Pike to allow the Walter Hill Church of Christ to expand its auditorium to 550 seats and add a 4,000-square-foot fellowship hall; site-plan and landscaping permitting follow.
Rutherford County planning commissioners on April 2025 recommended approval of a rezoning request that will allow Walter Hill Church of Christ to expand its sanctuary and fellowship hall at 7277 Lebanon Pike.
The vote moves a roughly 10.4-acre parcel, in Commissioner District 2 (tax map 36, partial 25.05), closer to approval. The church told commissioners it intends to reorient the auditorium and expand seating from about 400 to 550 people and to add a 4,000-square-foot fellowship hall.
The request matters because county land-use rules classify community assembly uses with more than 500 occupants as “large”…
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