Montgomery City Planning Commission reviews multiple development plans, approves three final plats

The Montgomery City Planning Commission at its March meeting heard public hearings on multiple development plans and granted final approval to three plats: Macklemore Spur Plat No. 2, Perimeter Park Plat No. 10 and Sturbridge Plat No. 28.

The actions matter because the approvals clear specific parcels for development work ranging from residential subdivision lots to industrial park parcels that county and city development staff say are part of ongoing growth in the city’s industrial and commercial corridors.

Commissioners opened the meeting with a review of hearing and voting procedures, including that plats, rezoning, revised master plans and street renamings require a public hearing, and that motions require a simple majority of members present to pass. Planning staff present were Warren Adams, Jovan Hines, Robert Smith and Carol Ann Pinkston.

On Item 2, Kenneth White of Flowers and White Engineering, representing T Square LLC, said, “This simply is the final plat. This is the last plat for the entire property for this development.” A nearby resident raised questions about an easement and trees; White replied the developer would not connect to the adjacent dead-end street and that the development would not touch the easement. After public comment the commission took a motion to approve the plat; the chair called “all those in favor,” and the motion passed.

The commission also reviewed multiple commercial and industrial development plans during the public-hearing portions of the agenda. Presenters…