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Planning commission approves concept plan change at 802 Country Club Court, reducing 44 townhomes to nine single‑family lots
Summary
The Johnson City Regional Planning Commission approved a concept plan amendment for 802 Country Club Court that replaces a previously approved 44‑unit townhome plan with nine single‑family lots. Staff said the proposal meets R‑4 district standards; a neighborhood meeting had no attendees and commissioners voted unanimously to approve.
A concept plan amendment to reconfigure a planned development at 802 Country Club Court from 44 townhome units to nine single‑family lots won unanimous approval from the Johnson City Regional Planning Commission on Feb. 11.
Callie McGrew, a city planner, told commissioners the request would amend the previously approved concept plan to change “from 44 townhome units to 9 single family lots.” The site consists of two vacant parcels totaling 3.17 acres (approximately 2.89 acres for the larger parcel and 0.28 acres for the smaller parcel), at the corner of East Unica Avenue and Country Club Court.
The change in ownership prompted the revision, McGrew said, and staff recommended approval because the proposed plan meets the minimum lot requirements of the R‑4 zoning district and aligns with the city’s 2020 future land use map and the draft 2045 map. McGrew also told the commission that a neighborhood meeting held Jan. 29 produced zero attendees.
During public comment Buddy Hubbard, who identified himself as the property owner and gave his address as 264 Big Springs Road, Elizabethton, said Country Club Court historically was a public street but now functions as a country‑club service road. “That road gets very, very busy when there’s ball games going on,” Hubbard said, noting traffic peaks during events at nearby athletic facilities.
Commissioners asked staff about vehicle access and sidewalks. McGrew confirmed the concept plan shows nine separate driveways onto Country Club Court. There was some initial uncertainty in the discussion over whether Country Club Court is a public street; legal counsel Blake Watson, the city’s senior staff attorney, was present for clarification. Planning staff later identified an existing sidewalk on Unica and said Public Works and Planning and Development Services intend to require the sidewalk depicted on the concept plan. A public comment in the meeting record also references a planned four‑foot sidewalk along the property frontage.
Vice Chairman Ochenbein and commissioners Aldridge, Cooper, Dutton and Williams voted yes in a roll call to approve the amendment.
The commission did not attach additional conditions beyond those depicted on the submitted concept plan and the staff review notes; staff will carry the approved concept forward into subsequent plat and permit reviews.
The item will next move into the city’s standard plat and permitting process, where final engineering, right‑of‑way and construction details, including the required public‑sidewalk improvements, will be confirmed by Public Works and Planning and Development Services.
