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Commission approves Sewerts Landing outparcels site plan, subject to TDOT and fire‑department conditions
Summary
The commission approved the Sewerts Landing outparcels site plan (mixed office/retail ~47,166 sq ft) but required TDOT permission for landscaping within the Sam Ridley Parkway right-of-way and adjustments to meet fire-department roadway-width and fire-flow requirements.
The Smyrna Planning Commission approved the site plan for outparcels 4 and 5 within the Sewerts Landing development at its Feb. 6 meeting, subject to remaining staff comments and third-party approvals.
The proposal covers approximately 47,166 square feet of mixed office and retail space across four buildings, with shared access from Allen Sewert Way and Pilot Place. The applicant shows 231 parking spaces (207 required) and nine handicap spaces (seven required). Landscaping is proposed along the site and in many parking islands; however staff noted trees along Sam Ridley Parkway are shown within the state right-of-way and will require Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) approval before final acceptance of the landscaping plan.
Staff also flagged three operational items for the applicant to resolve: revise the internal road width to meet the fire department’s 26-foot minimum for areas serving buildings over 30 feet tall; confirm no fire-department connections (FDCs) are located on the buildings and ensure an FDC is within 100 feet of the required fire hydrant; and confirm that Buildings A and C will be sprinkled (staff recorded a 1,750 gpm at 20 PSI fire-flow minimum for the site). Staff and the fire department indicated these items were resolvable through a redesign and coordination with the applicant.
Commissioners asked about traffic and whether a traffic signal would be installed at the San Ridley Parkway entrance; staff said the developer is pursuing a signal and is in design with TDOT and that other road improvements (additional lanes and turn lanes at nearby Motlow College) are planned in coordination with the project. The motion to approve the site plan with the outstanding staff comments passed by voice vote. Final permits and acceptance of landscaping along Sam Ridley Parkway will depend on TDOT’s formal written approval.
