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Planning commission approves consent agenda including McCarroll Veil site plan, temporary TriStar kitchen and Moon Valley Nurseries items
Summary
The planning commission voted 8-0 to approve a three-item consent agenda that included a new 6,000-square-foot McCarroll Veil commercial building, a temporary prefabricated kitchen for TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center and final compliance items for Moon Valley Nurseries; commissioners questioned buffering and truck access before the vote.
The Planning Commission approved its consent agenda, 8-0, at the start of the meeting, clearing three staff-recommended items including the McCarroll Veil site plan, a temporary prefabricated kitchen for TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center and final compliance items for Moon Valley Nurseries.
The McCarroll Veil site plan covers a single 6,000-square-foot, multi-tenant commercial building proposed at the corner of Forest Retreat and West Main Street with 22 parking spaces and access from Forest Retreat, Planning staff member Timothy Witten said. Witten reviewed the three consent items for commissioners before the vote.
The TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center item is for a temporary prefab structure to house kitchen operations while the hospital’s permanent kitchen undergoes renovations. Witten said the hospital expects the unit to be in place for about a year. Director Friese noted the city’s ordinance allows temporary permits for up to two years: “We do, per the ordinance, we have leeway. We've actually can issue a temporary for up to 2 years,” Friese said. The applicant requested one year and city staff said they could grant longer under the ordinance if needed.
Moon Valley Nurseries’ submittal was presented as complying with a previously approved Combined Development Plan (CDP). Commissioner Slattery asked whether a final landscape plan and buffering were on file; Witten confirmed the landscape plan exists and said the applicant has committed to supplementing the buffer with evergreen plantings if the remaining vegetation is not sufficiently opaque by the time of the use-and-occupancy (UNO) application: “they will have to add evergreen landscape material to supplement that,” Witten said. The commission emphasized that occupancy would be delayed until buffering concerns are resolved.
Commissioner Evans raised a separate concern about truck access to an unloading area off Saundersville Road for the Moon Valley site, noting semitrailer maneuvering and a gated driveway. Engineer CJ Merle of 615 Design Group said the proposed roadway work includes a dedicated center turn lane and a left-turn lane related to the project and that the widening will create space for trucks to pull out of through lanes while waiting for the gate to open. Merle added the project team is working with the Tennessee Department of Transportation on the required right-of-way permit.
After questions, Commissioner Silke moved to approve the consent agenda and Commissioner Martin seconded. The commission then adopted the staff recommendations in a roll-call vote of 8-0.
Ending: The approval clears the three staff-recommended items to move forward with the conditions discussed; staff will enforce the buffering requirement at the UNO stage and pursue the TDOT permitting process for the Saundersville Road improvements.
