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Votes at a glance: Smyrna Planning Commission, Jan. 9, 2025
Summary
Summary of motions and formal actions taken by the Smyrna Municipal Planning Commission at its Jan. 9, 2025 meeting, including approvals, deferrals and ordinance amendments.
The Smyrna Municipal Planning Commission on Jan. 9, 2025 voted on a series of annexations, plats, site plans and zoning ordinance amendments, approving most items with staff conditions and deferring several at applicants' requests.
The commission approved the minutes of the Dec. 5, 2024 meeting, accepted the plan of services for Green Gate Place, approved an annexation and R-3 rezoning request for a portion of Green Gate Place, and approved multiple plats and site plans including Maple Farms preliminary plat, Sam Davis Center final plat, Hart's Branch clubhouse site plan, Murphy USA site plan, and the Stuart Creek Veil retail site plan. The commission also approved two zoning ordinance amendments: changes addressing special institutional care facilities and an amendment adding a 20-foot landscape buffer requirement in PRDs adjacent to certain residential districts. Several items were deferred at applicants' requests, including the Joe Haddix annexation/zoning request (deferred two months), Estates at Williamsport preliminary plat (deferred), 7 Brew site plan (deferred one month), and the Janet Ibrahim site plan (deferred one month).
Why it matters: The package of approvals clears the way for several commercial and residential developments and updates the zoning code to clarify treatment of specialized institutional care uses and landscape buffers in PRDs. Several deferred items preserve applicant options while staff and applicants resolve outstanding materials.
Key outcomes (motions summarized): - Minutes (Dec. 5, 2024): Approved. - Plan of services, Green Gate Place: Approved (public hearing opened and closed; no public comment). - Annexation/zoning – Joe Haddix (Bill France Road / I-840): Deferred for two months at applicant request. - Annexation + R-3 rezoning – Robert Traceider / Green Gate Place (approx. 1.76 acres): Approved with staff comments. - Preliminary plat – Estates at Williamsport (RMG Development): Deferred at applicant request. - Preliminary plat – Maple Farms (Rock Springs Road, ~40.34 acres, three phases): Approved with staff comments. - Final plat – Sam Davis Center (Sam Davis Rd & Nissan Dr, 3 lots, ~4 acres, C-2): Approved with standard remaining comments. - Site plan – 7 Brew (Presidents Place & Isabella Lane): Deferred one month. - Site plan – Hart’s Branch Clubhouse (Rock Springs Road): Approved with staff comments. - Site plan – Janet Ibrahim (Rocky Fork Road): Deferred one month. - Site plan – Murphy USA (within Walmart parking, enlarged canopy, 12 pumps): Approved with staff comments; staff requested percentage breakdowns for building materials. - Site plan – Stuart Creek Veil (retail center, Olmerville/Poplarwood): Approved with staff comments; commission discussed access, lighting and signal/road improvements with TDOT coordination. - Zoning ordinance amendments: (1) Special institutional care facilities — approved (adds definition of group shelter, parking formula, special-exception review in I-3, separation and site conditions); (2) PRD amendment — approved (adds requirement for a 20-foot landscape buffer where a PRD abuts R-1 in town or REM in Rutherford County). - January bond review report: Approved (various bond reductions/releases/extensions recommended by staff).
Votes and tallies: The transcript records the commission calling for voice votes on each motion. Where specific vote tallies or named vote records were not read into the record, the motion is recorded below as "approved", "deferred" or "approved with staff comments" as stated in the meeting; transcript does not list numeric tallies for these motions.
The commission closed the agenda after staff reports and notices about upcoming joint meetings with the Town Council and a town storm/safety advisory prepared by public works.
