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Nashville planning board reviews proposal to codify board duties into town ordinance; no vote taken
Summary
The Town of Nashville Planning Board reviewed a proposed text amendment to place the board’s duties in the town’s general ordinance. The item is a text amendment requiring a public hearing; the board offered edits and requested staff schedule the required public hearings and follow-up before the town council.
The Town of Nashville Planning Board reviewed a proposed text amendment to add the planning board’s duties into the town’s general ordinance during a special meeting on Jan. 6, 2025. The board did not take final action; staff said the change will go forward as a text amendment that requires a public hearing before the planning board and the Town Council.
Board members and staff said the draft places the board’s core responsibilities — including review of rezoning requests, text amendments, subdivision plans and construction plans — into the town code. Town Manager Langerson and staff member Tom Anderson told the board that the draft collects existing duties found in the town’s zoning chapters (identified in the draft as sections in the 18250–18251 range) so residents and applicants can refer to a single section of the general ordinance.
Planners emphasized the appointment structure in the draft: six planning-board members will be appointed by the Town Council; one member representing the extraterritorial jurisdiction will be recommended by the Nash County Board of Commissioners. The board clerk, Mrs. Jones, was named in the draft as the secretary who records meetings. The draft also sets the board’s regular meeting date on the fourth Tuesday at 6 p.m., with the ability to call special meetings under existing bylaws.
During discussion, members asked staff to check cross-references and to present a clean codified draft at the board’s next business meeting so members can propose minor wording corrections. Chair Sean and other members agreed the draft was “well written” but requested staff finalize formatting and legal citations prior to the public hearing.
Because the change is a text amendment to the town code, staff said the formal process requires a public hearing before the planning board and a subsequent public hearing and vote by the Town Council; the board will not adopt the amendment tonight. Staff said notices will be posted and the item will be scheduled for the board’s next regular meeting for final recommendation, then to the council (staff indicated a Council meeting slot in early February).
