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Planning commission approves rezoning for fence business on Shelbyville Pike
Summary
Rutherford County Regional Planning Commission approved rezoning of a 2.7-acre parcel on Shelbyville Pike from residential medium density to commercial services for a fence business; site plan, access and landscape buffers remain subject to engineering review and state road access approval.
The Rutherford County Regional Planning Commission on Oct. 13 approved a rezoning request that will allow a fence contractor to operate from a 2.7-acre parcel at 3698 Shelbyville Heights, near Shelbyville Pike.
Staff said the parcel, currently zoned residential medium density (RM), is within the county's suburban character area and adjacent to several nonresidential properties along Shelbyville Pike, a state arterial. "We do feel with the existing nonresidential properties along with Shelbyville Pike being a major arterial and also this property being within the county suburban character area makes this a reasonable request," planning staff member Doug DeMasi said.
The applicant, Caleb Gentry, represented at the hearing by Matt Taylor of SCC, proposes to build a small office near the front of the property and use the rear portion for materials and equipment storage. "We're gonna look at using the existing building, the existing home, depending on how much it is to convert it into the commercial use," Taylor said. He told the commission that the applicant intends to use an existing off-site easement for materials/soil storage.
If the rezoning is finalized at the Board of Commissioners hearing in November, the site will still require an engineered site plan and technical approvals. DeMasi told commissioners that any new or improved access onto Shelbyville Pike would require approval from the Tennessee Department of Transportation and that the county would verify access, parking and landscaping on a later engineered submission. A Type 2 landscape buffer is required between commercially and residentially zoned properties; the concept plan presented to the commission showed a 15-foot Type 2 buffer with a privacy fence, though DeMasi said applicants could opt for a 30-foot landscape strip instead.
Commissioner Mike Kush, whose district contains the property, moved to approve based on staff comments; the motion carried in a roll-call vote. The commission recorded 10 votes in favor and no recorded votes against.
The rezoning will be forwarded to the Rutherford County Board of Commissioners; DeMasi reminded the commission that all rezoning and zoning ordinance amendment requests are scheduled for the Nov. 13 Board of Commissioners meeting unless deferred or withdrawn.
Votes at a glance: REZ25025 (Caleb Gentry) ' Motion to approve based on staff comments; mover: Commissioner Mike Kush; outcome: approved. Roll-call votes recorded in the meeting transcript show approval by a majority of commissioners present.
