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Commission approves Dollar General site plan on Highway 25E contingent on BZA, TDOT and building approvals
Summary
The commission conditionally approved a site plan for a 9,100-square-foot Dollar General store on Highway 25E, subject to Board of Zoning Appeals, Tennessee Department of Transportation driveway permitting and building-permit reviews.
The planning commission conditionally approved a site plan for a proposed 9,100-square-foot Dollar General on Highway 25E near Nana Road, with approvals contingent on necessary BZA, TDOT driveway and building-permit reviews.
Tim Dunaway of JBM Mississippi presented the site plan and said the design reduces the typical Dollar General footprint to about 9,100 square feet, which reduces parking and grading impacts. Dunaway told commissioners his team had begun conversations with TDOT on a driveway permit and said TDOT has plans to improve the nearby intersection in its multi-year plan; the applicant said it would coordinate with TDOT’s planned improvements and would pursue driveway and driveway-location approvals as required.
Neighbor concerns and technical items: at least one nearby property owner raised concerns about safety at the intersection and the proximity of a detention or retention area to an adjacent yard. Dunaway said the project’s stormwater would discharge to a level spreader and to the same discharge point as current flows, and that the civil engineer had designed a system to avoid erosion issues. Dunaway also said Dollar General typically requires screening — a wood fence or planting buffer — where the building would be adjacent to nearby houses.
Commission action and conditions: commissioners moved and seconded to approve the site plan contingent on BZA approval for any needed variances, TDOT driveway-permit approval, building-plan review and any outstanding staff comments. The commission recorded the motion as approved and noted the plan would not proceed to permitting until the applicant had satisfied those outside-agency and code requirements.
What remains: TDOT must review driveway access and may require immediate improvements or off-site work if the department deems it necessary. The applicant reported the septic percolation tests were complete and that a septic permit was ready to be picked up. The site plan approval is conditional and subject to the BZA, TDOT and building department determinations.
