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Commission approves rezoning for 3410 McCreary Road with road and drainage conditions
Summary
Wilson County commissioners unanimously approved a rezoning and land-use amendment for a 5.01-acre site at 3410 McCreary Road that is part of a larger industrial development. Approval was conditioned on roadway and drainage improvements tied to the McCreary Road industrial master plan.
Wilson County commissioners on Sept. 15 unanimously approved a land-use plan amendment and rezoning for 3410 McCreary Road, a 5.01-acre parcel identified as Tax Map Parcel 3601, to allow highway commercial planned-unit development as part of a larger industrial project.
Planning staff told the commission the rezoning request from property owner Mercuri IOS Ventures LLC was recommended favorably by the county planning commission and carries conditions intended to tie development of the parcel to wider corridor improvements. Nathan Quinn, who spoke for the applicant, described the parcel as part of a much larger mass-grading operation and said off-site road and drainage work will be required to address recurring flooding in the corridor.
The commission-approved stipulations require completion of McCreary Road and Vester Road improvements from the county—s McCreary Road industrial master plan (approved Aug. 19, 2024) before the county grants direct driveway access from McCreary Road; the site may use Couchville Industrial for access before those improvements are finished. The county will allow mass grading, stormwater conveyance and paving to proceed while roadway work continues. County stormwater staff agreed to waive formal detention requirements for the parcel in accordance with the master-plan regional drainage solution, but the applicant must still meet state-required water-quality improvements. Enhanced landscaping and privacy fencing along the McCreary Road right of way are also required.
Quinn told commissioners the applicant is coordinating multiple improvements: mass grading of roughly 180 acres nearby, a drainage conveyance that will move floodwater above ground through the rezoned parcel toward Hurricane Creek, and planned widening and raising of the bridge over Hurricane Creek. Quinn said the applicant expects roadway-plan approvals in October and is working with county staff and commissioners on installing a traffic signal near the Loves/Couchville Pike intersection.
Commissioner Hobbs moved to approve the rezoning subject to the stipulations read by staff; the motion was seconded and passed unanimously with the record indicating 23 members present for the vote.
The commission chair said the county will host a public meeting on the land-use plan at Cumberland Alumni Hall on Sept. 25; staff also urged anyone with questions to review the planning file available during business hours.
The action integrates the parcel into the county—s McCreary Road industrial master plan and ties future driveway access to completion of corridor improvements.
