Planning commission recommends rezoning of 603 East Main to allow triplex/quadruplex

The Trousdale County Planning Commission voted unanimously to send a favorable recommendation to the Trousdale County Commission to rezone 603 East Main Street from R-1 to R-3.

The 603 East Main property, identified on the agenda as roughly 17,714 square feet in the Seventh Civil District, is owned by Jeremy Barnes. "I'd like to do either a quadruplex or a triplex right there," Barnes told the commission during the Aug. meeting.

Planning staff member Rosalie said she reviewed the zoning map and found existing R-3 zoning immediately across the road and other R-3 sections nearby, and that there are I-1 (industrial) lots adjacent to the parcel. "With the R-3 right across the road from that and the 3 lots down the road from that, I don't see where it would be a problem for it to be approved for an R-3 zone," Rosalie said. She also cautioned that the square-foot figure came from the Tennessee Property Viewer and could be an estimate.

Commission discussion was brief. A motion to send the rezoning request to the county commission with a favorable recommendation passed unanimously; the agenda indicated six commissioners were present for the vote.

Because only the county commission can enact a rezoning, the planning commission's action was limited to a recommendation. The commission chair explained the three recommendation options available to the planning body: favorable, unfavorable or no recommendation.

The commission record does not include a final site plan or a county commission decision; the county commission will consider the change in zoning and any site-specific requirements if and when it acts.