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Commissioners ask planning board to study options to preserve Davidson County—s rural character
Summary
After a lengthy discussion about recent subdivision activity and ordinance changes (2023), commissioners directed staff to send additional options to the Planning and Zoning Board for study, including possible tiered open-space rules and buffering.
Commissioner Mizelle opened an extended discussion on Sept. 8 about residential subdivision patterns, asking planning staff to present options to protect what he described as the county—s rural character amid increased residential development.
Lee (Planning Department) and Assistant Director Josh reviewed the ordinance changes that the board approved in 2023: minimum lot sizes were increased (from 20,000 square feet to 30,000 square feet outside watershed and 40,000 inside watershed) and mixed-use residential (MXR) requirements were altered to require multiple housing types and wider lot…
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