Commission approves rezoning, land‑use change at 3410 McCreary Road for industrial master plan

Wilson County commissioners on Sept. 15 approved an application by Mercuri IOS Ventures LLC to amend the county land‑use designation for 5.01 acres at 3410 McCreary Road from low‑density residential to high‑intensity commercial and to rezone the property from R‑1 (rural residential) to C‑3 (highway commercial) with a planned unit development overlay.

The change and rezoning were approved unanimously, with staff and the planning commission recommending the action subject to stipulations that include completing the McCreary Road industrial master plan roadway improvements before the county grants driveway access onto McCreary Road, requiring enhanced landscape screening and privacy fencing along the McCreary Road right‑of‑way, and allowing county stormwater to waive formal detention requirements in accordance with the approved regional flood study while still requiring state‑mandated water‑quality measures.

Nathan Quinn, the applicant, told the commission the rezoned parcel is tied to a larger, roughly 180‑acre development now being mass‑graded. He said the project includes off‑site improvements: "That also captures flood improvements at the intersection... a part of what you have before you tonight is a part of that drainage solution to convey all of the water that floods today," and described plans to widen, raise and lengthen the bridge over Hurricane Creek and to pursue a traffic signal near the Loves/Couchville Pike intersection. Quinn said engineering drawings for the bridge work are expected to be submitted in October.

County staff and the planning commission briefed the commission on conditions unique to the site and the PUD overlay. Among the conditions read into the record: the McCreary Road improvements in the industrial master plan approved by the commission on Aug. 19, 2024, must be completed before driveway access onto McCreary Road will be permitted; the site may use Couchville Industrial for access earlier if desired; mass grading, paving and certain stormwater work may proceed while roadway improvements are in progress; and a through drain tying the property to Hurricane Creek is part of the regional drainage solution.

A commissioner moved to approve the application "subject to the stipulations just read by staff," the motion was seconded, and the commission voted to approve the land‑use amendment and rezoning. The clerk recorded the vote as unanimous on the motion approving the rezoning.

The action clears the parcel for inclusion in the broader McCreary Road industrial master plan and aligns the site with planned regional drainage and roadway work designed to reduce historically severe flooding in the corridor. County staff told commissioners the developer may begin some on‑site grading and water‑quality work while the roadway improvements continue.

Next steps: the conditions tied to the PUD and master plan must be met before county driveway access onto McCreary Road is authorized; the county and developer will coordinate the required roadway, drainage and bridge engineering work.