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Commission recommends denial of 452 Properties/Hillwood PUD after residents raise sewer, floodplain and scale concerns
Summary
The planning commission voted 8-2 to recommend denial of a 929-acre PUD (REZ-25021) proposed by Hillwood—citing missing sewer commitments, unresolved interjurisdictional and jurisdiction-boundary issues, building-height and neighborhood impacts and pending third-party traffic/stormwater reviews.
The Rutherford County planning commission on Aug. 11 recommended denial of a large planned-unit development proposed by Hillwood on roughly 929 acres along Bill France Drive (REZ-25021). Commissioners voted 8-2 to deny the application after hearing extensive neighborhood opposition and finding key infrastructure and jurisdictional questions unresolved.
The applicant’s team proposed an employment/activity-center–style PUD that followed much of the county’s Employment and Activity Center (EAC) standards but sought allowances for larger building heights (a maximum of 60 feet in some areas) and flexible building layouts for a mix of light-industrial, commercial and employment uses. The pattern book showed conceptual layouts for multiple large buildings — the applicant’s earlier submittal included a maximum conceptual building footprint in the millions of square feet,…
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