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Commission defers Ocala Road PUD after traffic and intergovernmental concerns
Summary
The planning commission deferred a planned-unit development for 3 commercial buildings near Interstate 840 and Ocala Road (REZ-25014), citing need for more comprehensive traffic planning, interlocal coordination with Smyrna and pending third-party traffic review.
The Rutherford County planning commission on Aug. 11 deferred consideration of REZ-25014, the Ocala PUD proposed by Laws Bolden and SEC representatives, after staff and commissioners urged a broader, coordinated traffic and utility approach for the Interstate 840/Ocala Road corridor.
The applicant asked to rezone roughly 21 acres north of Interstate 840 for a three-building commercial development with approximately 155,000 square feet of space shown on the concept materials. Planning staff said the site sits inside the county’s Amaville Road Employment Center land-use area and that adjoining development activity — including large housing projects annexed by the town of Smyrna — is accelerating…
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