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Commission recommends abandoning segment of Kenny Pipe Court right‑of‑way to enable solid‑waste transfer station expansion
Summary
Planning staff recommended and commissioners approved a recommendation to abandon the city's interest in a segment of Kenny Pipe Court right‑of‑way so the state can quitclaim the parcel and the city can combine it with adjacent lots for a solid‑waste transfer station; the recommendation included conditions for recorded easements and legal review.
The Planning Commission on Aug. 6 heard a mandatory referral and recommended the abandonment of the southernmost segment of Kenny Pipe Court right‑of‑way, a step required to implement a site plan approved last month for a solid‑waste transfer station north of Joby Jackson Parkway.
Planning staff (filling in for the regular reviewer) explained that the right‑of‑way is owned by the State of Tennessee and that the city must abandon any local right‑of‑way interest to clear title so the state can quitclaim the surplus property. Staff said the transfer station site plan approved at the previous meeting relies in part on incorporating that right‑of‑way into the development parcel.
Staff recommended approval of the abandonment with conditions: the quitclaim deed must be subject to city legal review; a subdivision plat combining the abandoned right‑of‑way with adjacent lots must be submitted and recorded simultaneously with the quitclaim deed; recorded easements must preserve existing utility infrastructure (including the CUD waterline, MTE, and Atmos facilities) and access; and any required drainage easements must be recorded with the plat.
Staff noted other utilities and departments were consulted and that recorded responses are in the project materials. City Manager Darren Gore and engineer Ryan Maloney (Griggs & Maloney) were present to answer project questions. After the public hearing (no public speakers), the commission moved and seconded approval subject to the staff conditions; the motion passed by voice vote with all members recorded as Aye.
If the state abandons and quitclaims its interest to the city and the required easements are recorded, the transfer station developer will proceed with final plat recordation and construction as shown on the approved site plan.
