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Commissioners approve rezoning for Virtu Modern office on Curd Road; applicant pledges neighborhood buffers and sidewalks
Summary
The board rezoned a one-acre parcel at 3073 Curd (Kurd) Road to allow office use for Virtu Modern, an architecture and design firm. The applicant showed a residential-style office rendering and committed to landscaping, a sidewalk and light controls to reduce spill to adjacent homes.
The Mount Juliet Board of Commissioners voted May 12 to rezone a roughly 1-acre property at 3073 Curd (Kurd) Road to allow an office headquarters for Virtu Modern, a local design firm.
Applicant presentation Lyle Oliveros, founder and CEO of Virtu Modern, said the company seeks a neighborhood-friendly office rather than a retail storefront. Oliveros said the firm designs high-end residential projects and presented renderings that mimic residential architecture—gabled roofs and smaller massing intended to blend with adjacent houses. The applicant provided a site plan showing a parking area set back from neighboring houses, a green buffer and a proposed sidewalk connection.
Neighborhood protections Commissioners and staff focused on potential light spill and vehicular activity at the parking area nearest existing residences. Planning and public-works staff said the code will require a wider landscaped buffer along residentially zoned adjacencies; the applicant agreed to add landscaping and maintain a low level of nighttime lighting. Staff also confirmed the development will provide a sidewalk connection along the frontage to fit the city’s longer-term pedestrian plan.
Use, hours and scale Oliveros told the board Virtu Modern’s regular hours are roughly 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; the company has eight employees in total and four local employees. The proposed building shown in the presentation was roughly 10,000 square feet and the applicant said no major truck deliveries are expected. The applicant also told the board he has notified immediate neighbors and will keep lines of communication open as site plans are finalized.
Outcome After discussion about buffers, lighting and sidewalks, the board voted to approve the rezoning that enables the applicant’s office plan. Staff noted required site-plan level conditions—buffers, lighting that limits spill at property lines and parking layout—will be enforced through the site-plan review process.
