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Commissioners advance Paddocks Senior Living rezoning and land-use change; board splits 3-2 on first reading
Summary
The Mount Juliet Board of Commissioners approved on first reading a land-use change and rezoning for Paddocks Senior Living (535 Pleasant Grove Road). The project drew detailed discussion about ownership model, traffic, sewer, and a proposed HOA rental cap; the rezoning passed 3-2 and returns for second reading.
The Mount Juliet Board of Commissioners voted on first reading to change the land-use designation and to rezone roughly 33.52 acres for the proposed Paddocks Senior Living community at 535 Pleasant Grove Road, advancing the project to a second reading in June after a divided vote.
Why it matters: The project would introduce senior‑oriented, maintenance‑free townhomes and amenity spaces to a portion of Mount Juliet. Commissioners and members of the public debated whether the development’s ownership and operating model — an owner‑operator, entry‑fee “equity” model in which the developer retains title to the real estate while residents purchase a right to occupy and receive a share of future resale proceeds — is functionally different from a rental product and how the model affects long‑term oversight, age restriction enforcement and unit turnover.
Ben Thompson, representing the developer and identifying himself as a prospective owner and second‑generation owner of a family senior‑housing business based in…
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