Fairview presents public draft of new development code; 30-day comment period opens

TPUDC consultants and Fairview planning staff on Tuesday presented a public draft of a new development code that would replace the city's existing zoning rules, change several zoning categories and map designations, and add detailed standards for building frontage, parking, open space and landscaping.

The public draft will be posted on the city's planning and codes webpage within 24 hours and a 30-day public comment period begins tomorrow and runs through Sept. 14, city planner Ethan Greer said. "It will be available within the next 24 hours on the city website as a PDF download," Greer said. Residents can submit comments by mail to City Hall at 7100 City Center Way, by visiting the Planning and Codes office at 7111 Bowie Lake Road, or by email to egreer@fairview-tn.org.

The draft, produced by TPUDC and revised after review by the city's development code committee, organizes rules into a set of "articles" that together form a character-based code aligned to Fairview's comprehensive plan, TPUDC presenter Anna said. "Zoning implements the vision of the comprehensive plan," Anna said during the presentation.

Why this matters: The draft replaces use- and density-based zoning with a character-driven structure of "Character Districts" (CDs) running from rural to the more urbanized corridor: CD1 (Natural), CD2 (Rural), CD2W (Woodlot, a district created specifically for Fairview's wooded lots), CD3L (Neighborhood large-lot), CD3 (Neighborhood), CD4 (Neighborhood Center), CD4C (Neighborhood Corridor), and CD CV (Civic). The draft also includes two overlay districts (Historic and Floodplain) and two industrial districts (Light and Heavy), and it maps each parcel in the city to one of these districts.

Key provisions and standards

- Districts and…