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Commission begins final review of subdivision regulations; staff recommends changes on street trees, amenities and traffic calming
Summary
Planning staff introduced revisions to Section 5 and appendices of Nolensville’s subdivision regulations, urging the commission to consider changes to street-tree location rules, accelerate amenity triggers to 30% completion, and require traffic-calming elements as part of subdivision design.
Planning staff presented a discussion draft April 8 proposing substantive amendments to Section 5 and appendices C and F of Nolensville’s subdivision regulations, focusing on standards for streets, utilities, landscaping, trails, and site design.
Staff recommended deleting Appendix C (a template form) so administrative updates do not require a formal regulation change and proposed a number of edits to Appendix F and the Section 5 narrative. Among the issues staff asked the commission to consider were street‑tree placement, amenity timing, and traffic calming.
On street trees, staff said the town currently incurs “anywhere from $20,000 to as much as $30,000 a…
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