Planning Commission approves Stonewall Run Phase 7 preliminary plat for 40 townhomes with conditions

The Shelbyville Planning Commission on the night voted to approve the preliminary plat for Stonewall Run Phase 7, a proposed horizontal-property-regime subdivision that would create 40 townhomes on a 5.97-acre site east of Green Lane on Clover Lane.

Tom (planning staff) told the commission that “procedural comments have been addressed,” but recommended three notes be added to the plat related to a stormwater management agreement, an explicit note that two parking spaces be provided for each townhome, and correction of a green-space calculation that staff believes double-counted drives and overstated the percentage.

Commissioners exchanged brief clarifying questions about driveway widths and whether the extra parking illustrated graphically matched the written notes. Tom pointed to a 10-foot driveway plus an additional parking area adjacent to each unit on the plan to meet the two-space requirement.

The commission moved to approve the plat “with the three notes that Tom had on there.” The roll call recorded unanimous support from members present; the motion passed.

Staff said the application meets the subdivision and zoning regulations and is consistent with the concept plan the commission previously reviewed. Black Diamond Construction is the applicant (represented by Northcutt Surveying), and the property is shown on Bedford County tax records as Tax Map 78 Partial 11, zoned R-4 (high-density residential).

The approval includes procedural coordination on stormwater and a staff direction to correct plan notes so that parking and green-space calculations are explicit and consistent with the zoning and subdivision regulations.

The commission moved on to the next agenda item after approving the plat.