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Commission approves Boyd Property subdivision, requires turn‑lane work and cave protections
Summary
The commission approved the Boyd Property subdivision (83 lots on 66.12 acres) with staff conditions requiring turn‑lane improvements on John Bragg Highway, TDOT coordination, and geotechnical measures or fencing to protect mapped caves and sinkholes.
The Rutherford County Regional Planning Commission voted Oct. 27 to approve the Boyd Property preliminary subdivision plan, an 83‑lot proposal on about 66.12 acres along Floraton Road and John Bragg Highway, subject to staff comments and required traffic and geotechnical measures.
Planner Doug DeMasi said the proposal calls for 83 lots — 76 single‑family lots and the remainder for common area, drainage and step‑system lots — in an RM zone with 15,000‑square‑foot minimum lot sizes. Staff and the county’s traffic reviewer reported that the site’s traffic study recommends turn‑lane improvements and storage lanes at the John Bragg Highway entrance; those improvements will require coordination with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT).
County staff and the developer discussed karst features on the property. The development team engaged a cave specialist (Dr. Albert Ogden) who mapped at least one cave and a large sinkhole; staff said the applicant modified the road alignment and removed lots from the mapped cave and large sinkhole areas. The developer said the plan will fence and preserve the mapped cave and other substantial karst features as open space and will use geotechnical oversight to excavate and repair shallower closed depressions that are proposed to be built upon.
Developer representative Matt Taylor described the mitigation steps: “we've just taken that feature completely out of any lots or development or roads and and gonna leave it as a natural feature on the property.” He also said the team expects most traffic to use John Bragg Highway and that TDOT has been involved in preliminary discussions about required turn movements.
Commissioners asked about interior traffic calming; the applicant said the design incorporates curves and some three‑way stops inside the subdivision and that the homeowners association will manage common open‑space lots. Commissioners also asked whether homes will be for sale or rental; the developer said the product is intended primarily for sale, not as rental apartments.
A motion to approve the Boyd Property preliminary plan with staff comments carried on roll call. Recorded votes: Jeff (Ted) Phillips — yes; Mike Kush — yes; Lee Bogle — yes; Charlotte P. — no; Greg (Trey) Gooch — no; Jason Beavers — yes; Amber Brown — yes; Pettis Reed — yes.
Ending: Staff will work with the developer and TDOT to finalize turn‑lane designs and with the applicant’s geotechnical engineer on sinkhole remediation and monitoring as conditions of final engineering review and permitting.
