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Commission gives negative recommendation on access‑management ordinance after legal and enforcement concerns
Summary
The planning commission voted a negative recommendation on a proposed access‑management zoning amendment, citing unclear financial responsibility language, enforcement problems and potential legal exposure; commissioners asked the city attorney to refine wording before the Board of Commissioners sees the text.
The Mount Juliet Planning Commission on Nov. 20 issued a negative recommendation on a proposed zoning text amendment to section 9‑106 (access management) after lengthy debate about cross‑access requirements and enforcement.
The draft amendment — sponsored at the Board of Commissioners level by Commissioners Giles and Mullaly — would clarify when new development must provide cross‑access or joint‑use driveways and included a sentence assigning financial responsibility to adjoining property…
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