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Planning commission forwards Reserve at Tate Lane PMDP with variances; residents press for original design commitments
Summary
The Mount Juliet Planning Commission gave a positive recommendation to the Reserve at Tate Lane preliminary master development plan May 15, approving several variances (cul-de-sac length, 25 mph roads, private roads) while declining to approve a proposed 50/50 masonry standard; neighbors raised drainage, wall height, and reduced brick standards as unresolved concerns.
The Mount Juliet Municipal & Regional Planning Commission voted May 15 to forward the Reserve at Tate Lane preliminary master development plan (PMDP) to the Board of Commissioners with a package of amendments and conditions.
Commissioners approved several amendments proposed during the meeting: an allowance for cul-de-sacs exceeding 700 feet in length and 14-unit maximums (variance 4); adoption of 25 mph speed limits on internal roads (variance 5); a decision that the development will not connect to Due West (variance 7); and permission for roads to be private if variance 7 stands (variance 8). A separate motion to approve a 50% masonry / 50% secondary material standard for each home façade (variance 6) was put forward and failed; the planning commission declined to support that change, leaving final design-standard decisions to the Board of Commissioners.
The commission’s action followed a sustained…
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