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Murfreesboro council tables large sewer allocation variance tied to proposed Lennar townhomes
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Summary
Council tabled a request for a 37-SFU sewer allocation variance for a proposed 94-unit Lennar townhome development along Cason Lane, after staff presented basin upgrades and a council member warned the variance could 'eat up' remaining capacity. The item will return Oct. 2.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The Murfreesboro City Council on Sept. 18 voted to table a request for a sewer allocation variance tied to a proposed Lennar Homes townhome development on Cason Lane.
City planner Mr. Blomley told the council the applicant, represented by Reagan Smith and Tyler Fisher, has requested rezoning to a planned unit development (PUD) for a 17.26-acre site that would include 94 townhome units and two commercial outparcels. Under PUD zoning, the development would require a variance of 37 single-family unit equivalents (SFUs) above the PUD allocation, Blomley said.
Valerie Smith, who presented a basin status update, said the Water Resources Department completed roughly $13.45 million in upgrades to the Salem Barfield basin, including upsizing mains and a river crossing. Smith said the improvements created about 3,473 SFU connections in the basin but cautioned that remaining capacity varies by sub-basin and depends on pending reservations and approved site plans.
"I just wanted to present that to you so you would have all the information of what connections are or not ... remaining in the basin," Smith said.
An unidentified councilmember called the variance request "probably one of the larger" and warned it could "set a precedent and really eat up a lot of connections," then moved to table the request to Oct. 2 so a full council could consider it. The motion was seconded and carried by the members present.
The item is scheduled to return to the council's Oct. 2 agenda as the companion rezoning application also moves forward.
What happens next: The council will reconsider both the sewer allocation variance and the companion rezoning on Oct. 2; staff recommended conditioning any variance approval on approval of the zoning change so the approvals are tied.
