Planning commission approves McCreery Road PUD amendment to allow parking and box-truck rental

The Wilson County Planning Commission voted to recommend a master plan amendment that would allow parking and box-truck rental uses at a C2 PUD site at 2720 McCreery Road, a change the developer said would formalize existing operations and allow boat and RV parking on the site.

Christopher, planning staff, told the commission staff "cannot recommend approval of the request" because the majority of the proposed area is more consistent with distribution and warehousing and long-term parking facilities are listed in the county ordinance as industrial uses. Christopher suggested increased screening requirements if the commission recommends approval.

Shelley Dean of Dean Design Group, representing Richard and Craig Cardwell, said the request was intended to "clean up the language" of the PUD to reflect how the property has been operating since its construction and indicated the applicants would accept additional screening conditions. The applicant requested the planning commission add "parking and box truck rental" to the master plan use table rather than a broader truck-parking classification.

After discussion about wetlands buffers, washout areas and stormwater measures, the commission approved the amendment by voice vote with a single recorded opposition from Mister Renfro. The decision will be forwarded to the Wilson County Commission for final action in January.

The record shows staff and at least one commissioner raised concerns about precedent and whether the land-use plan envisioned contractor-storage or long-term truck and RV parking in that location; the applicant said the site accesses Logistics Drive, an already industrial corridor, and offered to accept additional screening measures at site-plan stage.