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Commission approves two Century Communities subdivisions amid debate over roundabouts and traffic calming
Summary
The planning commission approved Cottageham Square (124 lots) and Hawthorne Hollow (164 lots) while the meeting featured extended debate about traffic calming — developers offered medians, three‑way stops and the possibility of roundabouts to address long straightaways and school‑time traffic.
Rutherford County planners approved two subdivision proposals from Century Communities on Dec. 8 after extended discussion about traffic calming, long straightaways and school‑time traffic impacts.
Cottageham Square (124 lots on approximately 205 acres) was presented by planning staff and the county’s traffic reviewer, who noted multiple access points and the developer’s proposal of roundabouts to control speeds in the western pod. Staff said the traffic study included school‑time counts and that no additional turn lanes were warranted on North Road or Armstrong Valley because the counts did not meet warrant thresholds; outstanding engineering comments (fire hydrant spacing,…
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