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Cheatham County rejects one rezoning, adopts 5‑acre agricultural minimum; several other zoning and budget measures pass
Summary
At its Dec. 15 meeting the Cheatham County Commission denied a commercial rezoning on Old Sam's Creek Road, approved a countywide 5‑acre minimum for agricultural zoning, denied an application on Knight Road, and carried a series of budget, surplus and contractual votes.
The Cheatham County Commission on Dec. 15 considered multiple zoning requests and budgetary and administrative items, denying some rezoning requests while adopting a change that raises the county's agricultural minimum lot size to five acres.
Item 1: Old Sam's Creek Road rezone denied. A request to rezone a parcel on Old Sam's Creek Road to C3 commercial drew neighborhood opposition citing very narrow roads and safety concerns (speakers included Kim Walters and John Wolford). The motion to approve failed on roll call: 3 yes, 9 no, and the rezone request was denied.
Item 2: Agricultural minimum raised to 5 acres. Commissioners approved an amendment to Table 2 of the zoning resolution requiring a minimum lot size of five acres in the agricultural district when public water is present. Farmers and residents urged larger minimums (some asked for 10 acres). The amendment passed unanimously on roll call, 12‑0.
Item 3: Knight Road rezoning denied. Applicant Gary Chance defended his request, noting portions of surrounding parcels were already zoned C5 and that the property sits within a planned-growth area; neighbors opposed citing road limitations and lack of a concrete development plan. The commission moved to deny the rezoning and the motion carried 11‑1.
Items 4 and 5: Smaller rezones approved. A rezoning related to estate settlement (Charles Mark Winters) and a separate one‑acre rezoning (Raymond Jannett) were approved after limited discussion.
C5 zone review directed. Commissioners debated problems with the county’s C5 commercial zoning (short driveways, narrow roads, parking and safety). They approved a motion asking the planning commission to study raising the C5 lot-size minimum (a suggestion of about 20,000 sq ft/0.45 acre or 0.9 tenths of an acre was discussed) and to return recommendations for amendments.
Budget, agreements and other votes. The commission approved a set of budget and business items (public utility projects, library funds, sheriff's department allocations), declared surplus items, approved a $15,000 mayoral funding agreement for Towne Cheatham, a jail maintenance agreement with Lee Company (approximately $45,936 annually pro‑rated), a memorandum of understanding with Heritage Health Solutions for the sheriff's department, and multiple appointments and reappointments. A bond resolution allowing Metro Nashville bond issuance related to Vanderbilt University Medical Center projects that spend funds in Cheatham County passed 12‑0, and the commission approved execution of a deed conveying the county’s interest in Water Plant Road.
The meeting record contains detailed roll calls for each motion. Where citizen speakers appeared, the article quotes those speakers directly and attributes statements to them as recorded in the meeting transcript.
