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Smyrna planning commission approves multiple plats, forwards zoning changes to council
Summary
On Jan. 8 the Town of Smyrna Municipal Planning Commission approved multiple plats and site plans, deferred one warehouse proposal for further design work, and voted to forward several zoning ordinance amendments — including standards for climate‑controlled storage and transient vendors — to the town council.
The Town of Smyrna Municipal Planning Commission on Jan. 8 approved a series of plats and site plans and recommended several zoning‑ordinance changes to the Town Council.
Commissioners voted to approve the annexation and PID rezoning for 8216 Florence Road to allow a planned industrial development and a 35,400‑square‑foot conventional self‑storage complex, approved sketch and final plats for multiple subdivisions, and recommended zoning changes that would (among other things) allow climate‑controlled self‑storage in C2/C5 districts by special exception and clarify rules for transient vendors and yard sales.
Why it matters: Several of the approvals affect where commercial and residential growth can occur, and the ordinance changes aim to provide clearer rules for new business types (for example, roll‑off dumpster operators and climate‑controlled storage) while clarifying temporary‑vendor enforcement and event exemptions.
Details: Key land‑use and planning actions announced and voted on by the commission included:
- Annexation and rezoning for 8216 Florence Road (planned self‑storage): staff…
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