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Bartlett approves rezoning for 65‑lot subdivision on Old Brownsville Road
Summary
The Board approved Ordinance 25‑09 on third reading to rezone 21.85 acres on Old Brownsville Road from RS‑18 to RS‑15, enabling about 65 single‑family lots; staff said roughly one‑third of the site will remain stream buffer and green space, and the vote was unanimous (6–0).
The Bartlett Board of Mayor and Aldermen on third reading approved Ordinance 25‑09 to rezone 21.85 acres on the north side of Old Brownsville Road (just west of Ellendale Road) from RS‑18 to RS‑15, a change the city says will allow roughly 65 single‑family lots. The motion passed 6–0.
City staff told the board that the property is partly encumbered by a stream and that the change from RS‑18 to RS‑15 increases potential yield from about 2 lots per acre to about 2.5 lots per acre. "Almost a third of the property will be taken away for development," Ms. Taylor said, and that area will remain as green space to protect the stream.
John Horn, director of engineering, said the development will be required to honor the city's stormwater buffer and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) rules. "There will be a stormwater buffer that will be honored," Horn said, adding that some trees along the creek must remain while others that back up to new lots may be removed to accommodate development.
A nearby resident, Victor Gooden, said his backyard faces the area and asked what contingency plans the city has to protect neighbors from tree loss, rodents and other impacts of construction. "I wanna know what's the contingency plan on how to protect the citizens or protect myself who lives right there," Gooden said. Staff replied that protecting drainage and stream buffers is a central condition of the application and that engineering and plan review will address those concerns before construction.
The ordinance had been read into the record at a public hearing earlier in the meeting and received no written correspondence. With the board's approval on third reading, the rezoning ordinance is adopted under the terms announced at the meeting.
Next steps include any required final plats and permitting through city planning and engineering before construction can begin; staff members asked residents with further questions to speak with engineering staff after the meeting.
