Board denies developer’s request to treat 256‑lot development as a single private‑access community
The appeals board voted 3–2 to deny a request by Ashton Nashville (Willow Landing) to apply the county’s private‑access (private road/’gated community’) rules across a 256‑lot subdivision so sidewalks could be placed on privatized roads; board majority cited maintenance, emergency access and precedent concerns.
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A proposed private‑access (private road) designation across a 256‑lot subdivision was denied after the county appeals board concluded the request raised long‑term maintenance, emergency‑access and precedent concerns. The developer, Ashton Nashville Residential/Ashton Woods, asked for a variance from a 50‑lot maximum for private access communities to allow sidewalks to be located on private roads inside the development.
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