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Mount Juliet residents push back as commission considers rezoning for 1316 Clearview Drive
Summary
Neighbors urged the Board of Commissioners to reject a proposal to rezone 1316 Clearview Drive from OPS to CTC, saying the change would increase traffic, endanger schoolchildren and set a precedent for incremental rezoning along Mount Juliet Road. The developer said the project is intended as neighborhood‑serving retail with buffer commitments; the board held a voice vote.
Mayor James Manus opened deliberations on 11c, a request to rezone 1316 Clearview Drive from OPS to CTC, after a lengthy public‑comment period in which multiple Clearview residents urged the board to keep the parcel in its existing office‑professional zoning.
The rezoning request drew sustained opposition from neighbors who live directly behind the site. Matthew Thomas, a resident adjacent to the parcel, told the commission the planning commission had recently given a nearly unanimous negative recommendation for a block rezone and asked, “What has changed?” Other neighbors said traffic on Mount Juliet…
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