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Commission approves Courtyards at McFarland annexation and zoning with conditions, requires cemetery access by Phase 1
Summary
The Mount Juliet Board of Commissioners approved annexation and rezoning for the Courtyards at McFarland PUD, requiring a 5,500‑sq‑ft commercial shell by a residential certificate trigger and a permanent paved walkway and fence to the on‑site cemetery by Phase 1.
Mount Juliet — The Board of Commissioners voted to annex roughly 39.34 acres to the city and rezone the property at 50250 Lisonbee/Lebanon Dirt Road to CMU PUD for the Courtyards at McFarland, while adding conditions that tie commercial build‑out and cemetery access to the residential build schedule.
The commission approved second‑reading ordinances after the developer, represented by Jay Easter of Epcon Development Group, and city planning staff agreed on a definition of what constitutes “complete” commercial work. Under the adopted conditions, one Phase‑1 commercial building of at least 5,500 square feet must be constructed and ready to lease by issuance of the 75th residential certificate of occupancy; remaining commercial phases must be graded pad‑ready with stubbed utilities. The plan also requires full construction of the retention pond to support both residential and commercial portions.
Commissioner John (planning staff) and the applicant discussed phasing and market flexibility; Jay Easter told the board the developer had met with staff and “we landed on this … that the development group could agree upon,” adding the retention pond will be built with the first residential phase and will serve both sides of the project.
Because a small, documented cemetery sits on the site, the board added a developer condition: a permanent, paved walkway no less than five feet wide and a completed fence providing permanent access to the cemetery must be in place by the completion of Phase 1. Commissioner Giles moved the cemetery condition and it carried on voice vote.
The ordinances passed on second reading as amended, allowing the annexation, the memorandum of services and the CMU PUD rezoning to move forward under the newly negotiated phasing conditions. The record shows planners will circulate an exhibit documenting the agreed phasing and staff will confirm engineering details during construction plan review.
What’s next: Having passed second reading, the annexation and rezoning proceed under the conditions adopted tonight. Construction sequencing and final engineering will be reviewed through subsequent permitting and site‑plan processes.
