Brentwood planning commission advances multiple site plans, issues stop-work order for unauthorized fence

The Brentwood Planning Commission on an organizational meeting reviewed a consent agenda that included a mix of minor site-plan alterations, signage requests and a special-event notice, and placed a stop-work order on a partially built fence at a Franklin Road dealership.

Several routine applications were presented under consent. Speaker 3, a presenter identified in the transcript only as Speaker 3, said Blue Fox Construction requested approval for an open-air outdoor kitchen and attached deck on Lot 11 of the Willowick subdivision at 7025 Willowick Drive. A commissioner later disclosed membership on the Willowick homeowners association and asked that the Willowick item be moved to the regular agenda so the commissioner could abstain from voting on that specific matter; the chair agreed to the request.

Speaker 3 also described a directional-sign program for Brentwood Middle School. "The applicant is proposing 6 signs in total," Speaker 3 said, listing entrance, gym directional and office wall signs and noting the proposals meet the sign code in size and square footage. Select Sign Service presented a new monument sign for EV Auto (formerly Global Motorsports). Speaker 3 said the proposed EV Auto monument sign would be "approximately 39.9 square feet," with two additional small signs near the Morris Lane entrance to denote Tesla chargers.

Speaker 1 introduced a revised site plan for Brentwood United Methodist at 309 Franklin Road submitted by Kate Dawson to reconfigure an exterior ramp for accessibility. "There's gonna be 7 noncompliant accessible parking spaces that will be removed," Speaker 1 said; the transcript also records that, based on the site's parking total, "21 accessible parking spaces are required," and that three additional compliant accessible spaces will be added and located "within proximity" of the new ramp. The transcript's parking-total figure is unclear in the record; staff confirmed the precise slot locations will be approved administratively subject to grading to meet ADA cross-slope limits.

Speaker 1 reported construction of a black metal fence at Autoprobe Nashville, 1610 Franklin Road, began before planning and staff approvals; "we've put a stop work order on them," Speaker 1 said. Staff required removal or relocation of fence posts that encroach on the Franklin Road right-of-way, ordered that fencing remain outside the city's 20-foot permanent sewer easement, and noted that any future electronic gate must include emergency access (a click-to-enter device) because a rigid gate could be destroyed during emergency entry.

Other consent items included a final plat for Green Estate Subdivision (two lots on approximately 4.51 acres, shared driveway access to Waller Road, required underground electrical service) and a revised hillside-protection plan for a Prince Philip Cove property that adds living space and a covered deck and carries standard approval conditions.

The commission did not record formal roll-call votes on these consent items in the transcript excerpt. Several items were approved subject to staff conditions and the applicant's compliance; the Willowick submission was moved from consent to the regular agenda to permit a commissioner's abstention. The planning commission scheduled follow-up reviews where staff approval was required (for example, final ADA striping near the Brentwood United Methodist ramp).