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Smyrna council approves budget adjustments and a package of zoning changes; votes at a glance
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Summary
Council approved midyear budget amendments, multiple zoning text amendments (storage, solid waste, transient vendors, yard sales), several annexations and rezones, and authorized right-of-way for an Old Nashville Highway sidewalk; one large annexation (Del Thomas Road) was deferred for more technical work.
Smyrna — At its February meeting the Town Council approved a run of routine and policy actions that the planning staff said were consistent with recent joint planning/council discussions. Key outcomes:
- Midyear budget amendments adopted to fund police vehicle purchases and complete the FY25 fiber expansion; staff said the expense increases are offset by expected interest earnings and retirement savings.
- Consent agenda approved covering multiple routine contracts and services, including attendance/time clock leasing, MaintainX work-order software, a Boat Day Army Corps application (June 6, 2026), a first‑amended senior activity center lease, a contract extension with Benchmark LLC for locates, ARIA Filtra 24/7 support for the water treatment plant, records digitization with StarPoint Imaging Services, and LaserFISH content management software for town records.
- Zoning text amendments approved: climate‑controlled storage facilities allowed via special exception in C2/C5 with new parking standards; a definition and placement of 'solid waste services' into industrial/warehousing districts (storage of trucks/containers only); clarified temporary-use rules and transit‑vendor permitting; and a new yard‑sale rule limiting sales to four times per address per year (no more than three consecutive days or two consecutive weekends).
- Land‑use and annexation actions: Council approved annexation and PID zoning for a 3.54‑acre Florence Road parcel to allow conventional self‑storage (35,400 sq ft across nine buildings) and approved an amendment to the Derby Run PRD to add four lots (increasing the approved lots from 202 to 206). The Vintage Harbor PRD/PUD amendment was approved with conditions (life‑safety upgrades and fire marshal sign‑off for office‑suite conversions).
- The Council authorized right‑of‑way and easement acquisition for a sidewalk along Old Nashville Highway between Saint Michael's Lane and Saint Luke’s Lane; staff will remove and replace affected fencing.
- The proposed annexation/PRD at Del Thomas Road (a large, 102‑acre project requiring off‑site sewer and roadway upgrades and potential bridge widening) was deferred to give staff time to prepare itemized traffic exhibits, draft sewer-developer agreement terms and bridge inspection reports.
- Council approved adoption of the 2024 International Codes Council uniform building codes with local amendments.
Motions were moved and seconded in the meeting record; where a named mover or seconder was given in the transcript it is recorded in the meeting actions. Several items were approved unanimously following the standard public‑hearing procedure (staff presentation, public comment none or none appearing, council motion, vote).
