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Commission approves several plats and site plans, including High Ship Acres, East Fork and Sledge Road phase
Summary
The planning commission approved a waiver for a sub‑5‑acre lot on a private easement and voted to approve final plats and site plans for High Ship Acres, East Fork, David Lee Woke subdivision, a new church building and the Sledge Road development, all subject to staff comments.
The Rutherford County Regional Planning Commission on Feb. 23 approved a series of plats and site plans covering subdivisions, a church and a commercial storage/office project.
A staff‑presented waiver for a proposed sub‑5‑acre lot at 9459 Piles Chapel Road (applicant referenced as Allie Leonard) was approved after staff advised the applicants add a dedicated access easement to Powell's Chapel Road to meet the county's private‑easement rules. The motion to approve with staff comments was made and recorded as unanimous.
The commission approved the High Ship Acres final plat (Re‑Subdivision 262008), a three‑lot division of about 6.56 acres in RM zoning along High Ship Road and Folger Road; staff noted the plat includes a notation that the new lot will be addressed off Folger Court so it remains within the approximate 1,000‑foot distance to an existing fire hydrant.
The East Fork final plat appeared on the agenda as "67 lots on 50.97 acres" but staff clarified the final configuration will create roughly 58 residential lots plus detention and common areas; some parcels are intended for townhomes and will require separate site plans before construction. The commission approved the final plat subject to staff comments.
Other approvals included the two‑lot David Lee Woke subdivision (5.07 acres) with an off‑site septic soil easement, the Gracia Una Esperanza Villa Church site plan for a roughly 9,655‑square‑foot building on about 40.9 acres (approval subject to consolidated utility district will‑serve and a complete landscape plan), and Phase 2 of the Sledge Road site plan (a 3,000‑square‑foot office building and extensive tar‑and‑chip surfaced outdoor storage on 42.9 acres). Applicant representatives confirmed detention ponds and stormwater measures for the Sledge Road site.
Votes for the plats and site plans were taken by voice and recorded as approved with staff conditions where noted. Several commissioners asked staff to remain alert to access, fire‑flow and stormwater coordination as these projects proceed to final plat recording or site‑plan construction.
The meeting concluded after a separate, lengthy debate over Plan Rutherford.
Notes: staff repeatedly recommended approval "subject to staff comments"; where agenda text and staff presentation differed (East Fork lot counts), the staff clarification is included above rather than restating the agenda number.
