Planning commission approves 120‑bed skilled‑nursing center; staff requires drainage timing study, asks to preserve York Road trees
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Summary
The commission approved a 64,100 sq ft, 120‑bed skilled‑nursing facility at 10645 Lebanon Road, granting the facade-material variance staff recommended and asking the applicant to provide a timing study to show runoff discharges before the adjacent creek rises and to preserve tree buffers along York Road where feasible.
The Mount Juliet Planning Commission approved the site plan for a proposed 64,100-square-foot skilled-nursing and rehabilitation center (120 beds) at 10645 Lebanon Road on Feb. 19, 2026, subject to staff conditions. Planning and Public Works staff described the project as largely compliant with site standards and recommended approval with conditions and a façade-material standard for outward-facing walls.
Planning staff asked that the applicant meet a 60% masonry / 40% approved secondary-materials standard for exterior facades visible from public rights-of-way while allowing different materials inside an interior courtyard. Public Works said the site sits near a creek, so the project is not proposing detention; staff required a hydrologic timing study at construction-plan review to demonstrate the site’s runoff will pass through the creek before flood stage rises, and a floodplain note to prevent impacts. Transportation staff noted two access points (a new leg at the signalized Lebanon Road intersection requiring TDOT permitting and a second access on York Road) and discussed emergency access and queuing expectations.
Commissioners asked whether sidewalks should be required along York Road (the applicant requested a waiver because York Road frontage lies in FEMA floodplain and would require substantial floodplain work). The applicant agreed to internal pedestrian connectivity to support patient rehabilitation and to preserve existing trees along York Road where feasible; the commission asked staff to work with the applicant on internal sidewalks and tree preservation. The panel then moved to approve the site plan with staff conditions and the façade variance as recommended.
The applicant’s representative and facility operator emphasized the project’s rehabilitation mission — short-term, medically supervised stays for patients after hospitalization — and said internal courtyards and pedestrian connections would support rehabilitation activities for ambulatory patients. The operator estimated a 2028 opening if market and board approvals align.
Next steps include submission of construction plans, the required timing study showing runoff routing relative to creek stage, TDOT access permitting for Lebanon Road, and staff verification of preserved buffers and internal pedestrian connections during construction-plan review.