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Neighbors oppose Sweethome Road RPUD request; commission asks Planning Commission to study new commercial and R1 zoning options
Summary
At a July 19 public hearing residents opposed a requested R1 to RPUD rezoning for property at 4055 Sweethome Road. The commission deferred a final decision, referred a proposal for a new narrower commercial zone to the Planning Commission, and asked the Planning Commission to evaluate more gradations of R1 density.
A public hearing on July 19 drew opposition from nearby residents to a proposed zone change (R1 to RPUD) for property at 4055 Sweethome Road in Cheatham County’s 3rd voting district. The request, represented in the public notice by Kendall Felts on behalf of Tommy and India Jordan, was met with an organized petition and an oral statement from Christopher Speich, president of the Maple Hills Homeowners Association, who urged denial.
Chairman Donnie Jordan opened the hearing at 6:17 p.m. and allowed speakers to present concerns. Speich submitted a petition signed by Sweethome Road residents and formally registered opposition with the commission; the public hearing record and attached petition are part of the meeting packet.
Rather than deciding on the rezoning at the July 19 meeting, commissioners took two planning-policy actions: they voted (10–0, 2 absent) to recommend the Planning Commission consider adopting a new commercial zone tailored to specific uses with fewer permitted items, and separately voted (10–0, 2 absent) to ask the Planning Commission to evaluate additional R1 zoning gradations to sit between current R1 and high‑density R1. County Attorney Michael Bligh advised these referrals before any decision on the individual rezoning application.
Chairman Jordan also announced the specific Sweethome rezone request had been deferred for 30 days to allow additional review and potential alternate layouts. The commission scheduled a July 29 workshop to discuss an unrelated industrial-park property proposal and the mayor announced an August 24 redistricting workshop for commissioners.
Next steps: The Planning Commission will review the recommended zoning-policy changes and the applicant may bring revised layouts or additional material during the 30‑day deferral period; the commission will revisit the Sweethome request at a later meeting.
