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Planners press Whataburger applicant over TDOT right‑of‑way, warn site plan won’t pass without UDC conformity
Summary
At a Spring Hill planning work session, staff and commissioners pressed the Whataburger applicant to show the city’s required 47.5‑foot right‑of‑way reservation and clarified TDOT’s design timetable; staff warned the highway widening could permanently remove parking spaces and alter circulation unless plans are revised.
The Spring Hill Planning Commission spent substantial time at its work session probing a proposed Whataburger site plan after staff warned TDOT’s US‑31 widening could reshape the project’s parking and access.
Senior planner said staff remains uncertain how much permanent right‑of‑way the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will require and urged the applicant to show the city’s required 47.5‑foot reservation on the plan. “It may eliminate up to 27 parking spaces, thus reducing the total number to 18, a 60% reduction,” the Senior planner said, flagging an effect that could disrupt the restaurant’s drive‑through operations and on‑site…
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