Design review panel approves Wolf River Medical Campus preliminary and final plans
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The Germantown Design Review Commission approved preliminary and final site plans for a two‑building Wolf River Medical Campus on roughly 13 acres, after staff outlined screening, landscaping and lighting measures and a resident urged continued attention to traffic and sight‑line concerns.
The Germantown Design Review Commission voted to approve preliminary and final site plans for the Wolf River Medical Campus, a phased medical development on about 13 acres along Wolf River Boulevard.
Staff presented the proposal as a two‑building project — each building approximately 54,000 square feet and two stories — with associated parking, utility screening and a landscaped buffer to the adjacent Vineyards single‑family neighborhood. Staff said earlier rezoning converted the parcel from single‑family residential to office in 2019 and that tree mitigation and site‑preparation work has already occurred. "This is the site plan area ... it consists of two medical buildings to be built in phases 1 and 2," staff said during the presentation.
The staff presentation emphasized site protections intended to limit neighborhood impacts: utility equipment will be screened by a wall attached to a generator enclosure, mechanical roof units will be concealed behind screening, and a planting table in the packet shows deciduous trees selected to satisfy approved tree mitigation. Staff also noted the lighting plan complies with the city design‑review manual and that the average site illumination meets the standard for office developments, with calculations in the packet showing no light spillover onto the single‑family lots.
An applicant representative, Joe Jarrett of Twin Bridges Investments, said the development team had coordinated with neighborhood representatives and is willing to use larger plant material and conduct post‑installation reviews with neighbors. "We will look at larger plant material if we have an opportunity to," Jarrett said, and added the team will bring neighborhood representatives back on site after planting to determine whether supplemental landscaping is needed.
Donald Grama, a Vineyards resident, spoke during the public comment period and acknowledged prior rezoning but urged continued attention to safety and traffic on Wolf River Boulevard, a four‑lane, 40‑mph road. "The traffic at the three medical buildings on the other side of us, at times is a bit scary with people trying to get in and out," Grama said, noting concerns about sight lines and security.
Commissioners asked questions, discussed the resolved items from the subcommittee review (lighting, screening, garbage pickup) and then moved to a roll call vote. The motion to approve preliminary and final site plans for the Wolf River Medical Campus (listed as 7345 and 7385 Wolf River Boulevard) carried on roll call. Staff advised that construction drawings and separate signage applications will follow as the next procedural steps.
The commission recorded the approval and closed the item; no separate conditions were read into the motion at the meeting.
