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Planning commission approves Moor's Landing site plan, grants variances
Summary
The Lebanon Planning Commission approved the Moor's Landing site plan for a roughly 1.09‑acre non‑residential project at 1790 West Old Murphy'sboro Road, granting five variances after staff and the applicant revised the design to align with the South Hartman overlay.
The Lebanon Planning Commission voted to approve the site plan for Moor's Landing, a non‑residential development of about 1.09 acres at 1790 West Old Murphy'sboro Road in Ward 3, and granted five variances that staff said make the proposal consistent with the South Hartman overlay.
Staff told the commission that the applicant, Lenot Moore, had revised plans and withdrawn two earlier variance requests after working with planning staff. "Staff recommends approval of the site plan with all variances because the design meets the intent of the South Hartman overlay," a staff member said, summarizing the changes and mitigations the team reviewed.
Staff enumerated the variances the commission approved: allowing a limited parking frontage type along the West Old Murphy'sboro Road frontage accompanied by a pocket park between parking and the road; allowing buildings to sit within a 10‑to‑20‑foot range of the front property line where the overlay typically requires closer placement; permitting a foundation height less than the usual 1.5‑foot raised transition where staff concluded the building design made the change appropriate; a modest increase in building height consistent with surrounding multifamily allowances; and an exception because the proposed building is not one of the listed subdistrict building types but was judged compatible through its design. Staff said the proposed pocket park and open‑space treatments mitigate several frontage and setback concerns.
"We appreciate staff working with us and I think we've arrived at a good solution here," Charlie Dean of Dean Design Group, representing the applicant, said.
A motion "to approve with all the variances" was made, seconded and approved by voice vote. A commissioner commended staff and the applicant for revising the application from a version that previously faced strong opposition to one staff supported.
The vote completed the planning commission's approval; no additional conditions were recorded in the meeting record. The project will proceed to any subsequent permitting and building‑permit reviews required under local regulations.
