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Blount County planning panel approves Johnson Acre preliminary plat amid residents’ complaints about notice and audibility
Summary
The Blount County Planning Commission approved the Johnson Acre preliminary plat (lots 3–41) with staff conditions after discussing lot access and maintenance agreements; several residents urged better notice and raised environmental concerns during public comment.
The Blount County Planning Commission on an unspecified date approved the preliminary plat for the Johnson Acre subdivision — 38 residential lots served off a new county road and a common driveway — contingent on staff conditions including developer notice, utility documentation, SWIP permit/notice of coverage, cluster mailbox siting, a pre-construction meeting and completion of road, drainage and utilities.
Doug, a county staff member presenting the project, told the commission the plat includes lots 3 through 41 along Johnson Road and Wildwood Road and one detention lot. He listed outstanding items that must be completed before a final plat is accepted, saying the “project engineer shall supply updated plans to show the cluster mailbox location, proposed road and common driveway cross-section details”…
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