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Neighbors press commission on drainage as Bryson Farms annexation and PRD move forward
Summary
The planning commission approved annexation and a companion PRD zoning for Bryson Farms after an extended public hearing in which multiple residents warned that removing existing natural retention could worsen flooding; staff and the applicant said engineered stormwater controls and post-construction maintenance obligations (HOA) are intended to prevent increases in runoff.
The Murfreesboro Planning Commission approved annexation of roughly 17.48 acres and recommended approval of a companion PRD zoning for the Bryson Farms project on Halls Hill Pike after extended public hearings and detailed discussion about drainage and downstream flooding.
Staff (Miss Smith) and the applicant (Matt Taylor of SCC and Land Solutions LLC) described the proposal as a mixed product plan for about 78 units, split roughly 50/50 between single-family detached and attached units, with approximately 25% open space and engineered stormwater controls including an on-site detention pond and preserved sinkhole features. Staff said the site is adjacent to city limits, has sewer-allocation capacity under the city's ordinance (subject to main-line extensions by the applicant) and lies outside the FEMA-regulated floodplain, though hydrology and…
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