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Council defers Kroger rezoning after residents press drainage concerns
Summary
Murfreesboro council deferred a rezoning request for about 13.4 acres on Memorial Boulevard for a proposed Kroger and fueling station after neighbors raised flooding and property‑value concerns; applicant agreed to provide consolidated engineering schematics showing how Kroger would integrate with nearby detention projects.
The Murfreesboro City Council voted May 7 to defer consideration of ordinance 26‑O‑Z‑12, a request to rezone roughly 13.4 acres at Memorial Boulevard and Tillanook Lane for a 99,000‑square‑foot Kroger prototype with a stand‑alone fuel center.
Planning staff introduced the rezoning as consistent with the 2023 comprehensive plan’s GC (general commercial) designation. Randy Perry, the applicant’s engineer, described site plans that include utility extensions, an eastward building shift, an upgraded fuel kiosk and a multilayer drainage strategy he called “overdetention” — a combination of surface ponds,…
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