Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Land Use Self Storage topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Commission recommends Lockbox self-storage plan with conditions, cuts proposed height to two stories
Summary
The planning commission forwarded a positive recommendation for the Lockbox self-storage land-use amendment and PMDP on Lebanon Road with conditions: reduce the proposed three-story building to two stories, a 20-foot landscaped buffer with a privacy fence where drive aisles are removed, sidewalks built to code, and no vehicles parked as on-site advertising.
The Mount Juliet Planning Commission recommended approval April 16 of the land-use amendment and preliminary master development plan for a Lockbox self-storage project east of 12337 Lebanon Road, subject to several conditions including a reduction of the tallest proposed building from three stories to two.
Staff explained the land-use amendment would allow buildings in the northern portion of the parcel where open RV and vehicle storage currently exists. The applicant, Darren Raines, said the existing tree line provides significant screening and that he intends the buildings to be set well back from Lebanon Road. He said he would consider two-story buildings if the commission preferred.
Staff recommended a 20-foot planted buffer with a privacy fence in place of the standard 100-foot free-and-clear separation where the applicant can move drive aisles out of the rear setback. Staff also recommended sidewalks be constructed along Lebanon Road consistent with a near-term City capital project. Commissioners added a condition that no vehicles be parked on the drive aisles toward Lebanon Road to prevent the site from operating as visual advertisement.
The motion to forward a positive recommendation included these conditions; commissioners noted additional site-plan review at the next stage will refine parking and lighting details. The recommendation will go to the Board of Commissioners for final action.
