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Planning board approves conditional rezoning for office/government uses at 608 Western Avenue with conditions
Summary
The Town of Nashville Planning Board voted to approve a conditional rezoning for a 9.47-acre parcel at 608 Western Avenue to allow professional office/financial services and government uses, subject to five staff-recommended development conditions; the board will forward the recommendation to town council.
On March 24 the Town of Nashville Planning Board voted to approve a conditional rezoning for 608 Western Avenue that would change the property from R10 to a conditional non-residential OI district limited to professional office/financial services and government land use.
Staff told the board the 9.47-acre parcel is designated 'neighborhood services' in the 2021 comprehensive plan and has access to town water and sewer; the technical review committee recommended approval with development conditions and staff included five conditions in the packet. Michael J. Herk, who spoke for the owner and gave a local address, told the board he agreed the staff report was accurate and said a commercial tenant was interested but did not identify a specific tenant type beyond the O&I designation.
Several nearby residents spoke during the public hearing to press concerns about potential future multi-family development. Patricia Butler (525 Westwood Circle) said she supported limiting uses but worried the phrase 'government use' might be interpreted to allow apartments. "Does that allow someone to build apartments? Which is what I don't want to see," Butler asked during her comments; staff clarified that the approved conditional uses are limited to the two requested categories and that any additional uses would require a new rezoning and public review.
Board members moved, seconded and voted to approve the conditional rezoning with the staff-recommended conditions; the transcript records the vote as an approval with the board indicating a 4–0 vote in favor. Staff said the board will forward the approval and the conditions to the town council for final action at its upcoming meeting.
The approved conditional language limits future use of the parcel to the two categories requested (professional office/financial services and government land use). Staff emphasized that any change in use or an application for multi-family housing would require a new application, TRC review and public hearings before the planning board and council.
