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Votes at a glance: Planning Commission actions on six rezoning/PUD items, May 11, 2026
Summary
At its May 11 meeting the Rutherford County Planning Commission approved three rezoning/PUD items, deferred two items (including one to require a more detailed PUD or neighborhood meeting), and tabled another. Outcomes were accompanied by conditions addressing buffering, traffic studies and site‑plan requirements.
The Rutherford County Regional Planning Commission took formal action on six rezoning and plan‑unit development (PUD) items at its May 11 meeting. Below are the results and the key conditions or next steps for each item.
1) ReZ25028 — 5350 Epsom Road (PUD). Approved by the Planning Commission with contingencies including removal of certain heavy‑industrial uses from the pattern book, requirement for a traffic/access study as warranted, and county site‑plan compliance and compensatory‑cut requirements for any fill in the floodplain. Vote: motion carried; 8 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain.
2) ReZ260009 — 9583 Chevville Pike (Commercial General request). Deferred at the applicant’s request after commissioners pressed for clearer buffering to protect an adjacent church and agreement to remove industrial activities. Staff emphasized T DOT access and buffering requirements; a future submittal is expected.
3) ReZ26007 — 1637 Mount Herman Road (light industrial rezoning for towing/storage). Tabled after mixed testimony. Staff said the application followed enforcement action; neighbors expressed concerns about 24/7 towing operations, road geometry and the lack of a formal neighborhood meeting. Commissioners asked the applicant to consider a PUD or additional neighborhood outreach.
4) RZ25018 — Bale Krueger, 8455 Franklin Road (PUD amendment for existing self‑storage). Approved. The applicant proposed adding office space, additional storage buildings and surface parking; the commission approved the amendment using the applicant’s landscape/ buffering alternative that staff and neighbors discussed.
5) ReZ26008 — 261 Thirstston Drive (commercial service for a gravel company). Approved with staff conditions; staff confirmed site‑plan and buffering requirements and that access matters would be vetted at the engineering stage.
6) ReZ260004 — Beacon Acquisitions, 7477 Almaville Road (PUD). Approved following extensive public comment and negotiation of a narrowed use list, tree‑preservation buffers and commitments to build a private access easement to public standards. Public speakers raised traffic and preservation concerns; supporters argued a smaller‑scale contractor park would be preferable to large warehouses.
What to watch next: All rezoning recommendations from planning commission are scheduled for the Board of Commissioners meeting on June 11, 2026, where final action may be taken. Applicants must submit engineered site plans and satisfy any T DOT, drainage, buffering and access study requirements prior to significant site work or issuance of operational permits.
This roundup is a factual record of votes and stated conditions from the May 11, 2026 meeting of the Rutherford County Regional Planning Commission.
