Commission approves Mark Marshall re-zonings amid resident traffic concerns; JDF Properties rezoning also approved

Dickson County commissioners approved multiple rezoning requests at their Jan. 22 meeting, including two applications from Mark Marshall, LLC and a separate rezoning requested by JDF Properties, LLC.

At a public hearing on the larger Marshall proposal — a 219-acre rezone on Pomona Road and Black Road (Tax Map 129, part of Parcel 85.00) to an R-1 Planned Unit Development — residents raised traffic-capacity concerns. Steven Robbins, identified in the minutes as living at 576 Murrell Road, said Pomona Road would not be able to handle the extra traffic and asked that the development be "well planned." Kevin Hyndman, listed at 1020 Pomona Road, echoed concerns about road wear and the prospect of a new school to serve additional homes. The record shows the Planning Commission had previously approved the rezoning unanimously.

The minutes record a separate Marshall request to rezone 28 acres on Black Road to an R-2 Planned Unit Development; there was no public comment recorded for that item. Both Marshall rezoning motions were approved by the commission (the minutes show unanimous aye voice votes).

Separately, the commission approved a rezoning request from JDF Properties to change a portion of Parcel 197.00 (Tax Map 111) from C-1 Commercial to R-2 Residential. That resolution (01-2019-04) passed by unanimous aye voice vote.

The minutes show motions and seconds for these items (movers cited include Commissioner David Shepard and Commissioner Jeff Spencer) and record that the Marshall 219-acre request had been approved by the Planning Commission before coming to the commission. The Jan. 22 actions include both first-reading and approval motions for the Marshall parcels; the commission scheduled no additional public hearings in the minutes.