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Spring Hill adopts sewer moratorium and one-time capacity allocation framework
Summary
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved Ordinance 25-29 on Jan. 5, 2026, establishing a temporary sewer moratorium and a one-time sewer capacity allocation framework; the measure passed 8-0-1 with one abstention and will affect development application processing while staff finalizes allocations.
The Spring Hill Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Jan. 5 adopted Ordinance 25-29, establishing a temporary sewer moratorium and a one-time sewer capacity allocation framework that will guide how the city allocates remaining sewer capacity to development applications. The ordinance passed on second and final reading; Vice Mayor Trent Linville moved approval and Alderman Brent Murray seconded. The motion carried 8-0-1, with Alderman Vincent Fuqua recorded as abstaining.
Mayor Matt Fitterer thanked staff members involved in developing the allocation framework and invited stakeholders, community members and developers to an informational meeting on Jan. 28, 2026 at City Hall to review how allocations will be applied. Carter Napier, City Administrator, and staff led the background work on the framework before the vote.
Developers and applicants weighed in during the public hearing and subsequent work session. Alex Dickerson of Goodall Homes spoke in favor of a proposed change to allocation language affecting the Arbor Valley development. In a separate work-session discussion, Dara Sanders, Development Services Director, presented two pending reserve requests that the allocation framework and moratorium affect: a sewer capacity reserve request for 1003 Reserve Boulevard (Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center) and a tenant-improvement request for 5221 Port Royal Road. BOMA discussed projected sewer-usage deltas for the Reserve Boulevard project and directed staff to place the Vanderbilt-related item on a future agenda so the applicant may appear and provide further information.
Hamilton Brooks of Shaub Construction, speaking for an endodontist prospective tenant at 5221 Port Royal Road, told the Board he believes the city’s sewer-usage estimate for that tenant is inaccurate; BOMA directed Mr. Brooks to submit engineering or architectural documentation to Dara Sanders’ office for re-evaluation and emphasized that applicants seeking adjustments should attend meetings in person and include supporting documentation from their design professionals.
By adopting the ordinance, the Board lifted prior suspensions of development applications only to the extent consistent with the newly adopted allocation framework. The ordinance’s approval does not itself reallocate capacity to any specific project; staff will apply the framework and report back to the Board. The city scheduled an informational stakeholder meeting on Jan. 28 to explain next steps.
