Council unanimously annexes 701 Potters Lane; R3 zoning to apply, apartments excluded

On June 16 the Clarksville Town Council approved ordinance 2025‑g‑16 to annex 701 Potters Lane, a 7.14‑acre tract commonly known as the Tri County Shrine Club, into town limits.

Council discussion and staff reports noted the town received the annexation petition on March 25 and that the parcel is contiguous to Clarksville by 535 feet (22%), exceeding the statutory contiguity minimum. Town staff said the parcel will be zoned R3 upon annexation and that apartments were explicitly removed from the R3 permitted‑use list in this case.

“Just for everybody that's here, the town doesn't own the property… Whoever owns it, whoever sells it, they have the right to develop it,” Councilwoman Henderson said before moving to approve the annexation. Henderson said annexation gives the town at least some say with a future developer if the property is sold. Councilmember Boyner seconded the motion.

The motion carried unanimously on a voice vote with the council noting four of five members were required for action given one member absent and one remote. Director Turpin described the next steps: once paperwork is complete, applications for development would go through the town's development‑plan process, the planning commission and, if necessary, the board of zoning appeals, with standard signage, mailed notices to adjoining property owners and a newspaper notice at least 10 days before hearings.

What happens on the site will be determined by those subsequent planning processes; if a developer files an application residents will receive public notice and may attend planning‑commission meetings.