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Planning commission approves preliminary plat for Serenity Cove Phase I
Summary
The Morristown Regional Planning Commission approved a 57-lot preliminary plat for Serenity Cove Phase I on Spout Springs Road; staff recommended approval despite proposed street grades exceeding the usual 10% limit under a topographic exception.
Development Director Steve Neilson presented the preliminary plat for Serenity Cove Subdivision Phase I, located on Spout Springs Road just south of the Windswept and Bridgewater Pointe subdivisions. The phase would create 57 lots ranging from 9,353 to 41,968 square feet, with an average lot size of 19,865 square feet — all above the RD-1 zoning minimum of 5,500 square feet. "Staff recommended approval of this preliminary plat request as submitted for Serenity Cove Phase I," Neilson told the commission.
Neilson said the proposal includes a roughly 6‑acre common area, about 0.80 miles of new public streets and two tracts reserved for future development. He also noted the proposed grades on the new streets exceed the usual 10% maximum; staff cited a provision in the subdivision regulations that allows up to 12% in constrained topography and recommended the commission accept that exception. Councilmember Robert (Bob) Garrett moved to approve the preliminary plat; Mayor Gary Chesney seconded. Voting was reported as 9 yes, 0 no and the motion carried.
The approval forwards the plat per the commission’s review process; staff identified Phillip Carlyle and Matt McQueen as the developers associated with the project. The record does not specify final construction timelines, required permits, or the developer’s schedule for submitting final plats and engineering plans.
