Planning Commission

CITY OF MURFREESBORO PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA City Hall, 111 W. Vine Street, Council Chambers December 4, 2013 Bob Lamb 7:00 PM Chairman 1. Call to order. 2. Determination of a quorum. 3. Public Hearings: a. PUD Amendment application [2013-428] for approximately 2.0 acres in the Indian Hills PUD to be used for a restaurant along South Church Street at Calumet Trace, Mr. Bill Huddleston on behalf of Indian Hills LLC applicant. 4. Staff Reports and Other Business: a. Proposed amendment to Murfreesboro City Code, Chapter 22 Planning Commission [2013-805] to designate the Planning Commission as the City’s design review commission 5. Adjourn. MURFREESBORO PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF COMMENTS DECEMBER 4, 2013 3.a. PUD Amendment application [2013-428] for approx. 2.0 acres in the Indian Hills PUD to be used for a restaurant along S. Church Street at Calumet Trace, Mr. Bill Huddleston on behalf of Indian Hills LLC applicant. The subject property is located along S. Church Street on the southeast corner with the intersection of Calumet Trace. The property is a portion of the Indian Hills Golf Course and is zoned PUD along with most of the remainder of the original Indian Hills development and golf course. The applicants desire to amend the PUD zoning to remove an approximately 2.0 acre lot from the golf course and to allow it to be developed and used as a “high quality sit down restaurant”. Included with the agenda materials is a copy of a program book that explains the proposed amendments to the PUD zoning. It includes a description of the proposed zoning as well as a concept site plan based on site plans for other similar restaurants. The Planning Commission needs to conduct a public hearing after which it will need to discuss this application. A recommendation will need to be prepared for the City Council.  RM-12 RL GLE T BIG EA SEQ DR UOY A TRCE H-I CARRIAGE RD DIXON C T CAROLINE D R Request CA LU Area M ET TR CH CE RM-12 PUD RM-16 BLACK HAWK WAY £ ¤ 231 C RAZ WH Y HORSE IT EC LO CP U DT CF RL RS-10 Ê Rezoning Request Along S. Church Street at Indian Hills GIS Department City Of Murfreesboro PUD Amendment 111 West Vine Street Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37130 Path: G:\planning\rezon\IndianHillsPUDAmend.mxd 0 150 300 600 www.murfreesborotn.gov Feet  INDIAN HILLS RESTAURANT An Amendment to The Indian Hills Planned Development Owner & Developer: Indian Hills LLC Land Planning By: SHEET INDEX Attn: John Floyd 405 Calumet Trace Huddleston-Steele Engineering Inc. Murfreesboro TN, 37127 1. Project Profile and Amendment Summary 615.896.0019 2115 NW Broad Street Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37129 2. Site Location and Surrounding Zoning 615.893.4084 3. Aerial and Surrounding Context 4. Conceptual Master Plan 5. Existing Entrance Features - To Remain 6. Restaurant - Conceptual Images Cover Sheet submitted: 9-6-13  INDIAN HILLS RESTAURANT An Amendment to The Indian Hills Planned Development Indian Hills - Existing Planned Development Indian Hills Restaurant - Proposed Amendment In 1987 The Rutherford Land and Cattle Company crafted a planned development Indian Hills LLC is proposing to add a high quality sit down restaurant as an called Indian Hills. The master plan encompassed 340 acres with 156 acres for additional amenity to the site. approximately 600 residential home sites and 184 acres to be used for a golf • The creation of a 2.0 acre lot adjacent to the South Church Street that would course, club house and open space amenities. The focus of this development allow for commercial restaurant use was to create a lifestyle community that included golf and leisure as a key to its character. The neighborhood has matured and reached the goals established as part • Provision of a local restaurant to serve the Indian Hills neighborhood and of the original plan including: surrounding community with a quality dining experience. • The completion of the residential portion of the project with architectural • Adjustment of the 12th hole on the golf course from a par 4 to a par 3 layout and controls in place to insure consistent home quality adjustment to the cart path to make room for the commercial lot • The development of a 18-hole public facility open year-round that offers a resort • Additional landscape planting along the perimeter of the proposed commercial style atmosphere in Murfreesboro. The beautiful Stones River meanders through lot to integrate the lot into the existing entrance features and to soften views of the the golf course providing a uniquely scenic setting for championship golf. The par commercial lot from the golf course and neighboring homes. 72 layout is 6,800 yards with ample tee boxes to challenge golfers of all abilities. With this amendment Indian Hills LLC will be able to improve the amenities • The construction of a 10,000 square foot clubhouse, a 1,000 square foot golf offered to it residents and strengthen the financial resources available to maintain shop and the establishment of a golf academy the golf course and its surrounding open space at a high aesthetic and functional • Construction of a full size pool ant tennis court facility standard. • Construction of a fenced in playground and picnic shelter area. • Provision of a commercial site as part of the planned development for the construction of a fire hall to serve the City of Murfreesboro residents. • The establishment of beautiful monument signs and high quality landscape planting along the neighborhood entrance corridor Indian Hills LLC proposes to leave all these components in place with this proposed amendment Project Profile and Amendment Summary 1  INDIAN HILLS RESTAURANT An Amendment to The Indian Hills Planned Development n e s R i ver St o R a i l ro ad CSX 2 4 I - Existing Indian Hills i ver Stone s R Planned Development Calumet T Restaurant r. Site South Ch urch Stre et (Route 231) wy. Veterans P k Approx Scale: 1” = 800’ The Indian Hills Planned Development is adjacent to The Stones River to the north and east with H-I (Industrial) and undeveloped land on the other side of the river. Commercial zoning (CH, CF and CL) borders the west side of the site along South Church Street (a commercial arterial) and RS-12 with existing single family homes borders the south side of the site. An existing commercial restaurant and a city fire hall flank both sides of the south entrance to the neighborhood Site Location and Surrounding Zoning 2  INDIAN HILLS RESTAURANT Proposed Restaurant Site • The Proposed Restaurant site will be approximately 2.0 acres in size. • Access is proposed to connect to both South Church Street and Calumet Trace giving the site good accessibility. • The existing entrance for the Indian Hills Neighborhood (including the monument signs and landscape) will remain in place. The parking and landscape for the proposed restaurant will be designed to integrate around the existing entrance features. • Tee boxes on the 12th hole will require an adjustment to allow for the restaurant site to fit. This will change the 12th hole from a par 4 to a par 3 design. There will also be some modifications to re-route the cart path around the restaurant site. The new route will improve the safety of the cart crossing at Calumet Trace. All other aspects of the golf course will remain unchanged. • The proposed commercial lot will be approximately 425’ from the back corner of the closest homes to the south and 140’ from the back corner of the closest homes to the north. Approx Scale: 1” = 100’ Aerial and Surrounding Context 3  INDIAN HILLS RESTAURANT An Amendment to The Indian Hills Planned Development This plan has been reduced from its original size - not to scale Conceptual Master Plan 4  INDIAN HILLS RESTAURANT An Amendment to The Indian Hills Planned Development • The existing entrance monument sign, walls and landscape planting at the main entrance to Indian Hills will remain undisturbed with the proposed restaurant development. • The berm and landscape on the south side of the entrance shall help to screen the restaurant from view as you enter the neighborhood. • Planting on the proposed restaurant lot will be integrated into the entrance landscape and add seasonal color and texture. Existing monument sign in center median Existing berm and planting north of sign Existing berm and planting south of sign Existing Entrance Features - To Remain 5  INDIAN HILLS RESTAURANT An Amendment to The Indian Hills Planned Development Proposed Restaurant Features • The Proposed Restaurant at Indian Hills is intended to be a quality service, family oriented establishment. It is proposed to offer a sit down dining experience with a full lunch and dinner menu. • The proposed architecture will relate to the surrounding context of the Indian Hills neighborhood in both quality of materials and scale of building. The proposed restaurant architecture and site design will require specific review and approval through the City of Murfreesboro Planning Department at the time of site plan approval. • Maximum Floor Area: 6,400 s.f. • Maximum Building Height: 35’ • At least 75% Masonry (Brick, Stone or Cement Board Siding) on all four sides of the building • No drive thru service shall be permitted • Site lighting intensity shall be limited to half a foot candle at the commercial lot boundary • All garbage collection and HVAC units shall be fully screened from public view Conceptual images shown are to depict general character, materials and scale of building Restaurant - Conceptual Images 6 MURFREESBORO PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF COMMENTS DECEMBER 4, 2013 4.a. Proposed amendment to Murfreesboro City Code, Chapter 22 Planning Commission [2013-805] to designate the Planning Commission as the City’s design review commission. In October of this year the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing to consider comprehensive amendments to the zoning ordinance Section 24, Article III. GDO, GATEWAY DESIGN OVERLAY DISTRICT. These amendments were proposed by staff to improve the functionality of the regulations and to make them more user friendly. The GDO regulations have been in place since early 2004 and the Planning Commission, staff, property owners, and design community have now had significant experience in applying them. After the public hearing the Planning Commission took action to recommend approval of the amendments to the City Council. These amendments are now pending for a public hearing before the City Council on December 5, 2013. As the City’s Legal Department prepared the actual ordinance to amend Section 24, Article III. GDO, GATEWAY DESIGN OVERLAY DISTRICT it brought to the attention of the Planning Staff that in 2008, subsequent to the City’s adoption of the GDO regulations, the state legislature passed enabling legislation to allow a municipality to create a design review commission (DRC) to develop design guidelines for the exterior appearance of nonresidential property, multiple family residential property, and entrances into nonresidential development. The legislation also allows a municipality to designate the Planning Commission as the DRC. It appears that with the comprehensive amendments to the GDO it would be an appropriate time for the City Council to formally designate the Murfreesboro Planning Commission as the City’s design review commission. Accordingly, the City Legal Department is preparing an ordinance to be consideration by the City Council immediately prior to considering the ordinance adopting the amendments to the Section 24, Article III. GDO, GATEWAY DESIGN OVERLAY DISTRICT. Staff expects to provide copies to you at the December 4 meeting. This matter is being included on your agenda in order to keep you informed and requires no action.