Planning Commission

MINUTES OF THE MURFREESBORO PLANNING COMMISSION APRIL 9, 2025 6:00 P.M. CITY HALL MEMBERS PRESENT STAFF PRESENT Kathy Jones, Chair Ben Newman, Dir. of Land Mngt. & Planning Ken Halliburton, Vice-Chair Matthew Blomeley, Assistant Planning Director Jami Averwater Holly Smyth, Principal Planner Tristan Carroll Richard Donovan, Principal Planner Reggie Harris Sloane Lewis, Planner Bryan Prince Marc Shackelford-Rowell, Planner Shawn Wright Carolyn Jaco, Recording Assistant John Tully, Assistant City Attorney 1. Call to order. Chair Kathy Jones called the meeting to order. 2. Determination of a quorum. Chair Kathy Jones determined that a quorum was present. 3. Public Comments. Chair Kathy Jones announced that no one signed up to speak during the Public Comment portion of the agenda. 4. Approve minutes of the March 19, 2025 Planning Commission meeting. The minutes from the March 19, 2025 Planning Commission meeting were withdrawn from the Agenda by Staff. 5. Public Hearings and Recommendations to Council: Zoning application [2025-404] to amend the Parkway Place PID on approximately 151 acres located on along Joe B Jackson Parkway, Richard Reeves Drive, and Logistics Way, Swanson Developments, LP applicant. Ms. 1  MINUTES OF THE MURFREESBORO PLANNING COMMISSION APRIL 9, 2025 Holly Smyth presented the Staff Comments regarding this item, a copy of which is maintained in the permanent files of the Planning Department and is incorporated into these Minutes by reference. Mr. Matt Taylor (design engineer) and Mr. Joe Swanson, Jr. (applicant) were in attendance for the meeting. Chair Kathy Jones opened the public hearing. No one came forward to speak for or against the zoning application; therefore, Chair Kathy Jones closed the public hearing. There being no further discussion, Vice-Chairman Ken Halliburton made a motion to approve the zoning application subject to all staff comments; the motion was seconded by Ms. Jami Averwater and carried in favor by the following vote: Aye: Jami Averwater Tristan Carroll Ken Halliburton Reggie Harris Bryan Prince Shawn Wright Kathy Jones Nay: None Mandatory Referral [2025-702] to consider the abandonment of a portion of Blackman Road right-of-way located at the intersection of Blackman Road and Hartman Farm Court, SEC, Inc. applicant. Ms. Sloane Lewis presented the Staff Comments regarding this item, a copy of which is maintained in the permanent files of the Planning Department and is incorporated into these Minutes by reference. 2  MINUTES OF THE MURFREESBORO PLANNING COMMISSION APRIL 9, 2025 Chair Kathy Jones opened the public hearing. No one came forward to speak for or against the mandatory referral; therefore, Chair Kathy Jones closed the public hearing. There being no further discussion, Mr. Shawn Wright made a motion to approve the mandatory referral subject to all staff comments, including all recommended conditions of approval in the staff report; the motion was seconded by Vice- Chairman Ken Halliburton and carried in favor by the following vote: Aye: Jami Averwater Tristan Carroll Ken Halliburton Reggie Harris Bryan Prince Shawn Wright Kathy Jones Nay: None Proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance [2025-802] related to regulations for institutional group assembly uses, including school uses, and pertaining to the following sections:  Section 7: Site Plan Review;  Section 9: Standards for Special Permit Uses;  Section 19: Residential Districts;  Section 27: Landscaping and Screening;  Chart 1: Uses Permitted by Zoning District (and its endnotes); and  Endnotes for Chart 2: Minimum Lot Requirements, Minimum Yard Requirements, and Land Use Intensity Ratios City of Murfreesboro Planning Department applicant. 3  MINUTES OF THE MURFREESBORO PLANNING COMMISSION APRIL 9, 2025 Mr. Matthew Blomeley presented the Staff Comments regarding this item, a copy of which is maintained in the permanent files of the Planning Department and is incorporated into these Minutes by reference. Chair Kathy Jones opened the public hearing. 1. Dr. Andrew Sheets, Head of School at Providence Chrisitan Academy – stated he was in favor of this proposal. Chair Kathy Jones closed the public hearing. The Planning Commission began discussing the square-footage threshold, different type of educational accessory uses, and portable buildings at schools. Regarding conditions of approval for previously-approved special use permits for schools, Mr. John Tully stated this amendment provides a process to revisit those conditions. If a school wants to revisit any BZA requirements previously required, they can apply to rezone the school as a planned development. There being no further discussion, Vice-Chairman Ken Halliburton made a motion to defer the proposed ordinance amendment; the motion was seconded by Mr. Reggie Harris and carried by the following vote: Aye: Jami Averwater Tristan Carroll Ken Halliburton Reggie Harris Bryan Prince Shawn Wright Kathy Jones Nay: None 4  MINUTES OF THE MURFREESBORO PLANNING COMMISSION APRIL 9, 2025 6. Staff Reports and Other Business: Outside the City sewer service [2024-507] request to amend the conditions of approval for an outside the City sewer customer on approximately 46 acres located along Epps Mill Road and Capital Way, Towery Development applicant. Mr. Richard Donovan presented the Staff Comments regarding this item, a copy of which is maintained in the permanent files of the Planning Department and is incorporated into these Minutes by reference. Mr. W. McClain Towery and Mr. Pete Greenfield (developers) were in attendance representing the application. There being no further discussion, Mr. Shawn Wright made a motion to approve the request to amend the conditions of approval for outside the City sewer services to the conditions listed in the Staff report; the motion was seconded by Mr. Tristian Carroll and carried by the following vote: Aye: Jami Averwater Tristan Carroll Ken Halliburton Reggie Harris Bryan Prince Shawn Wright Kathy Jones Nay: None Mandatory Referral [2025-703] to consider the abandonment of portions of a drainage easement on property located along Dejarnette Lane, SEC, Inc. on behalf of Providence Christian Academy applicant. Ms. Holly Smyth presented the Staff Comments regarding this item, a copy of which is maintained in the permanent files of the Planning Department and is incorporated into these Minutes by reference. 5  MINUTES OF THE MURFREESBORO PLANNING COMMISSION APRIL 9, 2025 Mr. Matt Taylor (design engineer) was in attendance representing the application. There being no further discussion, Ms. Jami Averwater made a motion to approve the mandatory referral subject to all staff comments; including all recommended conditions of approval in the staff report; the motion was seconded by Mr. Tristan Carroll and carried in favor by the following vote: Aye: Jami Averwater Tristan Carroll Ken Halliburton Reggie Harris Bryan Prince Shawn Wright Kathy Jones Nay: None 7. Adjourn. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m. ______________________________________ Chair ______________________________________ Secretary BN: cj 6