Planning Commission - November 9, 2026

The Rutherford County Regional Planning Commission meeting on November 9, 2026, reviewed and approved several development applications. Final plats were approved for the Catherine subdivision (one lot on 2.28 acres), Sycamore Grove sections 3 and 4 (38 lots on 8.14 acres and 61 lots on 13.56 acres, completing the subdivision), and Glover’s Land Subdivision (three lots on 5.25 acres). The commission also approved, subject to staff comments, a site plan for a 5,000-square-foot office/warehouse on 9.94 acres along East Jefferson Pike. Discussion covered utility capacity, fire access, road connectivity, a cemetery boundary, and flood-hazard mapping. The commission approved a recommendation for a planned unit development on approximately five acres at 2182 West Jefferson Pike for a 29-unit senior residential community; access to Angie Drive still requires further county review and approval.

The commission approved zoning-ordinance amendments responding to Tennessee Public Chapter 1044, which establishes review deadlines (“shot clocks”) for certain development applications and provides for automatic approval if deadlines are missed. Staff described proposed completeness requirements, limits on comment rounds, and possible refunds when applications are denied at staff level; the amendments were scheduled to go to the County Commission on December 17. No procurement awards, contracts, vendor selections, or spending actions were identified.