Council to consider PUD development off 41A

By Dawn Hankins

When the Shelbyville City Council meets in regular session tonight, Thursday night, part of the agenda includes acknowledging receipt of a letter from Middle Tennessee State University exercising its option for an additional 4.8 acres of adjacent property on the site of its proposed Shelbyville Municipal Airport.
Airport Director Paul Perry explained at the latest study session the need for the additional property, based on a lease agreement signed on July 1.
The City Council should also approve and authorize the mayor to sign a ground lease for the Shelbyville Municipal Airport with Mike DeWeese for 0.17 acres or 7,200 square feet at $0.35 per square foot (or $2,520 per year) for an initial term of 20 years with additional options to renew. And the same lease agreement for Tim Quigley.
From properties earmarked for hangars to PUD development, the Council will have a fairly busy agenda on Thursday.
The Council will also hear first reading of an ordinance to approve the Preserve at Lexington Cove PUD as recommended by the Shelbyville Municipal Planning Commission.
Tom Batchelor, urban planner, explained: “This project is coherent and corresponds to our future land map, representing a residential PUD.”
He showed the Council the overall project which includes townhouses and residential land. The application is for more than 274 units, to be developed in 6 phases.
The planner said that at the neighborhood meeting that was held, there was concern in the Green Hills subdivision area that the PUD housing units would decrease property values ​​in their area. Batchelor said some of the lots have been altered and residential units have been added.
“As you can see, it’s a phased plan,” Batchelor said. “The Green Hills side will be in Phase 6.”
Batchelor said the planning commission spent a lot of time on parallel parking in this project. He pointed out red zones on the map for public and private parking.
Traffic studies were incorporated into this application for approval, Batchelor said. “One of the things that makes this PUD a little more unique is the number of connections to other streets.” Batchelor cited Trinity Road and Vine Street as just a few that will help reduce traffic impacts.
Batchelor was expected to provide the council with some additional aspects of the concept by Thursday’s meeting. The council will decide whether to advance the PUD development project for a second reading next month, scrap it altogether or send it back to the Planning Commission for further consideration.
Mayor Randy Carroll said he was at the planning committee when this PUD was approved and discussed how traffic would exit onto Highway 41A.