PENNINGTON BEND SP - 2023SP-055-001 - Council District 15 Staff Recommendation

Sep 16, 2026

Request to rezone property at Pennington Bend Road, at the corner of Wooddale Lane and Pennington Bend Road, from R15 Single-Family Residential to Specific Plan-Residential (SP-R) to allow 39 multi-family units on a 13.44-acre site. Staff recommendation is to approve with conditions and disapprove without all conditions. The plan describes existing and proposed zoning, alignment with the T3 Suburban Neighborhood Evolving policy, site access, open space, and required public improvements, including pedestrian connectivity and multi-use paths.

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Applicant Request

Preliminary SP to permit 39 multi-family residential units

Existing Zoning and Proposed Zoning

R15 Single-Family Residential

Specific Plan-Residential (SP-R)

Community Plan Context and Plan Details

T3 Suburban Neighborhood Evolving (T3 NE)

Context and site plan

Analysis

Consistency with T3 NE policy and buffers

Fire Marshal Recommendation

Stormwater Recommendation

Water Services Recommendation

33. 2023SP-055-001 PENNINGTON BEND SP Council District 15 (Jeff Syracuse) Staff Reviewer: Logan Elliott A request to rezone from R15 to SP zoning for property located at Pennington Bend Road (unnumbered), at the corner of Wooddale Lane and Pennington Bend Road,(13 .44 acres), to permit 39 multi-family residential units, requested by Dale & Associates, applicant; Christopher Harwell, Trustee, owner. Staff Recommendation: Approve with conditions and disapprove without all conditions. APPLICANT REQUEST Preliminary SP to permit 39 multi-family residential units. Preliminary SP A request to rezone from Single-Family Residential (R15) to Specific Plan(SP) zoning for property located at Pennington Bend Road (unnumbered), at the corner of Wooddale Lane and Pennington Bend Road, to permit 39 multi-family residential units (13 .44 acres) . Existing Zoning Single-Family Residential (R15) requires a minimum 15,000 square foot lot and is intended for single-family dwellingsand duplexes at an overall density of 3.09 dwelling units per acre including 25 percent duplex lots. R15 would permit a maximum of 33 lots with 8 duplex lots for a total of 41 units based on acreage alone. Proposed Zoning Specific Plan-Residential (SP-R) is a zoning district category that provides for additional flexibility of design, includingthe relationship of streets to buildings, to provide the ability to implement the specific details of the General Plan. This Specific Plan includes only one residential building type. DONELSON – HERMITAGE – OLD HICKORY COMMUNITY PLAN T3 Suburban Neighborhood Evolving (T3 NE) is intended to create and enhance suburban residential neighborhoods with more housing choices, improved pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular connectivity, and moderate density development patterns with moderate setbacks and spacing between buildings. T3 NE policy may be applied either to undeveloped or substantially under-developed “greenfield” areas or to developed areas where redevelopment and infill produce a different character that includes increased housing diversity and connectivity. Successful infill and redevelopment in existing neighborhoods needs to take into account considerations such as timing and some elements of the existing developed character, such as the street network, block structure, and proximity to centersand corridors. T3 NE areas are developed with creative thinking in environmentally sensitive building and site development techniques to balance the increased growth and density with its impact on area streams and rivers. CONTEXT AND PLAN DETAILS The 13.44-acre site is located on the southwest side of Pennington Bend Road and is adjacent to Briley Parkway. Pennington Bend Road is identified as a collector-avenue on the Major and Collector Street Plan (MCSP) . The site is vacant and densely forested. Many of the surrounding properties have previously been subdivided and contain single-family residential lots, including properties to the east and northwest. Further southeast there is an SP that was approved in 2022 to permit 42 single-family lots. The majority of the site is within the 100-year floodplain. Site Plan The plan proposes 39 multi-family residential units that are accessed from a proposed private drive. The site area is 13.44 acres total, however, much of the site is within Conservation policy due to the floodplain and only 3.28 acres is slated to be disturbed. 21 units front onto Pennington Bend Road and the remaining 18 units front onto internal open space in courtyard type configurations. The units include garage parking and surface parking is dispersed throughout the site. Pedestrian access is provided in the form of interior sidewalks connecting to a multi-use path along the northern part of the site adjacent to Pennington Bend Road. A ten-foot multi-use path linking The Sound apartments on Pennington Bend Road to the south with Lock Two Park on the Cumberland River to the north is be

FAQs

What rezoning is being requested for the Pennington Bend Road property?

The request seeks rezoning from R15 Single-Family Residential to Specific Plan-Residential (SP-R) to permit 39 multi-family residential units.

What is the staff recommendation for the proposed Specific Plan?

Staff recommends approval with conditions and disapproves without all conditions, including requirements related to fire access/building code compliance.

How does the proposed plan address site context and floodplain constraints?

The plan focuses development on the portion above the 100-year floodplain, proposes open space and conservation-area sensitivity, and provides connectivity through interior sidewalks and multi-use path improvements.

Sep 16, 2026

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