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Planning and Codes Department
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30a.m. - 4:30p.m.
Joe Lassus, Director Staff Organization and Contacts Office Phone: (615) 371-2204 Fax: (615) 371-22335211 Maryland Way P.O. Box 788 Brentwood, TN 37024-0788 |
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The City of Brentwood Planning and Codes Department is located in the Municipal Center at 5211 Maryland Way. Our office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. We can be reached at 615-371-2204 and a fax can be sent to 615-371-2233. By combining the planning and codes functions within one department, Brentwood is better able to manage development from the earliest planning stages through completed construction. The Planning staff can assist you in determining the zoning of your property or adjacent tracts, as well as providing guidance on the subdivision of land and floodplain determinations. We offer advice on home occupation permits, accessory structure permits, sign regulations and other miscellaneous development issues. The Codes staff can assist you in obtaining information about building a home or addition, construction permit requirements or related home repairs. Other codes related issues involve the construction of swimming pools, fences, and decks, as well as complaints or inquiries about adjacent properties. We also remain available to building professionals on more technical building code questions. NEW DEVELOPMENT SPOTLIGHTBrentwood maintains its strong residential character while affording opportunities for quality commercial and service institutional facilities in specific areas of the city. In addition to traditional commercial development on the northern and southern boundaries of the city, Brentwood is strongly encouraging redevelopment opportunities in the targeted Town Center District on Brentwood's northern edge. During the recent five month period (September 2007 through January 2008), the Planning Commission approved the following development applications. Office DevelopmentThe redeveloping Town Center District will soon see the construction of a mixed use office-residential structure enclosing 12,775 square feet on a half-acre lot. This multi-story Harpeth Drive development is designed by H. Michael Hindman Architects. Also on the northern side of Brentwood at Maryland Farms, an expansion to the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants facility was authorized that will provide an additional 3,200 square feet of enclosed space. Nearby, the East Park Office Building was approved for a major reconfiguration of its parking facility. At Westgate Commons in south Brentwood, plans were approved to construct a new two-story dental office facility for B3 Studios, Inc. The facility will provide 18,500 square feet of office space on a 1.4 acre lot. Retail-Service DevelopmentThe emerging Mallory Park commercial development on the southern edge of Brentwood received several plan approvals during this period, including California Closets which will build a 24,000 square foot office, retail and warehouse facility on a 2.2 acre site. Other endorsements at Mallory Park went to H. Whitman Plaza which plans a 30,000 square foot two-story office building on a 2.5 acre lot, and TMG Data Center that plans a two-phase technology facility enclosing 119,000 square feet on a 6.4 acre site. At the existing Price's Collision Center on Mallory Lane, a proposed 12,700 square foot expansion will soon complement this successful vehicle repair shop. Service-Institutional DevelopmentService-institutional development continues to provide for new and expanded institutional facilities to serve the residents of Brentwood. The Brentwood Baptist Church on Concord Road will expand to a 312,700 square feet facility through Planning Commission approvals for a 6,400 square foot chapel and a 77,600 square foot "connection center." This center will host youth assembly, Sunday school classes, and a deaf congregation facility. Smaller projects were approved for both the Brentwood United Methodist Church (Columbarium expansion) and the Maryland Farms YMCA (crayon pool replacement). Residential DevelopmentFast-paced residential development in Brentwood demonstrates the high quality of life in our community and the resultant popularity of our residential sector. New developments have been initiated during recent months while established subdivisions continue to complete successive phases of their projects. Recent final plat approvals of new sections in existing subdivisions include: Taramore (17 lots), Old Towne (21 lots), Tuscany Hills (4 lots), Halcyon Estates (8 lots), and Brentwood Lights (13 lots). One new subdivision on Split Log Road, Lombardy, moved through the preliminary plan approval process and will host 60 lots on 71 acres. City procedures also require Planning Commission review of entrance landscape features as well as neighborhood amenity or recreational facilities. Approval was recently granted for entrance landscaping at the Elmbrooke development on Concord Road. Public Facilities-Personal Wireless Service FacilitiesThe Brentwood Zoning Ordinance charges the Planning Commission with the review of new applications for public facilities and personal wireless service facilities. New facilities to better serve residents with mobile phones and wireless internet were approved in the most recent period. Brentwood regulations direct companies to locate antennas on existing structures wherever possible so as to preclude unsightly new cell tower structures. New antennas were recently approved on four existing TVA electrical structures around the City. Two other antennas were endorsed on existing communication towers. Office Vacancy RateThe Colliers Turley Martin Tucker Market Report-Nashville (3rd Quarter 2007) reports that the Nashville Office Market added more than 530,000 square feet of new office space and posted 807,000 square feet of positive net absorption year-to-date. Market vacancy rates continue moving downward: 15.2%, 13.9%, 12.1%, and 10.8% for 2002 through 2006, respectively and 9.6% for 3Q2007. Full service gross asking rates moved upward: $16.76, $17.14, and $19.18, respectively for 2004 through 2006. The rate for 3Q2007 is $19.39. Note: The statistics in this report address marketable, multi-tenant buildings that are 10,000 square feet and larger; vacancy rates include all vacant space whether direct or sublease. Colliers report records an overall commercial office vacancy rate of 5.5% for the third quarter of 2007 as compared to 6.3% for the Brentwood submarket at the end of 2006. This figure reflects steady improvement from the 6.9% rate of the previous year, and well improved over the 2004 vacancy levels of 8.4%. This reporting quarter, Brentwood recorded 144,000 square feet of net absorption. The Brentwood and Cool Springs submarkets, adjacent submarkets along Interstate 65 South, continue to be Nashville’s office and retail growth engine. The Brentwood office submarket has minimal vacancies and development sites to handle future office buildings. Maryland Farms has one building under construction: Creekside Crossing IV at 128,000 square feet with an early 2008 delivery date. Gateway Plaza II, a 117,000 square foot Class A building, was delivered this quarter at 76 percent occupancy. Report on 3rd Quarter of 2007:
Property Rights vs. Prohibiting Growth In a matter of two short decades, Brentwood has grown from a modest community of less than 10,000 residents to an expansive city exceeding 30,000. As the City grows toward a projected population of 45,000 by 2020, many citizens question continued public approvals of additional subdivisions and other development. The City must respect individual property rights that are guaranteed under federal and state law. To arbitrarily prohibit an owner from developing his property under the current zoning classification would expose the city to legal action including inverse condemnation of property. Federal and state law allows Brentwood to control development through zoning and subdivision regulations. Within the zoning ordinance, the City can designate appropriate uses for land while still allowing productive use by the property owner. Brentwood is recognized for its strict land use controls through its zoning and subdivision guidelines. Residents have long favored low density residential development that preserves more open space. This has been achieved through the one house per acre requirement minimum density for all residential development. Landscape and buffering provisions further enhance the pastoral appearance of the City and protect residential property located adjacent to commercial and service institution land uses. Low density development helps to limit the service demands that would otherwise be placed on our streets, schools, and other support infrastructure. In this way, Brentwood has attempted to balance the development rights of property owners with the desire of the community to maintain low density development and lower infrastructure and service demands. New Residential Building Permits: January 1, 2007 thru December 31, 2007
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