Commission approves four‑lot Mamone subdivision on Everett Road with plat note corrections

The Farragut Municipal Planning Commission voted to approve the final plat for the Mamone property (317 Everett Road), a small four‑lot subdivision bisected by a tributary of Little Turkey Creek. Staff advised the commission that all four house lots and the open‑space lot are affected by the floodplain, and that the northernmost lot will require a FEMA‑compliant bridge crossing to access its developable portion.

Planner Mark Shipley noted a plat typo: the aquatic buffer width was listed as 25 feet but should be 30 feet; staff recommended adding a clarifying note and obtaining required signatures before finalization. Shipley also reminded commissioners that because Everett Road is a collector, new accesses must be grouped and the proposed access point between Lots 2 and 3 meets the town's access ordinance.

Commissioners discussed the earlier Everett Road corridor fee established to recoup infrastructure costs for new homes on Everett Road. Staff said the fee does apply and is calculated as part of the building permit process; the commission agreed it would be appropriate to add a plat note to remind future builders of the fee. "Those fees are... variable based on that formula that's in the ordinance," staff said, noting examples from other developments.

No members of the public spoke in opposition at the public hearing. The motion to approve carried; staff will correct the aquatic buffer notation and add a plat note regarding fees prior to recordation.

Because the subdivision is within the floodplain, the northern lot's access will require compliance with FEMA standards before a building permit can be issued, per the plat note requirements.