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The developer of a new shopping center along Cookeville’s 10th Street and Old Kentucky Road has submitted an extension request to the Planning Department.
The request comes after city council approved an ordinance last week allowing for six month extensions based on federal or state emergencies such as COVID.
“They have also submitted the final PCD plan for consideration by the planning commission,” Planning Director Jon Ward said. “The extension may not be necessary, but they wanted to submit an extension request just in case there was something else they needed to work through.”
Ward said that is the only request for an extension filed since the new ordinance passed Thursday. The ordinance goes into effect 14 days after passage.
Developers must submit justification that a project was affected from a natural disaster or emergency declaration. Ward said the planning commission decided the six-month extension was a reasonable accommodation.
The shopping center project has been under consideration by developers for several years. July 31 marked the deadline for the group to file the planned commercial development plan for the city. If not filed, the land would go back to the original zoning.
