Tag Archives: Putnam Planning

Putnam County Planning Commission unanimously approved new subdivision regulations implementing a traffic study requirement for certain developments Tuesday night. This, after several conversations on how to best approach those cases. Planning Director Kevin Rush said the approval allows the planning department to require a traffic study and sets the standards for those traffic studies. “The intent of this is that ... Read More »

Putnam County Planning Commission Approved the preliminary plat for a new subdivision off of Medline Road that would create some 54-lots on 63 acres. The item had been tabled at the last meeting so the county’s attorney and the developer’s attorney could reach an agreement for needed road improvements before the development was approved. Putnam County Attorney Jeff Jones said ... Read More »

Putnam County Planning Commission considering the potential for Road Supervisor Randy Jones and developers to work together earlier in the development process. It’s an effort to deal with new mandates that prohibit cities and counties from requiring developers to upgrade infrastructure as a condition for plat approval. During a work session Thursday, County Attorney Jeff Jones presented a more scaled-back ... Read More »

Putnam County Regional Planning Commission deferred action on establishing a tiered traffic study requirement for future developments citing a desire to simplify the regulation. The need to create such an option comes as a result of a newly-established state law that prohibits regional and municipal planning commissions from requiring certain things from developers as conditions of approval. Putnam County Attorney ... Read More »

Development in Putnam County showing signs of slowing down slightly after its recent boom. Planning Director Kevin Rush said that doesn’t mean it shows signs of stopping. “There’s always a lag between development and when the market is hot,” Rush said. “When the market is hot you see people start looking at developing property, but that takes a while to ... Read More »

Putnam County Regional Planning Commission approved the final plat for the new Window Cliffs subdivision in southwest Cookeville. Planning Director Kevin Rush said the plat had originally been filed with 22 lots. He said that there were questions about access points and the remainder between lots. Rush said Developer Jackie Schubert had combined two lots and removed one lot to ... Read More »

Members of Cumberland Cove’s Property Owners’ Association addressed the Putnam County Planning Commission Tuesday night. Board of Directors Vice President Gail Haggard said the final plat approval of a new development drew the concern of residents in the neighborhood. The new development sits at the end of Cumberland Cove Road, and residents wanted to clarify the development was not part ... Read More »

Putnam County Planning Commission approved the preliminary plat of a new 49-lot subdivision on some 47.72 acres along Moss Road. The proposed subdivision near the Ditty Road intersection was approved, but with a few stipulations. Planning Director Kevin Rush said that there could be potential sight issues along the road. “Depending on the exact location where this tees into Moss ... Read More »