Commissioners adopted the annexation and land use change for 53 acres at 2770 West Division St. on Oct. 26. The rezoning for 134 lots shows no final vote yet.

Updated Oct. 30: The Board of Commissioners adopted the annexation and the land use change on Oct. 26. The city’s record shows no final vote yet on the rezoning. Details below.

What happened Oct. 26

The Mt. Juliet Board of Commissioners adopted two of the three Kensington Ridge ordinances on second reading Monday, Oct. 26, according to the city’s legislative record for the meeting.

  • Annexation: the 53.15 acres at 2770 West Division St. are now inside the city. Commissioner Jennifer Milele moved it and Vice Mayor Bill Trivett seconded. The board also adopted the plan of services for the land.
  • Land use plan: the site moves from medium density to high density residential. Trivett moved it and Milele seconded.
  • Rezoning: the record lists the rezoning to RS-15 PUD and the preliminary master development plan on the agenda, but shows no action on it Oct. 26. The street layout question rides on this ordinance.

The record does not give vote counts, and the minutes and video had not been posted by Oct. 30. We will update this page when they are.

The same night the board adopted the annexations of about 15.72 acres at 6484 Beckwith Road and 1865 Nonaville Road, and the budget amendment for an impact fee study. The Nonaville Road ordinance as adopted covers about 4.98 acres across two parcels; the hearing notice had listed about 2.45 acres.

Before the vote

The board held a public hearing at 6:15 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, on bringing 53.15 acres at 2770 West Division St. into the city for a subdivision. The land is known as Kensington Ridge.

Three ordinances for the site were up for their second and final reading, according to the city’s hearing notice:

  • annexing the 53.15 acres into the city and approving a plan of services
  • changing the city’s land use plan for the site from medium density to high density residential
  • rezoning it from Wilson County R-1 to RS-15 PUD, a planned unit development, and adopting its preliminary master development plan

The hearing is at City Hall, 2425 N. Mt. Juliet Road. The board’s regular meeting follows at 6:30 p.m. The public can attend and comment, the notice says.

What the plan showed

The preliminary plan submitted to the city in June showed 134 single-family lots, about 2.52 homes an acre, split into two phases of 69 and 65 lots, according to the plan set on the city’s website. The plan’s title block names Robinson Developments, NVR Inc., which does business as Ryan Homes, and the engineering firm Heritage Civil.

The plan lists these amenities in place of a clubhouse:

  • a park pavilion
  • a playground
  • a pickleball court
  • walking trails
  • a pet park
  • a disc golf area
  • a play lawn

It also asks for narrower lots than the zoning rules normally allow: a minimum lot width of 60 feet, or 35 feet on cul-de-sacs. The plan says the homes would take about four years to build, depending on demand.

What happened in September

Commissioners passed all three ordinances 5-0 on first reading on Sept. 14, according to the meeting minutes. The board amended the rezoning several times that night. The changes include:

  • writing the listed amenities into the conditions of approval
  • adopting engineering conditions on the project
  • striking one planning condition and correcting another on setbacks

The street layout is not settled. Three residents spoke for a layout called option 3, two of them from the existing Kensington Ridge neighborhood, the minutes say. One said she opposed a connection to her road. Vice Mayor Bill Trivett moved to adopt option 3, saying residents wanted it for safety and access for first responders. Commissioner Scott Hefner proposed a cul-de-sac with a gate that only emergency vehicles could use.

The board then tabled that motion until second reading so city staff could finish the details. That meant the final layout was expected at the Oct. 26 meeting.

Trivett also shared the results of a community survey, the minutes say. Of 47 people who replied, 77% favored having the development inside the city so the city keeps control over what is built.

Also on the Oct. 26 hearing list

The same notice listed three other items:

  • annexing about 15.72 acres at 6484 Beckwith Road
  • annexing about 2.45 acres at 1865 Nonaville Road
  • a budget amendment to pay for an impact fee study

Both annexations passed first reading 5-0 on Sept. 14. Both sites are inside the city’s urban growth boundary, the notice says.

What it means for you

If you live near West Division Street, the land is now inside the city, so city police, fire and codes rules apply to it. What gets built, and how its streets connect to yours, still depends on the rezoning vote. Meetings stream on MJTV, the city’s channel.

The full staff report and the option 1 and option 3 layouts were attached to the Sept. 14 agenda. Our building permits and zoning guide explains how rezonings work in Mount Juliet.