The Signal Mountain Planning Commission voted Thursday to grant preliminary approval to a 106-home subdivision proposed by developer Ben Peppers on Shackleford Ridge Road.
At least four other meetings were held to discuss the proposed subdivision in which the developer presented preliminary designs of the project and a geotechnical study of the property requested by the commission to explore how historical mining activity on the land could affect potential development.
Town staff provided reports regarding environmental regulations and the town’s responsibilities in regard to providing services to the development.
Citizens also expressed concerns to the commission about the development related to traffic, safety and school capacity.
“They have addressed all of my concerns, and … they’ve met all the requirements of the subdivision regulations,” Garrett Haynes, senior planner for Southeast Tennessee Development District, said of the developers’ changes to the plans for the subdivision. “I haven’t found any deficits or any missing information on the preliminary plat itself, so I would recommend approval.”