Executive Summary Proposed Amendments

Proposed Amendments to the Town of Smyrna Subdivision Regulations Executive Summary of Major Changes December 2008 Article 1: 1. 1-108 through 1-111 have been moved to Article 3 and the existing sections following have been renumbered. 2. 1-109.107 has been amended so that the slope of a private access easement cannot exceed 10%, which is the same as a public street. 3. 1-110.3 has been amended to reflect financial surety and not bonds. Article 2: 1. Definitions have been moved from Article 6 to Article 2 and the articles following were renumbered to reflect the change. Several definitions were added, deleted, or amended. Article 3: 1. This article was formerly Article 2 and was substantially amended in May 2007. The formatting of this document highlights the amendments made at that time. 2. 3-101 has been moved from 1-109. 3. 3-103.3 has been added and 3-104.4 and 3-105.4 have been amended to reflect a change in State law. The previous State statute required the Planning Commission to approve or disapprove a plat within 30 days of submission of the plat for review, unless the applicant consented to an extension of this time period. The State law now is that the Planning Commission must approve or disapprove a plat within 35 days of initial consideration of the plat by the Planning Commission, unless the applicant consents to an extension. This clarifies in State law that a plat can be deferred for up to one month by the Planning Commission. Smyrna’s regulations have stated that that the submission date is considered the date of the first Planning Commission meeting on the plat, which allows for one month deferral. This change puts us in compliance with State law as amended, but doesn’t change the process we have had since 1996. 4. 3-107 is new regarding development agreements being required per the Municipal Code. 5. 3-108, 3-109, and 3-110 have been moved from 1-108, 1-110, and 1-111. Article 4: 1. This article was formerly Article 5. 2. This article has been amended with several clean-up amendments, including the Town Engineer final plat signoff being changed to the Director of Public Works.

3. A certification requiring signoff of final plats by Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Cooperative has been added per their request. Article 5: 1. Article 5 was formerly Article 4. 2. There have several grammatical changes, etc., including changing City Engineer to Director of Public Works in numerous locations. 3. Setback requirements from high voltage electric lines have been removed and will be recommended to be added to the Zoning Ordinance. 4. There is an amendment to require construction access not utilizing existing Town streets instead of suggesting it. 5. There is a change in the minimum pavement width for minor residential streets from 22 feet to 24 feet. 6. Several sections regarding the design criteria for sanitary sewers have been removed and replaced with a requirement that sanitary sewers be designed to meet the Town of Smyrna Sewer System Standard Specifications for New Construction. 7. The amendment as discussed in 1998 regarding major electrical and natural gas easements is included in 5-109 (5). Article 6: 1. Article 6 was formerly Appendix A and includes specifications for public works issues, including roads, drainage, sidewalks, etc. 2. There are several changes to road pavement base widths, base thicknesses, and surface course widths. These vary depending on the type of road and are summarized in the chart in 6-302. 3. 6-301 includes 32 pages of standard detail drawings, many of which are carry overs from the existing regulations as well as new and revised drawings. These details allow for standard rollover curb and gutter or extruded curb to be used on residential minor and collector level streets. It requires standard curb and gutter on residential arterial streets and all non-residential streets. 4. A recommended amendment is to require sidewalks on one side of all residential minor streets and on both sides of all nonresidential minor streets. Article 7: 1. Article 7 was formerly Article 3. 2. Amendments include requiring storm drainage facilities to be installed and inspected prior to issuance of building permits. This is in addition to water, sewer, and roads up to the binder installed as is the case now. Article 8: 1. Article 8 was formerly Article 7.