By Katie Northcott, News Director
NOTE: This article has been updated with the proper spelling of “Segroves” and to correct a grammatical error.
At its meeting on Monday, March 16, the Tullahoma Planning Commission denied a motion to adopt a recommendation from the Tullahoma Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA).
At its meeting on Monday, March 9, the BOMA recommended that the Planning Commission adopt a requirement into the proposed 2045 Comprehensive plan that all medium- and low-density single-family homes have a garage and a paved driveway. If a house had a driveway that ended more than 150 feet from the road, the driveway could be gravel with a concrete apron.
Find reporting on the BOMA discussion here.
At the Planning Commission meeting, Tullahoma resident and attorney Garth Segroves spoke on BOMA’s recommendation. He asked that the Planning Commission not adopt the requirement. Before the meeting, he had spoken to builders, like Joe Denby, who Seagroves has represented in the past.
“The aspect of making a requirement for builders–and even future homeowners–to have a garage and pave a driveway … it’s going to cause the cost of housing to rise somewhat significantly,” Segroves said. “I was told upwards of $30,000 to $40,000.”
The commission agreed with Segroves that the requirement would put an excessive burden on Tullahoma residents. Alderman Sernobia McGee’s motion to deny the recommendation passed unanimously.
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