The Smyrna Municipal Planning Commission on April 3 approved a site plan for a 10-unit duplex development on Rocky Fork Road, following a council rezoning to PRD in November.

The development, proposed by Janet Ibrahim, would place five duplex buildings (10 units) on a 2.1-acre parcel with a single ingress and egress off Roxford Road. Town staff reported a vehicular-use area of 10,042 square feet, which requires 1,004 square feet of landscaping; the applicant’s plan shows parking for 45 spaces, with one handicap space, meeting the town’s parking requirement for the development.

Staff noted the applicant had updated architectural elevations to comply with the PRD’s material requirements: first-floor brick and second-floor fiber-cement siding. Staff removed multiple earlier comments after receiving revised plans but left several items open for administrative review, including:
- Recording a final plat dedicating right-of-way and utilities;
- Utilities department review of submitted profiles and additional sewer easement documentation for connecting through an adjacent HOA easement;
- Revised landscaping plans to comply with the Union Springs Overlay requirements and to show the total landscape square footage to meet the 10% vehicular-use-area standard;
- Confirmation that ADA parking dimensions are shown consistently across all sheets.

Town staff recommended approval with those conditions. Commissioners asked about driveway lengths and fire-department turnaround; staff said the applicant had widened a driveway and added a side parking space on one unit to avoid vehicle conflicts and that the fire department would review the turnaround at the permitting stage. With a motion and second, the commission approved the site plan.

What to expect next: The developer must satisfy the remaining staff conditions — primarily recording the final plat, providing utility easement documentation, and submitting a revised landscape plan that meets the Union Springs Overlay — before building permits are issued.