2025-08-18 August 18, 2025 Mayor and Council Meeting Minutes - FINAL
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August 18, 2025 7:00 PM City of Smyrna Mayor and Council Meeting 2800 King Street SE Council Chambers Page 3 of 10 The hotel will include a restaurant, retail, and lobby on the first floor of the building, as well as a fitness center and pool on the eighth floor of the building. The hotel and multi-family building will be connected by a public plaza constructed with hardscape materials. The multi-family building will include a leasing office on the first floor, and an amenity courtyard and pool on the third floor. The multi-family building will include 56 studio units (17%), 110 one-bedroom units (34%), 142 two-bedroom units (43%), and 20 three-bedroom units (6%). The multi-family building elevation materials will be comprised of stucco, aluminum, and masonry materials. The proposed development will be accessed by two full-access drives on Cumberland Blvd. The existing southern entrance drive is already accessed by a deceleration lane. The proposed new northern entrance drive will provide a deceleration lane of approximately 120 feet. The proposed development will have 675 total parking spaces. 494 parking spaces as designated for the multi-family use and 149 are designated for the hotel. The parking deck will include two levels below grade and two levels wrapped within the first two levels of the multi-family building. The visible exterior of the parking deck will have a decorative exterior including a variety of stucco and masonry materials and colors. The development will be serviced with an underground stormwater detention system. The applicant is seeking the following variance from Sec. 720 of the City’s Code of Ordinances: 1. Allow an increase of the maximum 20’ side setback of the hotel building. (Staff Supports) 2. Allow an increase in rental units exceeding 15% of the total number of residential units. (Staff Supports) 3. Allow an increase in residential density from 25 units per acre to 70 units per acre. (Staff Supports) 4. Allow an increase in building height of 66 feet to 150 feet. (Staff Supports) 5. Reduction of the minimum front setback from 50 feet to 15’ (Section 717.162(b)). (Staff Supports) Spring Road LCI Study The City of Smyrna completed and adopted the LCI study in Spring of 2017. The LCI study lays out the City’s vision for development patterns along the Spring Road Corridor and identified four main opportunity areas along the corridor. The subject property was specifically addressed in the LCI Study and identified as the Smyrna Plaza area. The Smyrna Plaza concept proposed high density, mixed use development comprised of a mix of “stacked” big box retail, commercial, office, residential and a centralized community gathering space. The west and north sides of the Smyrna Plaza are proposed to include high density residential. Conceptual images of the Smyrna Plaza are shown below. Community Development recommends approval of the rezoning from TS to MU- Conditional on 4.66 acres for a mixed-use development with 328 multi-family units at a density of 70 units per acre, and 212 room hotel building with amenities including those variances supported by staff as shown above, with the following conditions: Standard Conditions Requirements # 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 16 and 17 from Section 1201 of the Zoning Code are not applicable. The following requirements remain applicable.