There are 17 article(s) tagged Smart Growth:

• November 2022

  • Kroger pulls gas request; Final phase of Germantown development approved

    Germantown’s Planning Commission endorsed the final piece of TraVure. Kroger withdraws a request to add fuel service before the commission voted on the matter.

    By Abigail Warren November 01, 2022

• May 2020

  • Germantown endorses rezoning 3 acres near Forest Hill Elementary

    Germantown's Planning Commission endorsed rezoning three acres that will become part of John Duke's larger Wilder at Forest Hill subdivision north of Forest Hill Elementary School.

    By Abigail Warren May 05, 2020

• March 2020

  • Germantown aldermen approve Thornwood amended outline plan

    Germantown aldermen approved an amended outline plan that increased the number of hotel rooms and reduced the number of multi-family units at Thornwood, a mixed-use development.

    By Abigail Warren March 10, 2020

  • Germantown Planning Commission endorses Thornwood’s second hotel

    Germantown Planning Commission recommended approval of a final plan for a 114-room hotel at Thornwood. The hotel is one of a few headed to Germantown.

    By Abigail Warren March 04, 2020

• January 2020

  • Germantown votes to eliminate future standalone single-use multifamily complexes

    Germantown aldermen voted Monday evening to eliminate future standalone single-use multifamily complexes in Smart Code districts. The revised ordinance covers units for sale or rent, including apartments and condominiums.

    By Abigail Warren January 28, 2020

• November 2019

  • Portion of Germantown’s Arthur property finds no takers in tax sale

    The Arthur family has 32 acres zoned for urban development. However, they have not found a buyer and Andrew Arthur is behind more than $650,000 on taxes.

    By Abigail Warren November 08, 2019

• October 2019

  • Carrefour at The Gateway submits new plan to Germantown

    Carrefour at The Gateway has submitted a revised plan to Germantown for approval. The mixed-use plan includes 320 apartments.

    By Abigail Warren October 05, 2019

• August 2019

  • Germantown to consider extending apartment moratorium

    Germantown aldermen will consider extending a moratorium on apartment construction until February 2020.

    By Abigail Warren August 07, 2019

• May 2019

  • Germantown reviews effects of apartments in community

    Germantown reviews apartment moratorium study results with aldermen in a work session Thursday evening. The study was a part of the suburb's 18-month moratorium, which expires in July.

    By Abigail Warren May 17, 2019

• February 2019

  • Germantown denies accusations of illegally rezoning Cordova Triangle

    The City of Germantown has filed an answer to a lawsuit against the Planning Commission and the Board of Mayor and Aldermen over rezoning the Cordova Triangle. 

    By Abigail Warren February 21, 2019

  • TraVure resumes hotel construction after six-month delay

    Completion of TraVure, a mixed use development, in Germantown has been delayed by a halt on hotel construction. Work resumed earlier this month.

    By Abigail Warren February 15, 2019

  • Planning Commission denies rezoning that would allow for second Germantown Chick-fil-A

    The Planning Commission denied a rezoning request that Tuesday would bring a second Chick-fil-A to Germantown. 

    By Abigail Warren February 06, 2019

• January 2019

  • Nearly 14 acres of the Arthur property in Germantown could be sold in July tax sale

    Nearly 14 acres once destined for part of Germantown Town Center could be sold in a tax sale July 30 to satisfy delinquent back taxes on the property. 

    By Abigail Warren January 09, 2019

  • Palazzolo promises Germantown Country Club site will remain single-family residential

    Germantown Mayor Mike Palazzolo says he will not support multifamily or Smart Growth development on the Germantown Country Club site.

    By Clay Bailey January 04, 2019

• December 2018

  • Rezoning of Cordova Triangle in Germantown returns to court with updated complaint

    The Owen family, owners of the majority of Germantown’s Cordova Triangle, have taken legal action regarding the city rescinding a previous decision allowing commercial use on the 20-acre site.

    By Abigail Warren December 12, 2018

• November 2018

  • Germantown maps streetscape improvements to connect part of business district

    With visions of making Germantown’s central business district and surrounding areas more walkable, inviting and safe, several streetscape improvement projects are in progress or envisioned for the suburb.

    By Michael Waddell November 13, 2018

• October 2018

  • CarreFour gets initial endorsement on plan that could revise Germantown’s western border

    Redevelopment of CarreFour at Kirby Woods near Germantown’s western gateway received its initial blessing from the suburb’s Planning Commission this week, setting in motion a possible new look to the city’s border along Poplar.

    By Michael Waddell October 03, 2018