{"id":1736,"date":"2021-02-02T09:07:29","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T15:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/watertowntn.com\/?page_id=1736"},"modified":"2023-10-11T08:41:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T13:41:12","slug":"planning-commission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/watertowntn.com\/_staging\/government\/planning-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"Watertown Planning Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n

Watertown County Planning Commission<\/strong><\/p>\n

John Jewell - Chairman<\/div>\n
514 Holmes Gap Road<\/div>\n
Watertown, TN 37184<\/div>\n
615-237-3354<\/div>\n
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Eugene Grooms<\/div>\n
111 Edna W Grooms Lane<\/div>\n
Watertown, TN 37184<\/div>\n
615-237-9210<\/div>\n
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Steve Casey<\/div>\n
346 Richland Ave<\/div>\n
Watertown, TN\u00a0 37184<\/div>\n
404-931-4096<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Tony Lea<\/div>\n
602 East Main Street<\/div>\n
Watertown, TN\u00a0 37184<\/div>\n
615-237-3731<\/div>\n
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Mike Jennings<\/div>\n
8630 Sparta Pike<\/div>\n
Watertown, TN 37184<\/div>\n
615-444-0585<\/div>\n
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Agenda and other documents are available on the Documents page:<\/div>\n
Documents and Notices - Click HERE<\/a><\/div>\n
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View the Wilson County Planning Commission's website online:
\nwww.WilsonCountyPlanning.com<\/a><\/p>\n

FEMA<\/strong> - Floodsmart \u2013 NFIP<\/strong>\u00a0 - National Flood Insurance Program<\/p>\n

www.FloodSmart.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

The Wilson County Planning Director\u2019s position also serves as Watertown\u2019s Planning Director. The Watertown Planning Commission and the Watertown Board of Zoning Appeals do not hold regularly scheduled meetings. The meetings are scheduled on an as needed basis.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Review Process<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rezonings<\/strong>
\nAn application can be obtained either at the Wilson County Planning Office or here. The application must be submitted to the Wilson County Planning Office with a fee of $150.00. After submittal, a Planning Commission meeting will be scheduled. The Planning Commission will issue a recommendation and forward it to the Watertown City Council. There is a 15 day minimum before the item can be heard by the City Council. It must pass two Council readings before it becomes official.<\/p>\n

Site Plans<\/strong>
\nAn application can be obtained either at the Wilson County Planning Office or here. The application must be submitted to the Wilson County Planning Office with a fee of $50. Nine copies must be submitted along with the application and fee. After submittal, a Planning Commission meeting will be scheduled. Site plans must meet the requirements outlined in the Watertown Zoning Ordinance. After the commission has granted approval and all conditions of approval have been met, the plan must be stamped approved by the Planning Director within one (1) year from approval date.<\/p>\n

Subdivision Plats<\/strong>
\nAn application can be obtained either at the Wilson County Planning Office or here. The application must be submitted to the Wilson County Planning Office with a fee of $50 plus $5 for each additional lot. Nine copies must be submitted along with the application and fee. After submittal, a planning commission meeting will be scheduled. Subdivision Plats must meet requirements outlined in the Watertown Zoning Ordinance and Watertown Subdivision Regulations. After the commission has granted approval and all conditions of approval have been met, all the appropriate signatures must be obtained with the planning office\u2019s signature being the last. Once all signatures are acquired the plat can then be recorded in the Register of Deeds Office located in the Wilson County Courthouse, 228 East Main Street, Lebanon, Tennessee. This must be done in one (1) year from approval date.<\/p>\n

Certificate Signatures<\/strong>
\nOwner Certificate \u2013 Property Owner
\nAccuracy Certificate \u2013 Surveyor or Engineer
\nHealth Certificate \u2013 Environmental Office, 211 East Gay Street, Lebanon, TN
\nUtility Certificate \u2013water and\/or sewer provider
\nApproval Certificate \u2013 Planner or Secretary of Planning Commission, 228 East Main Street, Room 5, Lebanon, TN<\/p>\n

Board of Zoning Appeals<\/strong>
\nVariances from the uses and\/or setbacks listed for a site are received through the Board of Zoning Appeals. The Watertown building inspector or the Wilson County Planning Office determines if a variance is needed. An application can be obtained either at the Wilson County Planning Office or Watertown City Hall . They must be submitted to the Wilson County Planning Office for a fee of $50. After submittal, a Board of Zoning Appeals meeting will be scheduled. Once the appeals board grants approval, the variance becomes official and stays with the property from that point forward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Watertown County Planning Commission John Jewell - Chairman 514 Holmes Gap Road Watertown, TN 37184 615-237-3354 \u00a0 Eugene Grooms 111 Edna W Grooms Lane Watertown, TN 37184 615-237-9210 \u00a0 Steve Casey 346 Richland Ave Watertown, TN\u00a0 37184 404-931-4096 \u00a0 Tony Lea 602 East Main Street Watertown, TN\u00a0 37184 615-237-3731 \u00a0 Mike Jennings 8630 Sparta Pike […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":100,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1736","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/watertowntn.com\/_staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/watertowntn.com\/_staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/watertowntn.com\/_staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/watertowntn.com\/_staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/watertowntn.com\/_staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1736"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/watertowntn.com\/_staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1736\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2446,"href":"https:\/\/watertowntn.com\/_staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1736\/revisions\/2446"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/watertowntn.com\/_staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/watertowntn.com\/_staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}