CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Regional Planning Commission is looking to kick off their Britton Springs Area Plan with an open house next week.
The RPC, with the help of design firm RaganSmith, based out of Nashville, has planned to study the neighborhoods around Britton Springs Road and Evans Road this summer. The open house is for the community to learn more and discuss the future development and land use. It’s scheduled to be held at 117 Brookside Drive this Tuesday, April 29, from 6 to 8 p.m.
“This area has always been a unique challenge from a future land use, development and terrain perspective,” said project manager for the Britton Springs Area Plan Samuel McCanna. “In the last couple of years, we have seen an increase in rezoning requests that lead us to believe this area could now be in transition. An area plan allows those in this community to have a voice in what that transition looks like. We’ll also study opportunities to increase amenities, such as parks, sidewalks, as well as access to public transit throughout the area, while also drilling down to the neighborhood level on Future Land Use and what right looks like.”
Project background
In January, RaganSmith won the bid for the neighborhood study, which plans to look at the character, socioeconomics and future of the Britton Springs neighborhood. They will compare current land use patterns and zoning, potential zones, zoning techniques and recommend a future land use plan specific to the neighborhood to guide growth and public or private investment.
In spring 2024, the City Council and Montgomery County Commission voted to adopt the first city and countywide Comprehensive Plan in over 24 years. The next steps are to implement those goals and address issues unique around the community.
In the case of the Britton Springs neighborhood, the RPC said with its mix of road types, land uses, topography and differing jurisdictions (city and county) in the North Clarksville Planning Area, the area needs a closer look that only a neighborhood planning effort can achieve.
Before the Comprehensive Plan was finalized though, in December 2023 an F2 tornado rolled through, damaging thousands of homes and businesses. One of the areas most impacted by the disaster was Britton Springs, according to the RPC.
The study will be comprised of 1,519 parcels on 1,097 acres, with the majority located in city limits and about one-quarter in the unincorporated area of Montgomery County in its Urban Growth Boundary.
The RPC noted two external forces that will shape its future, so they must be considered: proximity to Fort Campbell, and tornado damage to existing houses and mobile homes.
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