Friends of Wears Valley

Hillside Task Force May 2008 Meetings

John Edwards May 27th, 2008

The Hillside Task Force met on May 6, May 13, May 20 and May 27, 2008.

Highlights of these meetings include:

Critical Slope Floating Zone (CSFZ) – Road Slopes
Context Sensitive Design Evaluation System
Trigger for Critical Slope Floating Zone (CSFZ)
Trigger for Hillside Overlay District (HOD)
Rick Joyce’s Draft Recommendation – Preliminary Findings
Cut/Fill Slopes, Retaining Walls, and Road Widths
Road Slopes
Field Trip
HOD Map

Minutes from these meetings are available for download in Microsoft Word format (.doc):

Hillside Task Force meeting minutes 05-06-08

Hillside Task Force meeting minutes 05-13-08

Hillside Task Force meeting minutes 05-20-08

Hillside Task Force meeting minutes 05-27-08

Opposition for planned access road for High Bridge

John Edwards May 12th, 2008

The High Bridge development planned on Cove Mountain in Wears Valley is back on the Sevier County Planning Commission agenda in a meeting set for May 13, 2008. The last time the proposal was discussed, those opposed to the development, such as the Friends of Wears Valley, turned out in force and have promised to do so again.

Southern Design Group has submitted a plan for the property that includes 400 homes on 750 acres in the first phase of the development, with hundreds of acres marked for future development. Those opposing the project spoke out on a number of issues when it first appeared before the Planning Commission last year. Among their objections is the planned unit development’s proposed vehicle access, off Scottish Highland Way. The plan was previously denied by the Planning Commission as the private road sits on a 40-foot right of way, shy of the 50 feet the county requires for roads serving PUDs.

Read more about it in the Mountain Press: Cove Mountain development back before county planning commission.