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Maryville officials considering a pause on attached developments amidst land ownership debacle

County officials aren’t the only ones running into townhome troubles. In May, the Maryville Planning Commission reviewed an annexation request for a 5.62-acre parcel at 1305 Big Springs Road. The applicant, Big Springs Investment Co., submitted a concept plan for 25 townhomes between the Bridgeway Apartments and the historic Isaac Yearout home. Commissioners’ primary concern at the time was the lack of sewer access. Assistant City Manager Kevin Stoltenberg said city staff were planning and budgeting for sewer infrastructure extensions in the area, but construction remained several years away. Developers would have to wait until the infrastructure was available and then connect at their own expense. A staff report also identified other challenges, including a lack of transformers and electrical equipment needed to support the proposed density and potential roadway issues that could require a traffic study. Stoltenberg also noted that under the requested zoning and use classifications — commercial and business/transportation, respectively — developers would need a special exception from the city’s Board of Zoning Appeals to build townhomes. Neither Stoltenberg nor planning commissioners expressed opposition to the annexation request itself. Opposition did emerge Tuesday night. Maryville resident Theodore “Ted” Boyatt spoke against the annexation and development proposal. The