Another company is seeking to locate on a 3.6-acre parcel of land on Cheatham Springs Road west of Clark Street.

The company, Superior Traffic Control-Memphis Inc. (STC), wants to relocate its existing Middle Tennessee branch office in LaVergne to Eagleville, according to a proposal presented by branch manager Steve Harrelson.

Harrelson spoke at Monday night’s planning commission meeting.

STC specializes in providing safety services and materials for roadway construction. The family-owned company has been in business for 10 years with the main office located in Cordova just outside Memphis.

Company officials are proposing building a 4,000 square foot metal building warehouse on the property on Cheatham Springs Road immediately and then will build a 1,500 to 2,000 square foot detached office space within the next two to three years.

Along with the building, the company would like to fence some storage outside with a privacy fence, Harrelson said. Various pieces of equipment would be stored at the site, such as arrowboards, message boards, drums, posts, signs and so forth.

The plan is enter the 3.6-acre property from the unimproved Bobby Turner Drive right of way off Clark Lane. The company may install a secondary entrance off Cheatham Springs Road in the future, according to STC’s proposal, but Harrelson said he did not think the company would need a second entrance at this time.

The branch would employ about six full time workers, Harrelson said. Typically the employees would come in and get their assignments in the morning and go out in the field. Regular office hours would be from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday but some workers may use the facilities after hours or on weekends occasionally, according to the proposal.

Harrelson said the type trucks used at the location would be the size of F350s with flatbeds. According to the written proposal, materials may occasionally be delivered by tractor trailer trucks with average loads being one to two trucks per month.

Types of work the company does include installation of warning signs for work zones, lane closures and detours; installation of permanent signage for roadways, subdivisions and other road guidance applications; light fabrication of sheet aluminum signs; rental of traffic control devices to general contractors, and resale of traffic control devices such as drums, signs, cones and other devices.

Bo Logan, Eagleville’s city planner, said the city needed to address the proposed use first to determine whether it fits in the existing commercial C-2 zone for the property. Logan noted that the city had recently denied a heavy trucking company use for the Cheatham Springs Road property, and the city would have to be consistent in the uses that are allowed.

Logan also noted that there had been some mention about amending the zoning ordinance.

Logan said he would put his suggestions in writing by June 16 concerning the proposed use. No further discussion was had on the proposal.

In other business, Mayor Nolan Barham said planning commission chairman Nick Duke’s term was expiring and recommended Duke for another three-year term. Barham said the recommendation would be brought before the next council meeting for consideration.

Commissioners discussed a proposed schedule concerning how far ahead applicants should submit proposals to the planning commission before the proposals are heard. Being considered is having proposals submitted about 30 to 35 days ahead of time.