Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Accessory Structure topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Tazewell zoning board approves special use for accessory structure on vacant lot
Summary
The Tazewell County Zoning Board approved a special use allowing Elmer Tom Moore to install an accessory carport on a vacant lot for personal storage of a travel trailer, with conditions limiting future use and waiving a three‑year dwelling requirement.
The Tazewell County Zoning Board on Monday approved a special use allowing Elmer Tom Moore to construct an accessory structure on a vacant R‑1 lot to shelter a travel trailer.
Staff recommended approval, saying setbacks, size and neighborhood character posed no conflict with the county zoning ordinance or comprehensive plan. “I would recommend approval of this application,” Jackie, the community development administrator, told the board.
Moore, the property owner, told the board the shelter’s purpose was personal storage for a tractor‑trailer/travel trailer so it would not be exposed to weather. “I've got a tractor trailer that I wanna park in there, and I need something to park it under instead of having it out in the weather,” Moore said during his testimony.
Board members discussed anchoring and wind resistance, and clarified that the structure would be for personal storage only. The board added a condition that if the camper is sold or the lot is conveyed, the special use must be disclosed to any buyer; the special use may continue only if the buyer complies with the personal‑storage limitation. The board also agreed to waive the zoning code requirement that a principal dwelling be built within three years for this accessory‑first case.
The board approved the findings of fact and the special use by voice vote.
The approval is limited to the structure and uses described in the application; any change in use or expansion would require further review under county zoning procedures.
