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Rutherford County board approves temporary accessory shed at 7710 Hughes Road
Summary
A special-exception request to retain an accessory shed before a primary dwelling at 7710 Hughes Road was approved unanimously after staff said the structure meets setback criteria and the applicant plans to pull permits soon.
The Rutherford County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a special-exception request Tuesday allowing an accessory storage structure to remain on a newly created 2.83-acre lot at 7710 Hughes Road until a principal home is built.
The approval, granted unanimously, follows staff findings that the shed sits within the allowed setback for detached accessory structures and that the applicant intends to apply for a building permit and place a home on the lot “almost immediately” after the plat records.
Danielle (Rutherford County staff) told the board that Application 202506 covers the property, which is being subdivided from an 11.8-acre parcel into a 2.83-acre lot and an 8.59-acre remainder. She said the existing shed is on the smaller lot and that staff found the request met the criteria for a special exception. “Once the plat is signed, it is the applicant's intention to place a home on the property pretty much immediately,” Danielle said.
Shawn Foster, the applicant, told the board he placed a storage building on the site to secure belongings while preparing to move onto the property. “The building is new, well kept, and located at the very back of the property, where it cannot be seen from any road. It's currently being used and will only ever be used for storage,” Foster said, adding he would comply with conditions the board considered appropriate.
Board members asked whether the special exception would transfer if the lot sold before a house was built; staff replied the special exception runs with the property unless the board conditions it otherwise. After a public hearing with no opponents, a board member moved to approve the request subject to the conditions recommended by staff; the motion passed on a roll call vote with all voting board members recorded as voting yes.
The board recorded the approval without amendments. The county will require the applicant to follow the standard zoning-compliance and permitting process for a detached accessory structure before a building permit is issued.
The approval resolves the immediate platting hold that prevented recording the subdivision; staff said the shed would likely be unnecessary within months once the applicant pulls permits and begins construction.
No formal timeline beyond the normal permitting steps was specified during the meeting.
