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BZA approves setback variance to allow single-family home at 608 Old Salem Road
Summary
The Murfreesboro Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance reducing the Mill Street front setback from 35 feet to 20 feet for a narrow, double-frontage lot at 608 Old Salem Road so a single-family home may be rebuilt; approval carries a condition that right-of-way dedication be recorded before a building permit is issued.
Murfreesboro — At its March 26 meeting, the Board of Zoning Appeals approved application Z25004, allowing a reduction of the required 35-foot front setback along Mill Street to 20 feet for a property addressed as 608 Old Salem Road so a single-family home can be constructed on an undersized commercial-local (CL) lot.
The variance was requested by Frank Russell and presented to the board by planning staff. Planning staff told the board the property was platted in 1923, is a double-frontage lot, and is currently smaller than the 7,500-square-foot minimum required in the CL zone. Staff said the lot’s age, narrow width and an anticipated right-of-way dedication along Mill Street create a practical hardship that justifies a variance.
Planning staff said…
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