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Owner of nonconforming Rade's Cove Road lot asks board for setbacks and lot‑size variance to allow home
Summary
A property owner identified in the packet as Mr. Mills asked the Sumner County Board of Zoning Appeals for variances to allow residential construction on an irregular, unplatted lot along Rade's Cove Road where steep topography, a creek buffer and septic placement limit the buildable area.
A property owner identified in the meeting packet as Mr. Mills asked the Sumner County Board of Zoning Appeals for variances to allow residential construction on an irregular, nonplatted lot along Rade's Cove Road. Planning staff told the board the lot does not meet the county's minimum 40,000‑square‑foot requirement for the Rural Preservation zoning district and that a front‑yard setback applicable to the site effectively requires a 60‑foot setback because the road is a main arterial; staff said the owner is requesting a reduction of the front setback to allow a building envelope.
"This lot is not platted and therefore not legal, based on the chapter," Planning staff said while reviewing the Zoning Compliance application included in the board packet. Staff said the lot was created…
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