Armstrongs request side‑yard setback variance to add 540‑sq‑ft addition at 1101 Woodrow Drive

Mickey and Whitney Armstrong requested a variance from Sumner County zoning rules to reduce the required side‑yard setback from 20 feet to 12 feet so they can build an about 540‑square‑foot addition to the primary dwelling at 1101 Woodrow Drive. Planning staff presented the request at the Board of Zoning Appeals meeting and opened the matter for public hearing; no final vote was recorded at the meeting.

Planning staff said the property is in the Rural Preservation zoning district, where the side‑yard setback is 20 feet, and described a discrepancy between the recorded plat and a recent survey. "The plat shows 1.27 acres, but when it was surveyed, it seems that there may have been some discrepancy…it is determined that the property is 0.85 acres," Planning staff said. Staff said the smaller surveyed area, and the location of an adjacent hatched…