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BZA approves attached accessory apartment on Sharp Springs Road with utilities, fees conditions
Summary
The Smyrna Board of Zoning Appeals approved a special exception for an attached accessory apartment at a vacant 1.14-acre lot on Sharp Springs Road, requiring payment of applicable fees and approval from Smyrna Utilities and town council for sewer easement access before permits are issued.
The Smyrna Board of Zoning Appeals on May 20 approved a special exception to allow an attached accessory apartment (accessory dwelling unit) as part of a new primary dwelling on a 1.14-acre lot on Sharp Springs Road owned by Paula Cropper, subject to conditions including payment of fees, compliance with code and fire requirements, and final approval of utility access and any necessary sewer-easement modifications by Smyrna Utilities and the Town Council.
The item matters because it clarifies how the town treats accessory dwelling units: a separate, self-contained living space with its own kitchen triggers review as an accessory dwelling and requires a special-exception…
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