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Board denies variance for garage built without permit on South New Hope Road
Summary
The Board denied a request to permit a 30-by-50-foot garage built without a permit; the owner said a contractor told him no permit was required, a neighbor objected, and the board found no hardship to justify a variance.
The Metro Nashville Board of Zoning Appeals voted on April 17 to deny a variance for a large garage constructed without a permit at 5914 South New Hope Road.
Appellant John Earhart told the board that a contractor erected the 30-by-50-foot structure and told him no permit was required. Codes staff said the property’s existing outbuilding had already used the allowable reduced…
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