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Commission approves 2.8-acre subdivision and shifts I‑1/R‑1 zoning boundary at Old Shelbyville Highway
Summary
The Planning Commission approved a final plat creating a 2.8-acre lot at 0 Old Shelbyville Highway and the Board of Zoning Appeals authorized adjusting the boundary between I‑1 and R‑1 zoning districts to align with the new lot line; both actions passed 6‑0 with conditions from staff.
The Telehome Planning Commission approved a final plat that creates a 2.8‑acre lot at 0 Old Shelbyville Highway and the Board of Zoning Appeals voted to move the boundary between I‑1 (industrial) and R‑1 (residential) zoning districts so the line aligns with the new lot line. Both votes were 6‑0.
The vote matters because staff said the existing district line was “floating” across the site rather than following a physical feature or lot line, and shifting that boundary to the new legal lot of record will let the parcel be used for a single‑family home without leaving an ambiguous zoning split. “He plan on building a nice home there,” applicant Daryl Welch said of the buyer who intends to develop the parcel. Planning staff recommended approval with conditions that all Development Advisory Committee (DAC) comments be addressed before the plat is signed and recorded in Coffee County.
At the Planning Commission public hearing, Daryl Welch identified the parcel as a 2.8‑acre tract being cut from a larger property and said a buyer plans to build a home on the new lot. Planning Department staff member Mr. Luthy said the lot as proposed crosses both I‑1 and R‑1 zoning districts and recommended that, once the lot is recorded, the Board of Zoning Appeals authorize adjusting the district boundary to align with the new lot line. Luthy said the adjustment would move the industrial/residential boundary about 35 feet northwest to the newly created property line and that the site otherwise complies with R‑1 standards.
Staff flagged several conditions before recordation: resolving DAC comments, obtaining Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) approval for a driveway curb cut because Old Shelbyville Highway is a TDOT road, and adding a base flood elevation note where floodplain exists on the parcel. The Planning Commission’s approval of the final plat was expressly subject to those staff comments being addressed before the director of planning and development signs the plat for recordation.
At the Board of Zoning Appeals meeting that followed, the commission clarified that this action is not a rezoning (which would change zoning classification); instead it is an administrative adjustment of a district boundary to a significant site feature (the new lot line). Mayor Seymour moved to approve the boundary adjustment; Mr. Comer seconded. The adjustment passed 6‑0.
Next steps: staff must ensure DAC comments and the required TDOT driveway approval are obtained and the base flood elevation note is added before the director signs and Coffee County records the new lot of record.
