Davidson County sets March 10 public hearing on zoning text changes for triplexes, solar limits and firing-range noise

Davidson County commissioners voted Feb. 10 to set a public hearing for March 10 on proposed text amendments to the county zoning ordinance that would change density rules for triplexes and quadplexes, alter residential solar size limits and loosen a decibel standard for indoor firing ranges.

Planning staff told the board the three proposed amendments respond to recent state building-code changes and practical problems that have created repeated variance requests. Jason Crook, plan director, said House Bill 488 and Senate Bill 166 moved triplexes and quadplexes into the residential building code and that the county’s current ordinance treats triplexes and quads at a higher density requirement than duplexes. The proposal would treat triplexes and quadplexes in the…