Smyrna License and Variance Board unanimously approves a slate of property variances

Smyrna’s License and Variance Board on Jan. 22 unanimously approved a series of zoning variances for properties across the city, from a front-yard school fence on Lake Park Drive to multiple setback and impervious-surface variances for a property on Ivanhoe Lane.

The approvals, taken during a regularly scheduled board meeting at Smyrna City Hall, covered nine variance applications and the board’s consent to approve meeting minutes from Jan. 8. Community Development staff reviewed each application and recommended approval with standard site-plan compliance conditions and additional, case-specific stipulations where noted.

Staff context and why it matters: Caitlin Crow, Planner I in Smyrna’s Community Development Department, told the board that engineering had reviewed the impervious-surface requests and in several cases determined no additional mitigation plans were required because the increases either predated the current code or did not add new land-disturbing activity. Crow also gave the board recommended conditions such as ‘‘Approval of the requested variance is conditioned upon substantial compliance with the site plan submitted with the variance application.’’ Those conditions appear in the board’s motions.

Key approvals and staff conditions (Votes at a glance): - V25-003 — 4157 Mason Avenue (Land Lot 314), Karen and Jerry Walters: increase maximum impervious surface from 35% to 36.4%. Approved unanimously. Condition: substantial…