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Board OKs accessory structure before principal residence at Lytle Creek Road with conditions
Summary
Rutherford County BZA granted a special exception allowing a 3,200-square-foot storage building to remain while the owner constructs a principal residence within two years, subject to noncommercial-use conditions and compliance with setbacks.
The Rutherford County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a special exception for an accessory structure that was built before a principal residence on property at 4750 Lytle Creek Road.
Planning staff said the 12.2-acre RM-zoned site contains an unpermitted 40-by-80-foot (3,200-square-foot) metal storage building erected by the property owner and is the subject of code-enforcement action. The applicant told the board the structure will be used to store building supplies and personal items while the primary residence is constructed; the applicant stated plans to build the principal dwelling within two years.
Staff recommended approval with conditions consistent with the county’s rules for a noncommercial accessory structure: only one such noncommercial storage facility is permitted per property; the structure must meet allowable square footage and setback requirements; it may not be used for living quarters; it may not host commercial activities or store materials from off-site commercial businesses, including home-based businesses.
Clyde Brownfield, of Ellison Steel Engineering, said he was representing the property owner and that the construction of the storage building was a misunderstanding of sequence, and that the owner plans to build the house within two years. No public opposition was raised during the hearing.
A board motion to approve the special exception, with the recommended conditions, passed unanimously in roll call (Yes: Mike Curtis; Jerry Sartain; Renee Curtis; Patrick Hale; Zane Cantrell). The staff recommendation and conditions will govern the property and the approval is recorded as a special exception to be complied with by the owner.
