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Large metal accessory building variance denied for 9995 Hickory Flat Highway

5587822 · August 14, 2025
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Summary

A request for a 4,000-square-foot metal accessory building that would have exceeded 50% of the house and used non-complementary materials was denied after neighbors raised concerns about size, visibility and potential runoff.

The board denied a variance that would have allowed a 4,000-square-foot metal accessory structure at 9995 Hickory Flat Highway that far exceeded the ordinance limit of 50% of the principal structure.

Staff briefed the board that the lot is about 7.84 acres in R-20 zoning, and the ordinance limits accessory buildings to 50% of the gross square footage of the principal structure. The house is roughly 4,182 square feet, so the allowed accessory area would be about 2,091 square feet; the applicant…

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