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Historic zoning commission denies demolition request for Nolensville house at 7306 Nolensville Road
Summary
The Town of Nolensville Historic Zoning Commission voted to deny a developer's request for a certificate of appropriateness to demolish a house at 7306 Nolensville Road after public comment and debate about preservation, economic hardship and alternatives such as moving or rehabilitation.
The Town of Nolensville Historic Zoning Commission on Wednesday denied an application for a certificate of appropriateness to demolish the single-family house at 7306 Nolensville Road, a property located inside the town's historic-district overlay.
The commission's decision followed a lengthy public comment period in which residents, local preservation groups and the applicant debated whether the building should be preserved, moved or demolished and whether the owners and prospective developer demonstrated the "unreasonable economic hardship" required by the zoning ordinance to permit demolition.
Len Serafino, a Nolensville resident, urged approval of demolition and redevelopment, saying the town needs more sales-tax revenue and that the existing structure is dilapidated: "Nolensville has a revenue problem... the historic zoning commission has an opportunity to allow a developer to tear down a dilapidated house and ultimately replace it with a retail center," he said.
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