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Board of Zoning Appeals approves setback reductions for 9504 Lee Highway
Summary
Collegedale’s Board of Zoning Appeals granted a variance reducing the front-yard setback from 35 to 20 feet and a side-yard setback from 10 to 5 feet for 9504 Lee Highway, finding hardship tied to an unusually small lot and existing development predating current zoning.
The Collegedale Board of Zoning Appeals voted to grant a setback adjustment (BZA2025-03) for 9504 Lee Highway, approving a reduction of the required front-yard setback from 35 feet to 20 feet and a side-yard setback from 10 feet to 5 feet in a Shopping Center Commercial (C2) zone.
Staff told the board the parcel is unusually small (about 15,000 square feet), the existing building and site configuration predate current zoning, and surrounding property is largely C2; staff recommended the variance on the grounds that strict application of the ordinance would be inconsistent with the area’s character. Staff also said the lot’s size and configuration limit industrial use and that granting the variance would support a context-sensitive transition to commercial use.
Staff noted conditions: if the existing building is destroyed, any replacement structure must meet C2 setbacks at the time of permit; and the applicant may need to connect to sewer rather than a septic tank if required by permitting. The board’s roll call indicated approval by Member Lehman (yes), Member Moody (yes) and Chairwoman Gray (yes). The motion passed and the BZA adjourned.
