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Collegedale zoning board grants parking variance for proposed Christian Brothers auto shop

3175865 · April 14, 2025
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The Collegedale Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance allowing a 55,560-square-foot Christian Brothers Automotive repair facility at 8713 Absinthe Pike to provide 30 parking spaces instead of the 38 required under the city zoning code, citing steep site topography and retaining-wall constraints.

The Collegedale Board of Zoning Appeals voted to approve a variance reducing off-street parking requirements for a proposed Christian Brothers Automotive repair facility at 8713 Absinthe Pike.

Jason Allen, staff planner for the City of Collegedale, told the board the applicant requested relief from City of Collegedale zoning ordinance Chapter 6, Section 6.01. The code requires one parking space per 150 square feet for the proposed 55,560-square-foot automotive shop, which would normally require 38 spaces; the applicant asked to provide 30 spaces, or about one per 186 square feet.

The variance request, Allen said, rests on the site’s steep topography. ‘‘Much of the property consists of sloped terrain, limiting the amount of…

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