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Board of Zoning Appeals finds no variance required to restore gas station at 1006 East Depot Street
Summary
The Board of Zoning Appeals determined that restoring a fuel station and convenience market at 1006 East Depot Street would continue a nonconforming commercial use and does not require a variance, though site-level standards and mitigation were flagged for later review.
The Shelbyville Board of Zoning Appeals on an unspecified meeting date concluded that restoring a fuel station and convenience market at 1006 East Depot Street does not constitute an expansion or change of use requiring a variance and may continue as a legal nonconforming commercial use.
The finding matters because the property sits inside an R-3 residential zoning district although the city’s future land-use guidance designates the Depot Street corridor for commercial activity. The board’s vote means the applicant can pursue redevelopment under the nonconforming-use provisions — subject to the city’s site-plan, setback and permitting requirements — rather than seeking a rezoning or a use variance.
Planning Director Tom presented the staff analysis, noting the building was constructed in 1971 and has a history of retail and fuel-related uses. Tom said the site "was a convenience market, around 1992," and cited a TDEC (state environmental) permit…
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