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Commission reviews proposed rules for shipping-container homes, seeks clearer definitions
Summary
Sumner County planning staff presented a draft resolution to regulate shipping containers for residential use, proposing lot-size minimums, administrative special-exception approvals, and architectural requirements including Tennessee-licensed architect/engineer design for permanent container dwellings.
Sumner County planning staff presented a proposed resolution to regulate the use of shipping containers in the county’s zoning code and asked the planning commission to forward a positive recommendation to the County Commission.
The draft language would allow administrative special-exception approvals for shipping containers on residential parcels, require that shipping containers not be permanently placed on residential lots smaller than 40,000 square feet, and impose architectural design standards. The draft also includes a requirement that permanent dwellings using…
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