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Knoxville BZA Approves Reduced Lot‑Width Variance for 32‑Unit Townhouse Proposal
Summary
The City Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance reducing the required lot width per townhouse from 20 feet to 9.5 feet, clearing the way for a proposed 32‑unit townhouse development on a challenging 3.95‑acre parcel with floodplain and topographic constraints.
The City Board of Zoning Appeals on Monday approved a variance that would reduce the minimum lot width per townhouse dwelling unit from 20 feet to 9.5 feet, allowing a developer to pursue a proposed 32‑unit townhouse project.
Planning staff told the board the request would allow the proposed density shown on the submitted site plan and that the property’s configuration required an interpretation of the front property line to measure lot width. Staff described the variance as a request to “decrease the minimum required lot width per townhouse dwelling…
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