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Knoxville BZA approves most requested variances, denies duplex driveway request
Summary
The City Board of Zoning Appeals approved multiple variances for church parking, multifamily and commercial setbacks and a gas-station transparency exception, denied a proposed duplex driveway width variance as self-created, and split a sign variance for Cedar Springs Church.
The City Board of Zoning Appeals on an evening session approved several development variances while denying a request to expand a duplex driveway and splitting a sign application for Cedar Springs Church. The board granted variances for a place-of-worship parking expansion, front- and rear-setback reductions for a single-family lot, a multifamily front-setback encroachment discovered during construction, and setback relief for a commercial outparcel affected by a water-line easement. It denied a request to expand a driveway to 50 feet on a 50-foot lot for a proposed duplex, citing a lack of hardship.
The meeting began with Chair Amy Sherrill laying out procedures for public comment and vote thresholds. Staff described each request before applicants or their representatives explained hardships and responded to board questions. Adam Comtop, representing Sevier Heights Church, said the campus functions as more than a sanctuary and that accessory uses and simultaneous…
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