Board denies large setback variances for lakefront lot citing floodplain and precedent concerns

Dec 1, 2024

The board denied multiple large variances for a Burton Point Road property that would have reduced front and rear setbacks and increased encroachment, citing floodplain constraints, TDEC septic field restrictions and the lack of precedent for large front yard variances in the neighborhood.

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The Wilson County Board of Zoning Appeals denied a request to replace an existing house with a new structure that would require multiple and substantial variances on a small lakefront lot at 812 Burton Point Road.

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