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Board grants screened-porch setback variance in West Nashville with utility easement condition
Summary
A variance to allow a screened porch to extend closer to 42nd Avenue in West Nashville was granted with conditions that it remain a screened porch and must not encroach into unrecorded utility easements; the decision noted the lot’s unusually deep right-of-way and existing neighborhood character.
The Board of Zoning Appeals granted a variance on Dec. 4 allowing a homeowner to extend a screened porch closer to the street at a West Nashville property near 42nd and Idaho, subject to conditions protecting utility easements and ensuring the structure remains an unenclosed screened porch.
Contractor Tom Rhodes said the proposal would enlarge an existing screened porch by about four feet, creating a 14-by-26-foot screened porch that would leave a six-foot setback from the property line. He said the lot benefits from an unusually deep original right-of-way and that nearby properties include preexisting structures with similar encroachments. Rhodes provided a letter of support from Council member Gadd.
Board members asked about underground utilities and easement locations; commissioners added a condition ensuring the porch does not encroach on utility easements that may not be reflected on an older survey. A motion to grant the variance with those conditions passed unanimously in the recorded vote.
Hargis and board members emphasized that the approval applies to the screened porch only and does not alter property lines or future development rights; building-permit review and any utility conflicts remain subject to the Codes Department’s review before final permits are issued.
