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Board approves variance allowing front-façade-only material match for 33-foot accessory building
Summary
The board granted Daniel Douglas a variance from the county’s typical requirement that accessory structures match the primary dwelling on all four sides, allowing matching materials on the front facade for a 33-foot-tall accessory building; board cited rural setting and screening.
The Wilson County board approved a variance allowing an accessory structure at 550 Barnhouse Road to match the primary residence only on its front-facing elevation rather than on all four sides.
Planning staff recommended denial because the zoning ordinance requires accessory structures to match the primary residential structure’s materials on all sides unless specific exceptions apply; staff noted the roof pitch will match but raised concerns about material continuity. Applicant Daniel Douglas told the board the structure would be 33 feet tall, would match the house on the front facade, and requested flexibility for side and rear materials. Board members asked for clarity on how much of the front elevation would be brick and whether doors or awnings had to be brick; the applicant said he would use brick on the front up to the awning or roof line and that the awning would be metal.
After site and design clarifications and remarks about the rural setting and screening (cedar thicket) limiting visibility from the road, a board member moved to approve the variance citing the lot’s rural character, size (about 11 acres), and natural screening; the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote. The board recorded that it understood the applicant’s submittal to commit to matching the front-facing materials with the house.
The approval applies only to the variance described in the application; applicants are expected to submit final elevations that conform to the terms discussed on the record.
