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Neighbors support rebuild after house fire; board approves variances tied to consolidation plat

Wilson County Board of Zoning Appeals · April 16, 2026
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Summary

The Wilson County Board of Zoning Appeals approved variances allowing a family to rebuild a home that burned in November, conditioned on submitting and recording a consolidation plat. Neighbors and a surveyor described the fire and the plat work; staff recommended approval because the lots predate the zoning ordinance.

The Wilson County Board of Zoning Appeals on April 1 approved variances enabling a family to rebuild a home that burned to the ground in November, subject to a consolidation (recombination) plat being submitted and recorded with the planning office.

A man representing the property (address given as 5550 Vanderbilt Road) told the board the house burned two days before Thanksgiving, praised emergency responders and said his family wants to rebuild “basically what we had within 100 square…

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