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Corinth council approves three-year compliance agreement to bring Hondu Lane parcels into zoning conformity
Summary
Corinth City Council approved a code compliance agreement permitting existing nonconforming uses at four Hondu Lane parcels to remain for up to three years if the owner completes specified repairs, plats the property and limits outdoor storage; council members called it a compromise and staff outlined enforcement steps.
Corinth City Council voted to approve a code compliance agreement with Floyd Real Properties LLC that allows several existing nonconforming uses at four parcels on Hondu Lane to remain under conditions for up to three years.
Melissa Daly, the city's director of community and economic development, told the council the parcels (listed in the packet as 1129, 1147, 1149 and 1157 Hondu Lane) are zoned industrial but currently include Flores Fencing Supply without a certificate of occupancy, a manufactured home on industrial property, an unpermitted storage container and two temporary sales stands. "These are the four parcels that you see here on the map," Daly said, and described the zoning and compliance issues.
Under the draft agreement presented to council, the property owner would have to address all health and safety violations within 60 days and other nonconformities within 120 days; plat the property; construct a board-on-board fence to enclose outdoor storage; keep gates closed except when in active use; provide gravel or similar material for parking areas; and install a three- to four-foot landscape screen along Hondu Lane. Daly said outdoor storage and parking would be limited to specific parcels identified in the packet.
Council members described the agreement as a pragmatic compromise. "We've been working with the owner on a code compliance agreement," Daly said. A council member noted, "I feel like it's probably a fair compromise" but added that "three years" felt long for temporary relief. Staff responded that many health and safety issues already have been addressed and outlined enforcement language in the agreement, including a cure period and the ability to issue citations if benchmarks are not met.
After discussion, a council member moved "to approve [the] code compliance agreement with Floyd Real Properties LLC as presented," and the motion passed unanimously.
The agreement allows the identified businesses and structures to remain for up to three years provided the owner meets the benchmarks in the document; if benchmarks are not met the agreement contains a cure period and staff may return to council for further enforcement action.
