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BZA approves two lot-intensity waivers affecting rural and agricultural parcels
Summary
The Knox County BZA approved two lot-intensity waivers: Myron Ryan's waiver from one dwelling per acre to 0.75 acres at 8049 Beachtop Way, and a waiver lowering the minimum to 0.5 acres for a parcel where deed/plat discrepancies left two dwellings on about 1.7 acres.
At its June 2026 meeting the Knox County Board of Zoning Appeals approved two lot-intensity waivers requested by property owners seeking to regularize existing or planned residential lots.
Item 4B: Myron Ryan asked to change the lot-intensity requirement from one dwelling per acre to 0.75 acres for property at 8049 Beachtop Way. Ryan told the board the parcel historically held a house and a mobile home used by family members and that existing drain-field and utility locations constrained a conforming subdivision. The board approved the waiver by voice vote after members noted the drain-field placement would prevent lot one from meeting a one-acre minimum without hardship.
Item 4C: Noted on the agenda as Shaun Lebron but presented in person as Sean Learon, the applicant sought a waiver to allow a 0.5-acre minimum for proposed Lot One on a parcel that, due to a deed-recording mismatch, measured roughly 1.7 acres despite a recorded plat showing 2.17 acres. Staff confirmed the discrepancy and said the pending Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) will reduce minimum lot-size requirements in some areas to a half-acre; the board approved the requested waiver.
Board members framed both approvals as relief for practical hardships tied to historic parcel configurations and deed/plat issues. No formal roll-call tallies were read for these votes; the board passed both items by voice vote. The approvals allow the applicants to move forward with any remaining permitting and recording steps required by county staff.
