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Board allows existing building to remain as accessory structure with 24-month permit condition discussed
Summary
Rutherford County approved reclassifying an existing, incomplete dwelling at 2297 Lisonbee Road as an accessory structure and discussed a staff-recommended 24-month building-permit condition to require a principal residence be permitted within two years or the accessory structure be removed.
Rutherford County’s Board of Zoning Appeals voted to allow an existing, unfinished building at 2297 Lisonbee Road to remain as an accessory structure while the owner considers future plans, with the board discussing and adopting staff’s recommended oversight language.
Planning staff explained the structure was originally permitted and constructed to residential standards but was not finished and lacks a certificate of occupancy. The applicant, Tyler King, told the board the structure is currently used for storage and that there is no immediate plan for occupancy. “We bought it as an investment and something that we could potentially live on in the future,” King said.
A neighbor, Nushim Obasher, said the prior setback violation was corrected but raised concerns about a now-open wall and a patio that she said overlooks her property and appears shoddily constructed. Another commissioner urged the board to attach a 24-month building-permit condition so the accessory classification would not remain in perpetuity if a principal structure is not permitted.
After discussing how the 24-month condition would apply, the board moved to approve the special exception with staff comments; the motion included language that if a building permit for a principal structure is not obtained within 24 months, the approval would be void and the accessory structure would be subject to removal. Staff will follow up through the building-permit and zoning process.
