Knox County BZA defers floodplain variance request; staff cites FEMA elevation, no‑fill limits
A Knox County property owner seeking permission to leave two accessory structures in a mapped floodplain was told to obtain engineering and work with the county floodplain manager; the Board of Zoning Appeals deferred the request 60 days.
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The Knox County Board of Zoning Appeals on Wednesday deferred for 60 days a request from Caitlin Eade to retain a chicken coop and a 12-by-24 shed in a mapped floodplain on her 3.6-acre property, after staff and board members raised technical and public-safety concerns.
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