Board allows one-foot pool setback variances for Burns property

Aug 20, 2026

The board granted two one-foot variances so a proposed pool at 1225 Ben Forkham Drive can be 7 feet from a deck in two places rather than the required 8 feet; staff had recommended denial because the lot is a recent subdivision.

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The Wilson County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a pair of one-foot variances to permit a proposed pool at 1225 Ben Forkham Drive to be 7 feet from a wooden deck and covered deck where the ordinance requires an 8-foot separation. Staff noted the lot was created in late 2021 and could not recommend approval under the strict letter of the ordinance, but the board found the deviation modest.

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