Board of Zoning Appeals

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The Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) performs administrative reviews and hears variance requests. When performing an administrative review, BZA hears and decides appeals where it is alleged by an individual that there has been an error made by an administrative official in enforcing the Zoning Ordinance. BZA also hears and decides applications for a variance in order to be relieved from a specific requirement of the Zoning Ordinance. If a variance is to be granted, the following three standards must be established: there must be an extraordinary or exceptional situation or condition pertaining strictly to the property considered; strict application of the Ordinance would result in practical difficulties to, or undue hardship upon, the owner of the property; and the relief may be granted without substantial detriment to the public good and without substantially impairing the intent and purpose of the Zoning Ordinance.

Bylaws

 

To apply for a Variance, click here.

To apply for an Appeal of Administrative Decision, click here.

 

The Franklin Board of Zoning Appeals meets in regular session on the first Thursday of each month at 6 PM in the City Hall Boardroom. 

2024 Meeting and Deadlines Schedule

2025 Meeting and Deadline Schedule

 

 BOARD MEMBERS

 APPOINTED  TERM  TERM END
 Jeff Fleishour  1/2020  5-year  12/2024
 Dorinda Smith  6/2022  5-year  12/2024
 Jonathan Langley  2/2022  5-year  2/2027
 Lee Reeves  12/2022  5-year  12/2027
 William Scales  1/2023  5-year  12/2027

          * All members are appointed by the Mayor and approved by BOMA

 

Staff Contact:

Ariella Stanford, Planner

Planning Department

Email: ariella.stanford@franklintn.gov

Phone: (615) 791-3212 

 

UPCOMING MEETINGS

Board of Zoning Appeals Commission

FRANKLIN BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

February 1, 2018 

Agenda

Notice is hereby given that the Franklin Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, February 1, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall Board Room, 109 Third Avenue South, Franklin, Tennessee. Additional information can be found at www.franklintn.gov/planning. The purpose of the meeting will be to consider matters brought to the attention of the Board and will include the following:

Call to Order

Review and approval of Minutes from November 2, 2017, BZA Meeting

Election of Officers for 2018 – Chair and Vice-Chair

Items to be heard by the Board

  1. Zoning Map Interpretation Request by Stream Valley Franklin, LLC, for the BZA to make an interpretation that the location of the boundaries of the Floodway Fringe Overlay (FFO) District on the City of Franklin Zoning Map for the properties located at 212, 217, 218, and 224 Coffenbury Ct., in the Stream Valley PUD Subdivision, Section 13 (Lots 431-434), be based on the Letter of Map Revision Based on Fill (LOMR-F) Determination issued by FEMA on December 8, 2017 (FEMA Case No. 18-04-0503A) (F.Z.O. § 2.2.4(1)(a) and F.Z.O. § 5.8.5(5)(c)(i)).
  2. Variance Request by Michael and Jeannette Harris, for an 8-foot encroachment into the required 25-foot rear yard setback to construct a sunroom/porch addition located at the rear of the existing dwelling located at 1213 Limerick Lane (F.Z.O §3.3.3, Table 3-6 and §3.3.4, Table 3-8).
  3. Variance Request by Michelle and William Johnson, for an 8-foot encroachment into the required 40-foot rear yard setback to construct a screened porched addition located at the rear of the existing dwelling located at 105 Richards Glen Drive (F.Z.O §3.3.3, Table 3-6 and §3.3.4, Table 3-8).
  4. Variance Request by Chris and Kaci Holz, for a 7.5-foot encroachment into the required 30-foot rear yard setback to construct an addition located at the rear of the existing dwelling located at 517 Shadycrest Lane (F.Z.O §3.3.3, Table 3-6).

Other Business

Adjourn

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