The Board of Zoning Appeals was called to review a “Special Exception Request” for a duplex within the R-1, Residential District.. The request was made by Myra McCarthy who proposes to convert a house into a duplex at 401 West Colonial Street. Ms. McCarthy originally made the request at a previous planning meeting.
Ms. McCarthy did not bring a plat for the board to review. Upon questioning, board members determined that the property did not have adequate parking for the additional occupants. A group of other West Colonial Street property owners were present and voice their concern over the zoning exception.
The board advised Ms. McCarthy to finish her renovations as a single family building. They voted not to approve an exception to the zoning request.
The Planning Commission meeting follow with one scheduled item and two non-scheduled items.
Listed as the Bill Trail Subdivision, Planning Commission members reviewed the Final Plat for approval. The office building on the highway side of the property will be removed from the plat. The property is being sold and the property owners are requesting a change to the layout to add additional parking for the building. The change was approved by the board.
Stones Rivers Apartments, a new project on Main Street was recently approved and the developers returned with a design change. The revisions will change the apartments to a townhome design. Board members reviewed the changes and approved.
Following those actions, a discussion among all board members followed about the possibility of a remodeling project at 309 Water Street in the downtown business district. Questions were answered about taking the existing building (across from the Old Feed Store Antique Mall), expanding the square footage and establishing a coffee shop. After a discussion for about ten minutes, the individual was invited to have a drawing and plat for the project to be considered at a future planning commission meeting.