License and Variance Board Meeting - A. MAX BACON CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS — Minutes
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April 23, 2025 10:00 AM City of Smyrna License and Variance Board Meeting 2800 King Street SE Council Chambers Page 4 of 7 No additional information was provided. Jessica Kalin, applicant, stated she understands and agrees to the six stipulations read into record. A public hearing was called, and no one came forward in favor of or in opposition to this item. Board Member Andrea Worthy made a motion to approve V25-048; seconded by Board Member Bo Jones. The motion to approve carried with the following vote: Aye: 3 – Chairperson Garland, Board Member Jones, Board Member Worthy Nay: 0 – None Recuse: 0 – None D. V25-040 Public Hearing - Variance Request - V25-040 - Allow new construction on lot of record below minimum requirements - Land Lot 486 - 1181 Medlin Street - Harold Shoemaker Ward 3 Councilmember - Travis Lindley Caitlin Crowe, Planner I, provided the following background: The subject parcel is a 0.31-acre lot located on the northern side of Medlin Street, near the intersection of Medlin Street and Nichols Street. The subject parcel and all adjacent parcels to the north, east, and west are zoned R-15 whereas the adjacent parcels to the south are zoned RDA. All parcels are occupied by detached single-family homes with the exception of one parcel to the south, which is occupied by the stormwater facility for the Medlin Park subdivision. The subject parcel is part of the Mrs. O.E. Pickens subdivision, which was platted in 1925, prior to the current Smyrna Zoning Ordinance, which was implemented in 1976. The applicant will demolish the existing one-story 1,311 square foot house, the 701 square foot detached garage, and all accompanying driveways. The applicant is then proposing to construct a new 4,165 square foot two-story single-family home which will consist of 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms with a combination hardiplank, brick, and board and batton façade. The home will be accessed off a new two-car driveway off Medlin Street. The subject property is 13,109 square feet, while the R-15 zoning district requires a minimum lot size of 15,000 square feet. Since the subject property is an existing lot of record, originally platted in 1925, the hardship is not self-created. Additionally, the existing home currently has a nonconforming detached garage, impervious surface area, and driveway, all with no previous variances on record. Since the applicant is planning to remove all existing structures and driveways to build the new home, the property will be brought into compliance with the current Zoning Code. Not to mention that the existing one-story home is 1,311 square feet, which is below the minimum house size of the R-15 zoning district of 2,000 square feet. With the new construction, the home will also be brought into compliance with the R-15 zoning district minimum floor area requirement. If it were not for the substandard lot size, no other variances would be required to build the new home.