License and Variance Board Meeting — Minutes
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February 25, 2026 10:00 AM City of Smyrna License and Variance Board Meeting 2800 King Street SE Council Chambers Page 5 of 6 appropriate mitigation method has been included. At the time of this report, Community Development has not received any calls in opposition to the request. The applicant is requesting to deviate from the City’s maximum impervious area to build an addition on the property. According to Section 1403 of the Zoning Ordinance, variances must be reviewed under the following standards: (1) Whether there are unique and special or extraordinary circumstances applying to the property; (2) Whether any alleged hardship is self-created by any person having an interest in the property; (3) Whether strict application of the relevant provisions of the code would deprive the applicant of reasonable use of the property; and (4) Whether the variance proposed is the minimum variance needed. After a review of the standards above, Community Development believes that the increase will not adversely affect surrounding residents; therefore, staff recommends approval of the requested variance with the following condition: 1. Approval of the variance is conditioned upon substantial compliance with the site plan submitted with the variance application. Chairperson Jones asked if the City Engineer’s office approves of the request. Clara Hodges, Plan Reviewer, stated that the existing mitigation system on the property is above and beyond what the city would ask them to install; therefore, they do not feel there is a need for any further mitigation. Aliceson King, applicant, understands and agrees to the condition 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 item V26-014; seconded by Board Member Richard Garland. The motion to approve carried with the following vote: Aye: 3 – Chairperson Jones, Board Member Garland, Board Member Worthy Nay: 0 – None Recuse: 0 – None 5. Approval of Minutes A. MIN2026-033 Approval of the February 11, 2026 License and Variance Board Meeting Minutes Board Member Richard Garland made a motion to approve item MIN2026-033; seconded by Board Member Andrea Worthy. The motion to approve carried with the following vote: Aye: 3 – Chairperson Jones, Board Member Garland, Board Member Worthy Nay: 0 – None Recuse: 0 – None 6. Other Business / Staff Comment