License and Variance Board Meeting - A. MAX BACON CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS — Minutes
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March 12, 2025 10:00 AM City of Smyrna License and Variance Board Meeting 2800 King Street SE Council Chambers Page 6 of 9 Recuse: 0 – None G. V25-021 Public Hearing - Variance Request - V25-021 - Increase the impervious surface area from 45% to 56.7% - Land Lot 382 - 756 Park Manor Drive - Adam Hoffman Ward 4 Councilmember - Charles 'Corkey' Welch No further information was provided. 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 V25-021; 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 H. V25-025 Public Hearing - Variance Request - V25-025 - Reduce the streetside setback from 10 feet to 6.3 feet - Land Lot 486 - 3050 Nichols Street - Marc McAfee Ward 3 Councilmember - Travis Lindley Caitlin Crowe, Planner I, provided the following background: The subject parcel is a 0.16-acre lot located at the southeast intersection of Medlin Street and Nichols Street. There is also a private 30-foot utility easement in the rear, which acts as the shared driveway for all properties along the west side of Nichols Street, effectively abutting the subject property along three roadways. The subject parcel and adjoining parcels to the south, east and west are zoned RDA and are within the Medlin Place at Smyrna Heights subdivision; two of the parcels to the north are zoned R-15 while the third parcel is zoned RD. All adjacent properties are occupied by single-family detached homes with the exception of the property to the west, which is the detention pond and amenity area for the Medlin Place at Smyrna Heights subdivision. The applicant is proposing to renovate the existing 3,102 square foot two-story home with a 500 square foot addition on the rear of the house. The proposed renovations will consist of remodeling both floors of the home. On the first floor, the existing garage will be extended to create a two-car garage with accompanying tandem one-car garage and workshop. The second floor will be expanded to add a new bonus room, complete with a full bathroom, bedroom, and kitchenette; the façade will be a mixture of shake, hardiplank, and board and batten to match the existing home. Per the applicant, the bonus suite is to be used when the applicant works the night shift and needs a space separated from a busy young family during the day. This will also be used by any visiting family or friends but will not be used as a rental. The second-floor bonus suite will be accessed via exterior stairs to come off the main walkway to the rear of the house. Although there will be no interior connection between the bonus suite and the main house, there s no other logical area to create access, as the master bathroom and closet occupy the existing house on the only area of potential connectivity. Since this is unique to this property, no negative precedent would be set.