License and Variance Meeting - Council Chambers — Minutes
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April 08, 2026 10:00 AM City of Smyrna License and Variance Board Meeting 2800 King Street SE Council Chambers Page 12 of 15 Board Member Richard Garland made a motion to approve item V26-033; seconded by Board Member Andrea Worthy. The motion to approve carried with the following vote: Aye: 3 – Chairperson Jones, Vice Chair Garland, Board Member Worthy Nay: 0 – None Recuse: 0 – None J. V26-035 Public Hearing - Variance Request - V26-035 - Allow additional accessory structures - Land Lot 521 - 1216 Bank Street - Nathan Sweats Ward 3 Councilmember - Travis Lindley Caitlin Crowe, Land Development Services Coordinator, provided the following background for V26-035, V26-036, and V26-037: The applicant is requesting three variances for the construction of a new in-ground swimming pool at 1216 Bank Street: allow additional accessory structures, allow encroachment into the City’s 50-foot undisturbed stream buffer and City’s 75-foot impervious surface setback, and increase the maximum impervious surface area. The City’s stream buffers are controlled by Chapter 46, Article VI, the maximum impervious surface area in the R-15 zoning district is controlled by Section 801, and Section 501 controls the maximum number of accessory structures. The subject parcel is a 0.50-acre lot located on the south side of Bank Street. The subject parcel and all adjoining parcels to the south, east, and west are zoned R-15; the adjacent parcels to the north are zoned CBD (Central Business District). The adjacent parcels to the north, west, and one to the south are occupied by single-family detached residences whereas the parcels to the east and south are occupied by the Smyrna City Hall parking lot and access road. A stream runs through the far rear of the property with an assumed 20-foot sanitary sewer easement through the middle of the rear yard and an assumed 15- foot drainage easement on the eastern side of the property. The subject property is currently occupied by a 2,935 square foot one-story single-family home with a finished daylight basement and a 396 square foot detached structure, both built in 1947. The applicant is proposing to build a 905 square foot in-ground swimming pool with 1,319 square feet of decking in the rear yard. A 216 square foot sunken patio area will be installed adjacent to the pool with a shade structure erected above it. The accessory structure ordinance allows one accessory structure or use per lot and since the detached shed is already on the property, a variance is required for the in- ground swimming pool and shade structure. Since the swimming pool, shed, and shade structure offer different outdoor uses, Community Development is supportive of the request. Due to the stream at the rear, a large portion of the rear yard is encumbered by the State’s 25- foot undisturbed stream buffer, City’s 50-foot undisturbed stream buffer and the City’s 75-foot impervious surface setback. The applicant has designed the pool to stay out of the State’s 25- foot stream buffer but encroaches into the City’s 50-foot undisturbed buffer by 28 square feet and encroaches into the 75-foot impervious surface area setback by 966 square feet. Additionally, after the construction of the swimming pool and decking, the impervious surface area will be above the allowable 35% by 5.1% (or 1,084 square feet).