City Council

City of Munford Municipal Board of Zoning Appeals April 11, 2023 Munford Municipal Building AGENDA City of Munford Municipal Board of Zoning Appeals Tuesday, April 11, 6:00 p.m. Municipal Building, 70 College Street, Munford, Tennessee I. CALL TO ORDER & ESTABLISHMENT OF QUORUM II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - September 13, 2022- III. OLD BUSINESS IV. NEW BUSINESS A. Jason and Jessica Eveler – Home Occupation Request V. OTHER BUSINESS Adjourn – MEMORANDUM TO: The Munford Municipal Board of Zoning Appeals FROM: Will Radford, AICP DATE: April 5, 2023 SUBJECT: Staff Recommendations for the April meeting of the Municipal Board of Zoning Appeals. Background A request for a Customary Home Occupation has been submitted by Jason and Jessica Eveler to “make decorative fireplaces for sale” from their residence. The property is located at 90 Muriel Lane. The property can be further identified as Parcel 10.00 on Tipton County Tax Map 112J, Group A. The property is zoned R-1 (Low Density Residential) District. The property does not appear to be located in a federally identified flood hazard area. Analysis The R-1 district allows for the Customary home occupations as a Use Permitted on Appeal with the following provisions: 61.22 Customary incidental home occupations provided that no building permit or certificate of occupancy for such use shall be issued without the written approval of the Board of Zoning Appeals and subject to such conditions as the Board of Zoning Appeals may require in order to preserve and protect the character of the neighborhood in which the proposed use is located, and provided further that: 61.221 The proposed use shall be located and conducted in the principal building only;  61.222 The persons engaged in any such use shall be residents of the dwelling unit in which the proposed use is located; 61.223 Not more than twenty percent (20%) of the total ground floor area in the dwelling unit shall be devoted to such proposed use; 61.224 The proposed use shall not constitute primary or incidental storage facilities for a business, industrial, or agricultural activity conducted elsewhere; 61.225 No activity, materials, goods, or equipment indicative of the proposed use shall be visible from any public way; 61.226 The proposed use shall not be advertised by the display of goods or signs on the lot on which the proposed use is located. Recommendation Staff recommends approval of the home occupation request provided the above mentioned provisions can be met.