Board of Zoning Appeals

MINUTES OF THE CITY OF MURFREESBORO BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS City Hall, 111 W. Vine Street, Council Chambers February 28, 2024; 1:00 PM Members Present: Staff Present: Davis Young, Chair Ben Newman, Planning Director Ken Halliburton, Vice-Chair Matthew Blomeley, Assistant Planning Director Misty Foy Brad Barbee, Principal Planner Julie King Richard Donovan, Principal Planner Tim Tipps Roman Hankins, Assistant City Attorney Ashley Fulghum, Recording Assistant Members Absent: None 1. Call to Order: Chair Young called the meeting to order. 2. Determination of a quorum: Chair Young determined that a quorum was present. 3. Public Comments: None 4. Consideration of Minutes: With there being no objection by any of the Board members, the minutes of the December 18, 2023 BZA meeting were approved as submitted. MURFREESBORO BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS MINUTES February 28, 2024 5. New Business: a. Application [Z-24-002] by Mr. Lyle Lynch of Johnson & Bailey Architects, representing Murfreesboro City Schools, is requesting a special use permit in order to expand an existing institutional group assembly use (a public elementary school) in a Single-Family Residential (RS-15) zone on property located at 1807 Greenland Drive. A building addition of approximately 3,800 square-feet and several new canopies are proposed. Mr. Brad Barbee presented the Staff Comments regarding this item, a copy of which is maintained in the permanent files of the Planning Department and is incorporated into these minutes by reference. Mr. Lyle Lynch and Mr. Don Bartch were present to represent the application. Chair Young opened the public hearing. There being no one to speak for or against the request, Chair Young closed the public hearing. Mr. Tim Tipps recused himself from voting due to his wife being an employee of Murfreesboro City Schools. Vice-Chair Ken Halliburton recused himself from voting due to the application being adjacent to the neighborhood he lives in. Ms. Misty Foy moved to approve the special use permit subject to all recommended conditions listed in the staff report; the motion was seconded by Ms. Julie King and carried by the following vote: Aye: Misty Foy Julie King Chair Davis Young Nay: None Abstain: Vice-Chair Ken Halliburton Tim Tipps b. Application [Z-24-003] by Ms. Anna Maddox of Barge Civil Associates, representing Rutherford County Schools, is requesting a special use permit in order to expand an existing institutional group assembly use (a public high school) in a Single-Family Residential (RS-15) zone on property located at 2225 Patriot Drive. An approximately 3,800 square-foot agricultural building, as well as a fenced-in area for animal grazing, is proposed. Mr. Matthew Blomeley presented the Staff Comments regarding this item, a copy of which is maintained in the permanent files of the Planning Department and is incorporated into these minutes by reference. 2 MURFREESBORO BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS MINUTES February 28, 2024 Ms. Anna Maddox and Mr. Dillon Potter were present to represent the application. Chair Young inquired about the need of a special buffer between the fence and the neighboring properties to the south. Mr. Blomeley replied that no need has been identified. Mr. Blomeley explained that this request is before the Board because it will be an expansion to this institutional use. If the application was not for this type of use, it would not have been required to come before the Board because customary general farming would be allowed by right on a tract that large. Ms. King inquired about the neighboring properties. Mr. Blomeley responded that there are homes across the street on Patriot Drive. Mr. Tipps inquired about the location of the building site. Mr. Blomeley replied that the building will be on the north end of the grazing area. Mr. Tipps asked about the number of livestock kept at that location. Mr. Blomeley responded that they are limited based on the amount of area they will have for grazing. Staff and the Board discussed putting limitations on the amount and types of livestock allowed to be kept on the property. Mr. Potter spoke about the agriculture program for Rutherford County Schools. Chair Young opened the public hearing. There being no one to speak for or against the request, Chair Young closed the public hearing. Mr. Tim Tipps moved to approve the special use permit subject to all recommended conditions listed in the staff report with an additional condition prohibiting swine operations (For purposes of this condition, “swine operations” includes the keeping of swine on the premises for longer than one (1) day (overnight). “Swine operations” specifically excludes the holding of swine on the premises for no more than (1) day for the express purposes of education and livestock showing, provided that the swine are removed from the premises at the end of the day.); the motion was seconded by Vice-Chair Ken Halliburton and was carried by the following vote: Aye: Misty Foy Vice-Chair Ken Halliburton Julie King Tim Tipps Chair Davis Young Nay: None 3 MURFREESBORO BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS MINUTES February 28, 2024 6. Staff Reports and Other Business: Mr. Blomeley introduced two new Planning Department staff members to the Board. Mr. Ben Newman is the Planning Director and Mr. Richard Donovan is a Principal Planner. 7. Adjourn: There being no further business, Chair Young adjourned the meeting at 1:30pm. ______________________________ ________________________________ CHAIRMAN SECRETARY 4