Tag Archives: Board of Zoning Appeals

Cookeville Board of Zoning Appeals approved variances for signage with proposed commercial development at the old Norwalk Site on South Willow Avenue. Development Management Group Representative Ken Knuckles requested variances for the height and square footage for three different signs for the proposed 260,000-square-foot shopping center with retail and restaurant opportunities. “It was important to the primary tenant that we ... Read More »

Cookeville Board of Zoning appeals will consider a potential variance this week for a large retail development at the corner of South Willow Avenue and I-40. The preliminary plan calls for a some 148,000 square foot anchor tenant with at least five other adjacent retailers. This week’s zoning appeals focus on the signage and parking aspect of the project. “At ... Read More »

Algood City Council will consider new term limits for those serving on the Board of Zoning Appeals and the Municipal Planning Commission. City Manager Keith Morrison said that the limits would be six consecutive years for those on the BZA and eight consecutive years for those on the Planning Commission. “A council member just requested that there be term limits ... Read More »

A new bed and breakfast is coming to Cookeville after the Board of Zoning Appeals approved the special request Thursday. Planning Director Jon Ward said the property at 140 Breen Lane meet the required conditions. “The city had received an application for a special exception to allow a bed and breakfast home in a single family zoning district,” Ward said. ... Read More »

The Cookeville Board of Zoning Appeals will review the establishment of a new bed and breakfast Thursday. The North Maple Avenue proposed location is in a single family residential district. Planning Director Jon Ward said in order for a short-term rental to operate in that zone, certain conditions must be met. “The property has to be owner occupied,” Ward said. ... Read More »

A bed and breakfast has been approved by the Cookeville Board Of Zoning Appeals for Dry Valley Road. “I believe this is our first bed and breakfast home that has been approved in the City of Cookeville,” City Planning Director Jon Ward said. “We have several short-term rentals.” The homeowner appealed to the Board of Zoning to allow for a ... Read More »

Algood’s Board of Zoning Appeals has granted a special exception to allow a business to operate out of residence. Algood’s Planning Director Tommy Lee said a local mental health provider approached the town and her neighbors about the exception. Dr. Annette Gallardo is a mental health counselor previously working out of an office in Cookeville. Lee said Gallardo worked out ... Read More »