107 Feet From Riverside Drive variance
Approved 4-0
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Franklin Meetings
Board of Zoning Appeals, August 6, 2026
Approved: Variance for 30-foot encroachment into front setback at 935 Lewisburg Avenue, 3-1
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On August 6, 2026, Franklin approved Variance for 30-foot encroachment into front setback at 935 Lewisburg Avenue (3-1).
The Franklin Board of Zoning Appeals approved two variances for a proposed 100,000+ sq ft two-story retail/furniture building (Living Spaces) at 880 Oak Meadow Drive, owned by Franklin Capital Investments: a 220-foot maximum front yard setback from Oak Meadow Drive (unanimous 4-0…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Franklin, TN
- Date
- August 6, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 3-1
Projects in this meeting (3)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearings935 Lewisburg Avenue
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880 Oak Meadow Drive
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880 Oak Meadow Drive
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Variance for 220-foot front setback at 880 Oak Meadow Drive
Variance to allow proposed principal building to have a maximum front yard setback of 220 feet from Oak Meadow Drive for the 13.3 acre RC6-zoned property at 880 Oak Meadow Drive. Owner Franklin Capital Investments plans a two-story 100,000-118,000 sq ft retail/furniture (Living Spaces) building. Approved 4-0.
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Key Decisions (3)
Approved
Variance for 220-foot front setback at 880 Oak Meadow Drive
Vote: 4-0
Approved
Variance for 107-foot front setback at 880 Oak Meadow Drive
Vote: 4-0
Approved
Variance for 30-foot encroachment into front setback at 935 Lewisburg Avenue
Vote: 3-1
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Development Activity (2)
Living Spaces furniture store at 880 Oak Meadow Drive
Commercial
Single-family home and accessory structure at 935 Lewisburg Avenue
Residential
Market Signals (3)
Commercial Demand
A national furniture retailer (Living Spaces) is seeking to build…
Infrastructure
Development at 880 Oak Meadow Drive is constrained by a…
Housing Demand
A 7,068 sq ft custom home is proposed on a…
Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded voteWho spoke
8 distinct speakers; 4 identified names.
All speaker roles: 2 Staff, 3 Board Member, 2 Applicant Rep, 1 Chair.
Identified name roles: 2 Staff, 2 Applicant Rep.
Speaker sample: Greg Gamble, Applicant Rep.
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Zoning terms (7)
108 recorded timestamps
- zoning (23 timestamps)
- approved (14 timestamps)
- variance (34 timestamps)
- setback (31 timestamps)
- residential (4 timestamps)
- plat (1 timestamps)
Decision moments (3)
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