Allow One Additional Drive variance
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Franklin Meetings
Board of Zoning Appeals, October 1, 2026
Approves Retaining wall setback variances at 1316 Buckingham Circle and parcel 079A-B-01400, 4-1
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What happened
The Franklin Board of Zoning Appeals approved three sets of variance requests on October 1, 2026. The board unanimously approved two parking-frontage variances for Crosspoint church's expansion at 1213 Country Road, and approved a building-orientation variance (up to 12 degrees n…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Franklin, TN
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- October 1, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 4-1
Projects in this meeting (3)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsRetaining wall setback
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Building orientation
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Parking frontage
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Free sample: decision 1 of 4
Parking frontage variance (existing building) at 1213 Country Road
Variance to allow one additional drive aisle and three additional rows of parking bays within the Franklin Road frontage area for an existing principal building (church) at 1213 Country Road, zoned CI (civic and institutional). Part of Crosspoint church expansion on a 21-acre lot. Approved unanimously (5 members voting approve).
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Meeting Summary
The Franklin Board of Zoning Appeals approved three sets of variance requests on October 1, 2026. The board unanimously approved two parking-frontage variances for Crosspoint church's expansion at 1213 Country Road, and approved a building-orientation variance (up to 12 degrees n…
Key Decisions (4)
Approved
Parking frontage variance (existing building) at 1213 Country Road
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Parking frontage variance (proposed building) at 1213 Country Road
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Building orientation variance at Carothers Parkway (tax map 089 parcel 048.01)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Retaining wall setback variances at 1316 Buckingham Circle and parcel 079A-B-01400
Vote: 4-1
Development Activity (2)
Crosspoint church expansion at 1213 Country Road
Other
Five-building commercial development at Carothers Parkway / Long Point Way / South Carothers Road
Commercial
Market Signals (2)
Commercial Demand
A five-building commercial development is advancing on a vacant three-street-frontage…
Infrastructure
Steep hillside topography and inadequate legacy stormwater drainage in the…
Who Spoke (15)
ChairBoard Member · 4Staff · 2ApplicantApplicant's Rep · 3Public
On the record: the chair, 4 board members, 2 staff members, the applicant, 3 applicant's representatives, and a member of the public.
Agenda scorecard
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A Variance Request To Allow The Front Facades Of 3 Proposed Principal Buildings To Be…
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