Sevierville BZA approves 15-foot front-yard setback for Longspur Trail lot

The Sevierville Board of Zoning Appeals on July 2 approved a front-yard setback variance for Case 26-05 that reduces the required front setback from 30 feet to 15 feet for a property on Longspur Trail (Tax Map 037E Group A Parcel 30.00). The board granted the request following staff testimony about site constraints and a unanimous motion to approve.

Development Director Corey Divel told the board the lot has an existing slope of approximately 40 percent and is heavily wooded, making development challenging; he said relocating the house farther back would likely require a driveway variance. Commissioners noted the subdivision was platted in the mid-2000s under different standards and referenced similar variances previously granted in the neighborhood. Daryl Roberts moved to approve the request, Shane Patterson seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.