Hwy 11th E Bulls Gap, TN 37711

M-1 75 -32- ARTICLE VIII. EXCEPTIONS AND MODIFICATIONS 801. Lot of Record. Where the owner of a lot consis ting of one or more adjacent lots of official record at the time of the adoption of this ordinanc e does not own sufficient land to enable him to conform to the yard or other requirements of this ordinance, an application may be submitted to the Board of Zoning Appeals for a variance from the terms of this ordinance, in accordance with Article X, Section 1004.3. Such lot may be used as a buildi ng site, provided, however, that the yard and other requirements of the district are complied with as close as is possible. 802. Front Yards. The front yard requirements of th is ordinance for dwellings shall not apply to any lot where the average depth of existing front y ards on developed lots, located within one hundred (100) feet on each side of such lot and wit hin the same block and zoning district and fronting on the same street as such lot, is less than the minimum required front yard depth. In such case, the minimum front yard shall be the average of the existing yard depths on the developed lots. 803. Group Housing Project. In the case of a group housing project of two or more buildings to be constructed on a plat of ground of at least one acr e not subdivided or where the existing or contemplated street and lot layouts make impractical to apply the requirements of this ordinance to the individual building units in such housing projects, the application of the terms of this ordinance may be varied by the Board of Zoning Appeals in a m anner that will be in harmony with the character of the neighborhood, will insure substant ially the same character of occupancy and intensity of land use no higher and a standard of o pen space no lower than that permitted by this ordinance in the district in which the proposed pro ject is to be located. However, in no case shall the Board of Zoning Appeals authorize a use prohibited in the district in which the project is to be located, or a smaller lot area per family than the minimum required in such district, or a greater height, or a larger coverage than the requirements of this ordinance permit in such district. 804. Exceptions on Height Limits. The height limitations of this ordinance shall not apply to church spires, belfries, cupolas and domes not intended for human occupancy, monuments, water towers, observation towers, transmission towers, windmills, chimneys, smokestacks, derricks, conveyors, flag poles, radio towers, masts and aerials. -33