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Weber City Council Grants Variance for Developer

From staff reports

A Tennessee developer plans to build a new subdivision in Weber City that will feature 15 new single family homes.

At last Tuesday regular monthly meeting of the Weber City Town Council, council members unanimously granted a variance in its subdivision ordinance for the project which features homes that might appeal to retired homeowners.

The new subdivision to be built by John Dickenson will be located off of Roland Street near the Weber City Fire Department and behind Carter-Trent/Scott County Funeral Home.

Dickenson plans to build the 15 houses with a limited amount of setback from the road on a typical lot size of 50x80.

During public expression at the meeting, the issue of set-backs was addressed from the public. A strong sense of concern was expressed by some local residents due to spacing and set backs from property lines.

Dickenson said the development will consist of 1,500 to 1,600-square-foot single story homes, ranging in prices from $150,000 to $175,000. He noted that the subdivision is being modeled to conform to the lifestyle of senior citizens, by minimizing lawn size and multi-level floor plans.

To ease skeptics’ view of the proposed subdivision, Dickenson mentioned a recently completed construction in Lebanon where town officials allowed the homes to be constructed no less than 5 feet to the boundary line on the sides on the home.

Dickenson’s Weber City design provides 10 feet between homes.

Another recent Dickenson development located in Church Hill, Tenn. featured 8-feet between the structures and 4-feet to the property line.

After a short discussion among the council, the board approved the variance for the proposed subdivision. The set-back for the development consists of 15-foot set back facing the road, and a 5-foot set back to the left and right on the home and an 8-foot set back to the rear of the properties. 

Following a public hearing on a possible abandonment of an unimproved portion of King Street, the council declined to take action.

After a presentation by the Acting Police Chief Jim Benton, the Weber City Town Council agreed to purchase two new police cruisers. He also requested some funding for an in-car video system at a cost of approximately $3,000. Board members declined to approve Benton’s second request and may reconsider his request next November.

Mayor Grover Dougherty asked the council to consider paying for each member and his spouse to attend the annual Scott County Chamber of Commerce dinner, slated for Feb. 10 at the Scott County Career and Technical Center. Town council members agreed they probably wouldn’t attend the dinner without their spouse and approved the motion.

The council declined to give a donation as requested by Mountain Empire Older Citizens.

The board went behind closed doors for approximately 15 minutes to discuss a personnel issue but didn’t take any additional action when they returned to open session.

The Weber City Town Council meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Weber City Town Hall. All meetings are open to the public.
 

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