Zoning Ordinance

Anything not addressed or covered in the above section shall be governed by the T.C.A. Title 13, Chapter 24, Section 400 in its entirety.

4.17. SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS.

4.17.01. EXCEPTIONS.

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:

A. Single family dwellings, two family dwellings, accessory buildings thereto or to the land on which they are situated or proposed.

B. Additions to buildings where the total gross floor area of the proposed addition does not exceed one-third of the total gross floor area of the existing building or 1,000 square feet, whichever is smaller.

C. New buildings where the total gross floor area does not exceed 1,000 square feet; provided there is no alteration of drainage flow of land or grading exceeding cut or fill of one foot, the site is not in floodplain and the site is not in excess of 10,000 square feet.

D. Improvements for off-street parking purposes when appurtenant only to existing buildings and where access will be provided by existing driveways, provided such improvement does not provide more than five additional parking spaces.

E. Grading of open areas, either by excavation or fill for the sole purpose of bringing the land to a grade compatible with the surrounding area, provided the Department of Public Works finds on an inspection of the site that such grading will have no adverse effect on the land of surrounding property owners, will not encroach on or impair existing drainage channels of McMinn County and will not cause problems of erosion, ponding and/or silting on adjoining properties.

4.17.02. APPROVED SITE PLAN REQUIRED TO ERECT BUILDINGS.

Except as hereinafter provided in Section 4.17.01 it shall be unlawful for any person to construct or erect any building or structure on any land within the city until a site plan has been submitted and approved in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

4.17.03. APPROVED SITE PLAN REQUIRED TO ENLARGE BUILDINGS.

Except as hereinafter provided in Section 4.17.01, it shall be unlawful for any person to alter any building or structure on any land within the City of Athens, Tennessee, in such a manner as to increase the floor area or change the land area covered by the building or structure until a site plan has been submitted and approved in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

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