Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA)

Board of Zoning Appeals

The Murfreesboro Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) is a five-member body appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the city council. Members of the BZA and their terms are listed on the boards and commissions list. View the BZA overview here.

The board hears requests for variances from the zoning and sign ordinance, requests for special use permits set forth in the zoning ordinance, and hears appeals from administrative decisions. 

Board of Zoning Appeals Overview - The Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) Overview is a summary of the Board of Zoning Appeals and the requirements for granting variances and special use permits. The 2020 BZA meeting dates and deadlines calendar is available here. To make an appearance before the BZA, please complete an application to appear and return it to:

Planning Department
111 W. Vine Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37130 

To find out more about appearing before the BZA, please contact the Planning Department at 615-893-6441. 

Application

To make an appearance before the BZA, please complete an application to appear below.

• Board of Zoning Appeals Application

Please drop off the application to the following address:

Planning and Engineering Office
111 W. Vine St.
Murfreesboro, TN 37130

Meeting Dates

The 2020 & 2021 BZA meeting dates and deadlines calendars are available below.

• 2020 Board of Zoning Appeals Calendar
• 2021 Board of Zoning Appeals Calendar
• 2021 Board of Zing Appeals Calendar Dates