Use On Review

8-B-15-UR

Recommended for approval
by the Planning Commission

APPROVE the request for a self-service storage facility of approximately 114,544 square feet as shown on the development plan subject to 7 conditions.


See case notes below

Details

Request

Property Info

Case Notes

What's next?

Details of Action

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1. Obtaining approval from the Tennessee Technology Corridor Development Authority (TTCDA) for the proposed development (8-C-15-TOB).
2. Connecting the development to sanitary sewer, as well as meeting other applicable requirements of the Knox County Health Department.
3. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works.
4. Installing all landscaping, as shown on the landscape plan, within six months of issuance of occupancy permits for the project, or posting a bond with the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works, to guarantee such installation.
5. Submitting a revised landscape plan to Planning Commission Staff for review and approval following completion of the Schaeffer Rd. realignment project in order to add landscaping to the site to help in screening the view of the storage buildings from the new road. The applicant will be responsible for the installation of the additional landscaping.
6. Any proposed signage for the facility is subject to approval by the TTCDA, Planning Commission Staff and the Knox County Sign Inspector.
7. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Zoning Ordinance.

With the conditions noted above, this request meets the requirements for approval in the PC (Planned Commercial) & TO (Technology Overlay) zoning districts, as well as other criteria for approval of a use on review.

Applicant Request

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Property Information

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Location
0 Iron Gate Blvd

West side of Iron Gate Blvd., south of Hardin Valley Rd.

Commission District 6
Census Tract 59.03


Size
9.69 acres

Sector
Northwest County

Land Use Designation? General Commercial


Currently on the Property
Vacant land

Growth Plan
Planned Growth Area

Case Notes

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Staff Recommendation
APPROVE the request for a self-service storage facility of approximately 114,544 square feet as shown on the development plan subject to 7 conditions.
1. Obtaining approval from the Tennessee Technology Corridor Development Authority (TTCDA) for the proposed development (8-C-15-TOB).
2. Connecting the development to sanitary sewer, as well as meeting other applicable requirements of the Knox County Health Department.
3. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works.
4. Installing all landscaping, as shown on the landscape plan, within six months of issuance of occupancy permits for the project, or posting a bond with the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works, to guarantee such installation.
5. Submitting a revised landscape plan to Planning Commission Staff for review and approval following completion of the Schaeffer Rd. realignment project in order to add landscaping to the site to help in screening the view of the storage buildings from the new road. The applicant will be responsible for the installation of the additional landscaping.
6. Any proposed signage for the facility is subject to approval by the TTCDA, Planning Commission Staff and the Knox County Sign Inspector.
7. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Zoning Ordinance.

With the conditions noted above, this request meets the requirements for approval in the PC (Planned Commercial) & TO (Technology Overlay) zoning districts, as well as other criteria for approval of a use on review.
Disposition Summary
APPROVE the request for a self-service storage facility of approximately 114,544 square feet as shown on the development plan subject to 7 conditions.
Details of Action
1. Obtaining approval from the Tennessee Technology Corridor Development Authority (TTCDA) for the proposed development (8-C-15-TOB).
2. Connecting the development to sanitary sewer, as well as meeting other applicable requirements of the Knox County Health Department.
3. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works.
4. Installing all landscaping, as shown on the landscape plan, within six months of issuance of occupancy permits for the project, or posting a bond with the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works, to guarantee such installation.
5. Submitting a revised landscape plan to Planning Commission Staff for review and approval following completion of the Schaeffer Rd. realignment project in order to add landscaping to the site to help in screening the view of the storage buildings from the new road. The applicant will be responsible for the installation of the additional landscaping.
6. Any proposed signage for the facility is subject to approval by the TTCDA, Planning Commission Staff and the Knox County Sign Inspector.
7. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Zoning Ordinance.

With the conditions noted above, this request meets the requirements for approval in the PC (Planned Commercial) & TO (Technology Overlay) zoning districts, as well as other criteria for approval of a use on review.

What's next?

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As a Use On Review case, the Planning Commission's decision is final, and it will not be heard by a legislative body unless it is appealed.

The appeal deadline - March 12, 2016 - has passed.

The Process