Staff Recommendation

ADOPT RESOLUTION # 8-E-15-SP, amending the Northwest County Sector Plan to O (Office) and recommend that County Commission also adopt the sector plan amendment. (See attached resolution, Exhibit A.) (Applicant requested GC.)

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Staff recognizes that the property may not be desirable for residential uses, but allowing commercial uses would place non-compatible commercial use to the rear of established residential uses to the west. Office uses would be more compatible with adjacent residential and are not as likely to generate as much traffic or have late business hours. Offices would be an appropriate transitional use between the adjacent low density residential uses to the west and the church (zoned CA/TO) to the east. An office designation would allow consideration of OB zoning, which would allow the listed, proposed use of a medical office or any number of other similar uses, giving the applicant reasonable use of the property.

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Disposition Summary

Adopt resolution # 8-E-15-SP, amending the Northwest County Sector Plan to O (Office) and recommend the Knox County Commission also adopt the sector plan amendment.