APPLICATION APPROVED January 5, 2024, pursuant to Article 16.8.B.3.g of the City of Knoxville Zoning Ordinance regarding administrative approval in the TO-1 zone, and all relevant requirements of the TTCDA Design Guidelines.

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Details of Action

APPLICATION APPROVED January 5, 2024, pursuant to Article 16.8.B.3.g of the City of Knoxville Zoning Ordinance regarding administrative approval in the TO-1 zone, and all relevant requirements of the TTCDA Design Guidelines.

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Staff Recommendation

APPLICATION APPROVED January 5, 2024, pursuant to Article 16.8.B.3.g of the City of Knoxville Zoning Ordinance regarding administrative approval in the TO-1 zone, and all relevant requirements of the TTCDA Design Guidelines.

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1. The applicant has requested approval to revise previously approved landscaping plans for a self-storage facility off of Dutchtown Road. This will be the second administrative approval since the original site plans were approved in April 2022 (TTCDA Case 4-B-22-TOB and Planning Commission Case 4-F-22-SU). The conditions attached to the original approvals still apply.
2. Two waivers were issued by the TTCDA - one to increase the floor area ratio from 30% to 31.8% and another to reduce the parking setback to 10 ft, and these approvals still stand.
3. Subsequent administrative approvals were granted for revised building plans (TTCDA Case 10-A-22-TOA) and site plans removing perimeter fencing around the development except where needed for safety purposes (TTCDA Case 9-A-23-TOA).
4. The subject landscaping plan revisions proposed were minor and able to be approved administratively by staff under Article VIII, Section 7 of the Administrative Rules and Procedures of the TTCDA (Staff Review and Approval of Minor Changes to Previously Approved Applications).
5. Changes consisted of the following:
a. Removed medium tree from northwest corner of site and replaced it with 2 deciduous
shrubs.
b. Removed two large trees from northern edge of site.
c. Removed foundation plantings along the southern half of the front façade.
d. Added more foundation plantings along the northern half of the front façade.
e. Removed foundation plantings where HVAC equipment will be located along the southern-
facing side façade. The topography of the site slopes down from the road to where the
HVAC equipment will be located, so it will be screened from the public right-of-way by
the land and will not require shrubs around the equipment.
6. The rest of the development plans remain unchanged.