Disposition Summary

Approve the MDR/O (Medium Density Residential/Office) land use classification because it would provide a transition in land use intensity and is supported by available amenities.

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Staff Recommendation

Approve the MDR/O (Medium Density Residential/Office) land use classification because it would provide a transition in land use intensity and is supported by available amenities.

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PURSUANT TO THE GENERAL PLAN, PLANNING FRAMEWORK CHAPTER, THE PLANNING COMMISSION RESERVES THE AUTHORITY TO RECOMMEND LAND USE PLAN CHANGES BASED ON SUBSTANTIALLY CHANGED CONDITIONS, SUBSTANTIALLY CHANGED CONDITIONS INCLUDE (may include any of these):

INTRODUCTION TO SIGNIFICANT NEW ROADS OR UTILITIES THAT WERE NOT ANTICIPATED IN THE PLAN AND MAKE DEVELOPMENT MORE FEASIBLE.
1. There are no significant new roads or utilities, but the Broadway Advanced Traffic Management System Project is planned along N Broadway, west of the subject property. This project will install various major traffic signal components to improve the efficiency of signalized intersections and traffic flow. Though this improvement project is notable, the subject property is not accessed off of N Broadway, and does not necessarily make new development more feasible.

AN OBVIOUS AND SIGNIFICANT ERROR OR OMISSION IN THE PLAN.
1. The TDR (Traditional Neighborhood Residential) land use classification is consistent with the neighborhood's primarily residential character and is not the result of an error or omission in the East City Sector Plan. However, the MDR/O (Medium Density Residential/Office) land use classification is also appropriate here, as the subject property is near community activity centers such as Edgewood Park, the North Knoxville Public Library, and Larry Cox Senior Center. These community amenities can be accessed via sidewalks along Bill Williams Avenue and Edgewood Avenue, which connect to the Upper First Creek Greenway.

CHANGES IN GOVERNMENT POLICY, SUCH AS A DECISION TO CONCENTRATE DEVELOPMENT IN CERTAIN AREAS.
1. There are no known changes in government policy pertaining to this area.

TRENDS IN DEVELOPMENT, POPULATION, OR TRAFFIC THAT WARRANT RECONSIDERATION OF THE ORIGINAL PLAN PROPOSAL.
1. The subject property is accessed off of Bill Williams Avenue, a transitional area between the more intense commercial uses along N Broadway and the residential neighborhood to the east. Development primarily consists of less intense nonresidential uses such as labor union halls and a TV broadcasting facility. As such, an amendment to the MDR/O land use classification would more appropriately reflect the development pattern of this area.