Rezoning

1-D-07-RZ

Recommended for approval
by the Planning Commission

O-1 (Office, Medical and Related Services) zoning, subject to the following conditions:


See case notes below

Details

Request

Property Info

Case Notes

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Details of Action

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1. New construction shall maintain a similar setback to the existing residential structures to the east.
2. Parking shall be to the side or the rear of the structure and may be accessed from Wings Way. Since Wings Way is a private easement serving a neighboring church, permission would have to be granted to the applicant for the use of this easement. If this access cannot be established, the access point should be established along the eastern side of the subject property.
3. Parking shall be buffered from adjacent lots by the evergreen tree provision of the Type B Screen Standards (that is, evergreens, planted at a minimum of 10 feet on center, capable of attaining at least a 20 foot height, with the species to be chosen from the Knoxville Street Tree Master Plan); side yard parking to Wings Way shall be in accordance with the evergreen hedge provision of the Type B screen; additionally, at least two trees capable of attaining a 40 foot height at maturity shall be planted on the lot.
5. Signs shall be of a monument type with illumination from an external light shield.
6. Standards for parking light fixtures shall be no more than 12 feet high, and lights shall be shielded so as not to spill over onto neighboring properties.
7. Maximum building height is 35 feet (no more than two stories), and a pitched roof shall be used.
8. No metal buildings shall be permitted.
9. Maximum amount of impervious coverage shall be 40%; landscaping of the yard shall include turf and/or other natural ground cover and landscaping shall be provided around the building.

Applicant Request

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Property Information

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Location
1121 Dutch Valley Dr

Northwest side Dutch Valley Dr., southwest of Plummer Rd.

Council District 5
Census Tract 41


Size
37,723 square feet

Sector
North City

Land Use Designation? Low Density Residential


Currently on the Property
Vacant land

Growth Plan
Urban Growth Area (Inside City Limits)

Case Notes

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Staff Recommendation
APPROVE O-1 (Office, Medical and Related Services) zoning, subject to the following conditions:
1. New construction shall maintain a similar setback to the existing residential structures to the east.
2. Parking shall be to the side or the rear of the structure and may be accessed from Wings Way. Since Wings Way is a private easement serving a neighboring church, permission would have to be granted to the applicant for the use of this easement. If this access cannot be established, the access point should be established along the eastern side of the subject property.
3. Parking shall be buffered from adjacent lots by the evergreen tree provision of the Type B Screen Standards (that is, evergreens, planted at a minimum of 10 feet on center, capable of attaining at least a 20 foot height, with the species to be chosen from the Knoxville Street Tree Master Plan); side yard parking to Wings Way shall be in accordance with the evergreen hedge provision of the Type B screen; additionally, at least two trees capable of attaining a 40 foot height at maturity shall be planted on the lot.
5. Signs shall be of a monument type with illumination from an external light shield.
6. Standards for parking light fixtures shall be no more than 12 feet high, and lights shall be shielded so as not to spill over onto neighboring properties.
7. Maximum building height is 35 feet (no more than two stories), and a pitched roof shall be used.
8. No metal buildings shall be permitted.
9. Maximum amount of impervious coverage shall be 40%; landscaping of the yard shall include turf and/or other natural ground cover and landscaping shall be provided around the building.
Disposition Summary
O-1 (Office, Medical and Related Services) zoning, subject to the following conditions:
Details of Action
1. New construction shall maintain a similar setback to the existing residential structures to the east.
2. Parking shall be to the side or the rear of the structure and may be accessed from Wings Way. Since Wings Way is a private easement serving a neighboring church, permission would have to be granted to the applicant for the use of this easement. If this access cannot be established, the access point should be established along the eastern side of the subject property.
3. Parking shall be buffered from adjacent lots by the evergreen tree provision of the Type B Screen Standards (that is, evergreens, planted at a minimum of 10 feet on center, capable of attaining at least a 20 foot height, with the species to be chosen from the Knoxville Street Tree Master Plan); side yard parking to Wings Way shall be in accordance with the evergreen hedge provision of the Type B screen; additionally, at least two trees capable of attaining a 40 foot height at maturity shall be planted on the lot.
5. Signs shall be of a monument type with illumination from an external light shield.
6. Standards for parking light fixtures shall be no more than 12 feet high, and lights shall be shielded so as not to spill over onto neighboring properties.
7. Maximum building height is 35 feet (no more than two stories), and a pitched roof shall be used.
8. No metal buildings shall be permitted.
9. Maximum amount of impervious coverage shall be 40%; landscaping of the yard shall include turf and/or other natural ground cover and landscaping shall be provided around the building.

What's next?

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After the Planning Commission
This Rezoning case in the City was recommended for approval. The appeal deadline - May 25, 2007 has passed.
Applicant

Michael Smith


Case History