Disposition Summary

Approve the sector plan amendment to CC (Community Commercial) and SP (Stream Protection) for a portion of parcel 119 03313 because it is consistent with the location criteria.

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Staff Recommendation

Approve the sector plan amendment to CC (Community Commercial) and SP (Stream Protection) for a portion of parcel 119 03313 because it is consistent with the location criteria.

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SECTOR PLAN AMENDMENT REQUIREMENTS FROM GENERAL PLAN (May meet any one of these):

CHANGES OF CONDITIONS WARRANTING AMENDMENT OF THE LAND USE PLAN:
1. The zoning in this area is a mix of C-H-2 and O and is adjacent to a residential zoned area. The zoning in this area is more consistent with the CC land use classification than the existing O land use classification.

INTRODUCTION OF SIGNIFICANT NEW ROADS OR UTILITIES THAT WERE NOT ANTICIPATED IN THE PLAN AND MAKE DEVELOPMENT MORE FEASIBLE:
1. In 2015, the City of Knoxville completed a realignment of the stormwater system in this area, moving a ditch that bisected the property to run adjacent to the front of the property along Cross Park Dirve.

AN OBVIOUS OR SIGNIFICANT ERROR OR OMISSION IN THE PLAN:
1. Though there does not appear to be an error in the plan, this area also meets the location criteria for CC (Community Commercial) land use classification, and existing zoning in this district include C-H zoning and O zoning, both of which are recommended zone districts.
2. This area is also served by transit, which could support a mix of office, commercial and residential uses for this area.

TRENDS IN DEVELOPMENT, POPULATION OR TRAFFIC THAT WARRANT RECONSIDERATION OF THE ORIGINAL PLAN PROPOSAL:
1. No new information that has been produced by this agency has revealed the need for a plan amendment. However, local data sources and national data trends note an increased demand for housing and this plan amendment could enable additional opportunities for additional residential development under the CC land use classification.