Use On Review

1-H-16-UR

Recommended for approval
by the Planning Commission

APPROVE the request for a 35,000 sq. ft. senior living community, as presented in the development plan and site plan, subject to 9 conditions.


See case notes below

Details

Request

Property Info

Case Notes

What's next?

Details of Action

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1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.
2. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Health Department.
3. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
4. Meeting all applicable requirements and obtaining all required permits from the Tenn. Dept. of Human Services.
5. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Fire Marshall's Office.
6. Proposed signage subject to approval by the Planning Commission staff and Knoxville's Sign Enforcement Inspector.
7. Provide a continuous landscape screen and/or fencing between the driveway and the adjoining properties to the south and southeast, subject to approval by the Planning Commission staff.
8. Submit a revised site plan subject to approval by the Planning Commission staff showing all required and proposed site improvements, including retaining walls and landscaping.
9. Install all required landscaping within six months of the issuance of occupancy permit for this project.

With the conditions noted above, this request meets the requirements for approval of a senior living community, as presented, in the R-2 zoning district and the other criteria for approval of a use on review.

Applicant Request

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Property Information

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Location
1834 Beech St

East side of Beech St., south of Lenland Ave.

Commission District 1
Census Tract 22


Size
6.30 acres

Sector
South City

Land Use Designation? Low Density Residential


Currently on the Property
Vacant structure

Growth Plan
Urban Growth Area (Inside City Limits)

Case Notes

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Staff Recommendation
APPROVE the request for a 35,000 sq. ft. senior living community, as presented in the development plan and site plan, subject to 9 conditions.
1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.
2. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Health Department.
3. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
4. Meeting all applicable requirements and obtaining all required permits from the Tenn. Dept. of Human Services.
5. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Fire Marshall's Office.
6. Proposed signage subject to approval by the Planning Commission staff and Knoxville's Sign Enforcement Inspector.
7. Provide a continuous landscape screen and/or fencing between the driveway and the adjoining properties to the south and southeast, subject to approval by the Planning Commission staff.
8. Submit a revised site plan subject to approval by the Planning Commission staff showing all required and proposed site improvements, including retaining walls and landscaping.
9. Install all required landscaping within six months of the issuance of occupancy permit for this project.

With the conditions noted above, this request meets the requirements for approval of a senior living community, as presented, in the R-2 zoning district and the other criteria for approval of a use on review.
Disposition Summary
APPROVE the request for a 35,000 sq. ft. senior living community, as presented in the development plan and site plan, subject to 9 conditions.
Details of Action
1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.
2. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Health Department.
3. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
4. Meeting all applicable requirements and obtaining all required permits from the Tenn. Dept. of Human Services.
5. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Fire Marshall's Office.
6. Proposed signage subject to approval by the Planning Commission staff and Knoxville's Sign Enforcement Inspector.
7. Provide a continuous landscape screen and/or fencing between the driveway and the adjoining properties to the south and southeast, subject to approval by the Planning Commission staff.
8. Submit a revised site plan subject to approval by the Planning Commission staff showing all required and proposed site improvements, including retaining walls and landscaping.
9. Install all required landscaping within six months of the issuance of occupancy permit for this project.

With the conditions noted above, this request meets the requirements for approval of a senior living community, as presented, in the R-2 zoning district and the other criteria for approval of a use on review.

What's next?

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As a Use On Review case, the Planning Commission's decision is final, and it will not be heard by a legislative body unless it is appealed.

The appeal deadline - January 29, 2016 - has passed.

The Process
Applicant

Giffin Senior Community Partners LLC David Cockrill


Case History