Disposition Summary

Approve the PR (Planned Residential) zone up to 5 du/ac because it is consistent with the Knox County Comprehensive Plan and the surrounding area.

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Staff Recommendation

Approve the PR (Planned Residential) zone up to 5 du/ac because it is consistent with the Knox County Comprehensive Plan and the surrounding area.

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PURSUANT TO THE KNOX COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE, ARTICLE 6.30.01, THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS MUST BE MET FOR ALL REZONINGS (must meet all of these):

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT SHALL BE NECESSARY BECAUSE OF SUBSTANTIALLY CHANGED OR CHANGING CONDITIONS IN THE AREA AND DISTRICTS AFFECTED, OR IN THE CITY/COUNTY GENERALLY:
1. Surrounding properties have been transitioning from the A zone to the RB (General Residential), RA and PR 2-6 du/ac zones since the 1990s. Most of the surrounding subdivisions are single family residential with some attached houses.

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT AND PURPOSE OF THE APPLICABLE ZONING ORDINANCE:
1. The PR zone is intended to provide flexibility for different types of residential development and encourage more imaginative solutions to environmental design problems. A blue line stream runs through the property and there is some Hillside Protection area on the southeast side, making the PR zone an appropriate zone to consider since it allows clustering of lots.
2. Houses, duplexes, multi-dwelling structures, and developments are permitted in the PR zone.
3. Rezonings should be based on the entire range of uses allowed within a zone to ensure that any development brought forth at a future time would be compatible with the surrounding land uses.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT SHALL NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT ANY OTHER PART OF THE COUNTY, NOR SHALL ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT ADVERSE EFFECTS RESULT FROM SUCH AMENDMENT:
1. PR at this density is appropriate because the property is 1.5 miles from Maynardville Pike, a major commercial corridor.
2. As mentioned previously, a blue line stream runs through the middle of the property. Water quality buffers would be maintained, and any development must comply with Knox County stormwater management requirements.

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH AND NOT IN CONFLICT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN OF KNOXVILLE AND KNOX COUNTY, INCLUDING ANY OF ITS ELEMENTS, MAJOR ROAD PLAN, LAND USE PLAN, COMMUNITY FACILITIES PLAN, AND OTHERS:
1. The property is within the SR (Suburban Residential) place type. When the district is partially related to the place type, one of three conditions shall apply. One of these is the proposed zoning district is consistent with the secondary uses of the subject site's place type. The Suburban Residential place type is to the north, south, and west and residential, attached dwellings are considered secondary uses and are permitted by right in the PR zone.
2. The SR (Suburban Residential) place type calls for primarily single family residential development with lots smaller than one acre and attached residential such as duplexes, multiplexes, and townhomes that are similar in scale to single family homes. The PR zoning allows these housing types by right.
3. The proposed rezoning is consistent with Knox County Comprehensive Plan Implementation Policy 2, ensure that development is sensitive to existing community character. PR zoning requires that development plans be submitted for Planning Commission review. At that time, issues such as topography, surrounding character, and access are evaluated, and community input may be provided regarding the proposed development plan.
4. The property is within the Planned Growth Boundary. The purposes of the Planned Growth Boundary designation are to encourage a reasonably compact pattern of development, promote the expansion of the Knox County economy, offer a wide range of housing choices, and coordinate the actions of the public and private sectors, particularly with regard to the provision of adequate roads, utilities, schools, drainage and other public facilities and services. This development is in alignment with these goals.