Disposition Summary

Approved with Conditions

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Approve the alternative design standard based on the justification provided by the applicant and recommendations of the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works.

Approve the Concept Plan subject to 11 conditions.

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1. Connection to sanitary sewer and meeting other relevant utility provider requirements.
2. Provision of street names consistent with the Uniform Street Naming and Addressing System within Knox County (County Ord. 91-1-102).
3. Meeting the approved development standards in the preliminary plan for the Belltown planned development (11-A-22-PD).
4. Providing a sidewalk on both sides of this portion of Belltown Crossing Boulevard per the requirements of Knox County Engineering and Public Works during the design plan phase.
5. The intersection with W. Emory Road shall meet the requirements of Knox County Engineering and Public Works and the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) during the design plan phase.
6. Providing a sight distance easement through the horizontal curve radius less than 250 ft per the requirements of Knox County Engineering and Public Works during the design plan phase.
7. Installing the temporary turnaround at the terminus of Belltown Crossing Boulevard and providing an easement for the portion that extends outside of the right-of-way, per the requirements of Knox County Engineering and Public Works during the design plan phase. The easement can be removed after a subsequent Concept Plan is approved for the extension of the road.
8. Providing a sidewalk or greenway on the south side of the W. Emory Road frontage per the Knox County Sidewalk Ordinance (Chapter 54, Article IV of the Knox County Code) and Belltown Preliminary Plan approval, per the requirements of the Concept Plan for Belltown Center (7-SD-24-C).
9. A Concept Plan must be approved for the connection between the east and west portions of Belltown Crossing Boulevard and construction commenced before any further Final Plan applications are accepted by Planning staff for the area east of the subject portion of Belltown Crossing Boulevard in this Concept Plan, including the apartment complex proposed in the Belltown Preliminary Plan on the eastern portion of the site. This condition does not apply to the commercial portion of the development referred to as Belltown Center or the residential development on the west side of Belltown Crossing Boulevard shown on this Concept Plan.
10. If during design plan approval or construction of the development, it is discovered that unforeseen off-site improvements within the right-of-way are necessary as caused by the development, the developer will either enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the County for these improvements or reimburse the County for their direct expenses (if completed by County crews) to make corrections deemed necessary.
11. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Department of Engineering and Public Works.

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SUMMARY
This proposal is for the western section of the Belltown Crossing Boulevard loop road, in the portion of the development called Belltown Commons. The eastern portion of this road was approved in July 2024 (7-SD-24-C) in the commercial portion of the development called Belltown Center. Both sections of this road will have temporary turnarounds that will be removed once they are extended and connected in the future.

This concept plan shows a proposed attached residential development on the west side of the road that is not part of this application. It will be reviewed administratively by Planning and Knox County Engineering and Public Works staff to ensure compliance with the Belltown Preliminary Plan (11-A-22-PD).

BACKGROUND
The Belltown development was approved through the Planned Development process (Article 6.80), which provides an optional process for projects that may not fit within the bounds of the standard zoning districts established by the Knox County Zoning Code. The underlying zoning for the subject site is A (Agricultural). The underlying zoning district dimensional, design, and use regulations apply unless an exception is granted as part of the planned development approval. The Belltown Preliminary Plan was approved in January 2023, which added permitted uses to those already allowed in the A zone and replaced the dimensional standards in their entirety.

Belltown was approved for up to 1,200 residential units and 64,000 sqft of commercial floor area. The residential is split into three categories: single-family, townhouse, and multi-family. The single family designated area had 561 lots proposed in the conceptual Master Plan Map, Exhibit J in the preliminary plan document; however, the maximum number of single-family lots is 752. The first four phases of the Belltown development on the north side of W. Emory Road have been approved for up to 397 house lots, leaving 164 additional lots based on the conceptual Master Plan Map, or 397 based on the maximum allowed. No residential units have been approved on the south side of W. Emory Road.

ALTERNATIVE DESIGN STANDARDS
The applicant is requesting an alternative road design standard for the 200-ft horizontal curve radius at the southern terminus of this portion of Belltown Crossing Boulevard. The request is appropriate for a street with a 25-mph posted speed limit. A sight distance easement based on the road's design speed must be provided on the inside of the curve, per the requirements of Knox County Engineering and Public Works during the design phase.

BELLTOWN PRELIMINARY PLAN
The Belltown development must conform to the preliminary plan and the conditions of the approval (11-A-22-PD). The applicable standard in the Belltown preliminary plan is listed below. The road layout is consistent with the Belltown master plan.

Section 9.C (Walkability and Connectivity) - Every road will have sidewalks on at least one side.
NOTE: Sidewalks will be installed on both sides of Belltown Crossing Boulevard to minimize the need for pedestrians to cross the street and create a continuous sidewalk on the inner portion of the loop road (east and north sides in this phase).