Approve the concept plan, subject to 9 staff conditions, with the following revision to condition #6: "A 50ft tree buffer shall be recorded on the final plat and shall be protected by deed restrictions."

Disposition Summary

Approved with Conditions

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Approve the Concept Plan subject to 9 conditions.

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1. Connection to sanitary sewer and meeting other relevant utility provider requirements.
2. Providing street names consistent with the Uniform Street Naming and Addressing System within Knox County (County Ord. 91-1-102).
3. Before certification of the final plat for the subdivision, establishing a property owners association or other legal entity responsible for maintaining common facilities, such as common areas, amenities, private roads, and/or stormwater drainage systems.
4. Certifying that the required sight distance is available along Bakertown Rd in both directions, with documentation provided to Knox County Engineering and Public Works for review and approval during the design plan phase. Additionally, creating sight distance easements on lots 1 and 12 to be noted on the final plat.
5. Maintaining a tree buffer with 50 ft of depth along the north and east property lines and installing high-visibility tree protection fencing before clearing and grading activities begin, to be maintained until site and building construction are complete, per the zoning condition (10-R-2R-RZ).
6. The 50-ft tree buffer shall be in common area.
7. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works.
8. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Zoning Ordinance, including the condition of the rezoning case 10-R-25-RZ.
9. 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.

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This proposal is a 12-lot detached residential subdivision on this 6.27-acre property at a density of 1.91 du/ac. The property was rezoned from A (Agricultural) to PR(k) (Planned Residential) up to 2 du/ac, subject to the condition of maintaining a 50-ft tree preservation buffer along the northern and eastern boundary lines, as shown in the shaded area on Exhibit B.

The applicant shows the 50-ft tree buffer crossing the house lots and common area but does not indicate how the trees will remain undisturbed, as required by the zoning condition. In condition 6, staff recommend that the tree buffer be in common area rather than across private property, as proposed.

This 6.27-acre site is entirely within the HP (Hillside Protection) area. The slope analysis recommends a land disturbance budget of 5.89 acres. The applicant states there will be 1.45 acres of disturbance in the HP area, but this calculation considers only the road, not the houses or other site improvements. However, if the 50-ft tree buffer is preserved as required by the zoning condition, the project will stay within the recommended land disturbance budget, even if the remainder of the site is disturbed.

Entrance to the development will line up with Bert Newman Rd. The applicant provided verification that the proposed access location can obtain the minimum 300 ft sight distance with grading along the Bakertown Road frontage. Sight distance easements will be required for Lots 1 and 12 to maintain sight distance on Bakertown.