Disposition Summary

Approve the OS (Other Open Space) land use classification because it is a minor extension that is consistent with surrounding development. The HP (Hillside Protection) area would be retained.

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Staff Recommendation

Approve the OS (Other Open Space) land use classification because it is a minor extension that is consistent with surrounding development. The HP (Hillside Protection) area would be retained.

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PURSUANT TO THE GENERAL PLAN, PLANNING FRAMEWORK CHAPTER, THE PLANNING COMMISSION RESERVES THE AUTHORITY TO RECOMMEND LAND USE PLAN CHANGES BASED ON SUBSTANTIALLY CHANGED CONDITIONS. SUBSTANTIALLY CHANGED CONDITIONS INCLUDE (may meet any of these):

INTRODUCTION OF SIGNIFICANT NEW ROADS OR UTILITIES THAT WERE NOT ANTICIPATED IN THE PLAN AND MAKE DEVELOPMENT MORE FEASIBLE:
1. The subject parcels are part of the 116.5-acre Cherokee Country Club, a golf course and recreational/social club established next to the Sequoyah Hills neighborhood in 1907. The property's primary access is on Lyons View Pike, a minor arterial street, and it also accesses several local streets at its east and west sides.
2. This plan amendment request for the OS (Other Open Space) land use classification is less intensive than the existing MDR/O (Medium Density Residential/Office), LDR (Low Density Residential), and MU-SD, WC-1 (Mixed-Use Special District, Bearden Village) land uses. This request should not strain the built-out utility and street infrastructure of this urbanized area south of Kingston Pike.

AN OBVIOUS OR SIGNIFICANT ERROR OR OMISSION IN THE PLAN:
1. While it is not necessarily the result of an error or omission in the West City Sector Plan, the OS land use on these remnant parcels would provide a single classification for the entire property that is more aligned with the function of the country club. The sector plan describes how the primary uses of the OS designation includes private golf courses, which is the principal use of the land.

CHANGES IN GOVERNMENT POLICY, SUCH AS A DECISION TO CONCENTRATE DEVELOPMENT IN CERTAIN AREAS:
1. There are no government policy changes that pertain to this requested plan amendment.

TRENDS IN DEVELOPMENT, POPULATION OR TRAFFIC THAT WARRANT RECONSIDERATION OF THE ORIGINAL PLAN PROPOSAL:
1. Within the past four years, the Club has demolished all buildings on the subject parcels, including single-family residences and office buildings. They have also closed the eastern terminuses of Walden Drive and Layden Drive, providing a more cohesive western boundary for the golf course. The parcels are now vegetated open areas, consistent with the intent of the OS land use.