Disposition Summary

Deny the MU-SD, EC-3 (Broadway (Washington Pike to I-640)) Mixed-Use Special District because the plan amendment does not meet the intent of the district.

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Staff Recommendation

Deny the MU-SD, EC-3 (Broadway (Washington Pike to I-640)) Mixed-Use Special District because the plan amendment does not meet the intent of the district.

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PURSUANT TO THE CITY OF KNOXVILLE ONE YEAR PLAN, CHAPTER 1, PLAN AMENDMENT, ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA MUST BE MET FOR ALL ONE YEAR PLAN AMENEDMENTS (may meet any of these):

AN ERROR IN THE PLAN.
1. The TDR (Traditional Neighborhood Residential) land use classification is consistent with the neighborhood's primarily residential character and is not the result of an error or omission in the plan.
2. The MU-SD, EC-3 Broadway (Washington Pike to I-640) Mixed-Use Special District permits the GC (General Commercial) land use class, which is intended to provide a full range of goods and services at the community or regional scale, and recommends that linear commercial development be controlled to prevent traffic congestion and commercial encroachment into residential areas, and generally located on arterial and collector streets. The subject property does not meet the intent or location criteria of the GC land use classification, as it is located on Bill Williams Avenue, a local street that feeds into a residential neighborhood.

A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE DEVELOPMENT PATTERN, OR THE COMPLETION OF A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (ROAD, PARK, SEWER), WHICH CHANGES THE BASIS ON WHICH THE PLAN WAS DEVELOPED FOR AN AREA.
1. There has been a steady increase in commercial, service-oriented uses, and multi-family development along N Broadway. However, development on side streets and in residential neighborhoods east of N Broadway has remained stable, consisting of a mix of less intense office, civic, and residential uses.

A CHANGE IN PUBLIC POLICY, UNANTICIPATED BY THE PLAN.
1. There are no known changes in government policy pertaining to this area that warrant the proposed amendment to the Broadway Mixed Use-Special District.

NEW INFORMATION (INCLUDING NEW PLANS AND STUDIES PRODUCED BY KNOXVILLE-KNOX COUNTY PLANNING) BECOMING AVAILABLE, WHICH REVEALS THE NEED FOR A PLAN AMENDMENT.
1. There have been no new plans or studies that reveal the need for a plan amendment to the MU-SD, EC-3 special district at this location.