Disposition Summary

Approve the MDR (Medium Density Residential) land use classification because it is consistent with surrounding land uses.

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Staff Recommendation

Approve the MDR (Medium Density Residential) land use classification because it is consistent with surrounding land uses.

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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 property is in an urbanized area along Washington Pike with quick access to I-640 and built-out utility infrastructure. These conditions support consideration of an increase in residential development under the requested MDR (Medium Density Residential) land use classification.

AN OBVIOUS OR SIGNIFICANT ERROR OR OMISSION IN THE PLAN:
1. The existing CI (Civic Institutional) land use classification is not an error in the plan. It reflects the property's status as the Quaker First Friends Church campus. The Church sold the land to the applicant, Knoxville Habitat for Humanity, and the use of a place of worship can continue with a plan amendment to MDR.

CHANGES IN GOVERNMENT POLICY, SUCH AS A DECISION TO CONCENTRATE DEVELOPMENT IN CERTAIN AREAS.
1. There are no changes in government policy specific to this request for the MDR land use. However, the subject property's location among multifamily communities where there is ample infrastructure is aligned with existing General Plan policies to develop infill housing that is compatible with neighboring residences.

TRENDS IN DEVELOPMENT, POPULATION OR TRAFFIC THAT WARRANT RECONSIDERATION OF THE ORIGINAL PLAN PROPOSAL:
1. The request for MDR at this location is consistent with development trends in the area. The Jewel Washington Pike apartment community was developed after 2022 adjacent to the east, and the subject parcel abuts the established Laurel Place townhouse subdivision to the west.
2. The property is near numerous assets to support an increase in residential intensity. It is within .25 mile of a KAT bus stop where there is a regional shopping district to the northeast along Washington Pike.