Disposition Summary

Approve the O (Office) land use classification because it would provide a transition in land use intensity.

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Staff Recommendation

Approve the O (Office) land use classification because it would provide a transition in land use intensity.

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AN ERROR IN THE PLAN.
1. The TDR land use classification is not the result of an error or omission in the plan.

A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE DEVELOPMENT PATTERN, OR THE COMPLETION OF A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT (ROAD, PARK, SEWER), WHICH CHANGES THE BASIS ON WHICH THE PLAN WAS DEVELOPED FOR AN AREA.
1. In Fall 2022, the new Lonsdale Elementary School campus was opened approximately 550 ft north of the subject property.
2. The new Lonsdale Park and Sam E. Hill Community Center is underway 0.23 miles north of the subject property, next to the Haslam-Sansom sports complex and multi-purpose facility, which opened in 2019.
3. The land use classification for the property to the west was amended from TDR to HI (Heavy Industrial) in 2023. The single-family home on the property was demolished in 2024, and the site now operates as an industrial use. The increase in industrial activity to the west and south and the new community facilities to the north support consideration of amending the land use class to a transitionary class, such as O (Office).

A CHANGE IN PUBLIC POLICY, UNANTICIPATED BY THE PLAN.
1. There are no known changes in public policy pertaining to this area.

NEW INFORMATION (INCLUDING NEW PLANS AND STUDIES PRODUCED BY KNOXVILLE-KNOX COUNTY PLANNING) BECOMING AVAILABLE, WHICH REVEALS THE NEED FOR A PLAN AMENDMENT.
1. Though no new plans or studies have been produced for this area, the 2005 Lonsdale Neighborhood Plan and Central City Sector Plan list buffering residential uses from industrial development as a key redevelopment goal for the community. Amending the One Year Plan to the O land use classification here would support this goal by providing a transition in land use intensity between the neighborhood and elementary school to the north and industrial activities to the south.