Disposition Summary

Approve the CI (Civic & Institutional) land use classification because it would permit the reuse of a large former industrial site and provide a transition in land use intensity.

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Staff Recommendation

Approve the CI (Civic & Institutional) land use classification because it would permit the reuse of a large former industrial site and provide a transition in land use intensity.

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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 AMENDMENTS (may meet any of these):

AN ERROR IN THE PLAN.
1. The HI (Heavy Industrial) land use classification reflects the area's legacy industrial activity and 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 IMPROVEMENTS (ROAD, PARK, SEWER), WHICH CHANGES THE BASIS ON WHICH THE PLAN WAS DEVELOPED FOR AN AREA.
1. Approximately one mile northeast of the subject property, the former St. Mary's Hospital campus has been repurposed to include the new City Public Safety Complex, Lincoln Memorial University College of Dental Medicine, which opened in fall 2023, and the McNabb Center mental health care facility which opened spring 2024.

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. No new plans or studies have been produced that reveal the need for a plan amendment. However, the CI (Civic & Institutional) land use classification here would allow the redevelopment of a former industrial site that is adjacent to established residential neighborhoods. The CI land use class would be less intense than the current HI land use, and it would provide a buffer in land use intensity.