Staff Recommendation

APPROVE variances 1-3 because the site's topography and site features restrict compliance with the Subdivision Regulations, and the proposed variances will not create a traffic hazard.

APPROVE the Concept Plan subject to 9 conditions

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1. Connection to sanitary sewer and meeting any other relevant requirements of the Knox County Health Department.
2. Provision of street names which are consistent with the Uniform Street Naming and Addressing System within Knox County (County Ord. 91-1-102).
3. Installation of the turn lane improvements on Murphy Rd. at the subdivision entrance, as recommended in the Traffic Impact Study prepared by Wilbur Smith Associates in September 2006 (See file 7-SH-06-C/7-I-06-UR), and as approved by the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works. The turn lane on Murphy Rd. shall be installed at the same time that the improvements are made for Road C (southern subdivision entrance) of Unit 5 of the subdivision.
4. Revising the concept plan for Unit 5 to include the strip of property between the Road C right-of-way and the existing lot to the north (tax parcel # 049 066) into the right-of-way for Road C.
5. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works.
6. If any building construction is proposed within the 50' buffer areas around the sinkholes designated on the Concept Plan, a geotechnical report must be prepared by a registered engineer to determine soil stability and that report must submitted to the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works for consideration. Any construction in this area is subject to approval by the County following review of the report. Engineered footings may be required for this area. The sinkholes and 50' buffer shall be designated on the final plat even if they are approved to be filled.
7. Meeting all applicable requirements and obtaining all required permits from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation for any alteration of the sinkholes.
8. Adding the notation on the final plat that access to all lots shall be from the internal street system only.
9. A final plat application based on this concept plan will not be accepted for review by the MPC until certification of design plan approval has been submitted to the MPC staff.

With the conditions noted, this concept plan meets the requirements for approval in the PR zone.

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Disposition Summary

APPROVE variances 1-3 because the site's topography and site features restrict compliance with the Subdivision Regulations, and the proposed variances will not create a traffic hazard.

APPROVE the Concept Plan subject to 9 conditions