Disposition Summary

Approve the Concept Plan subject to 6 conditions.

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Staff Recommendation

Approve the Concept Plan subject to 6 conditions.

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1. Connection to sanitary sewer and meeting other relevant utility provider requirements.
2. Provision of street names consistent with the Uniform Street Naming and Addressing System within Knox County (County Ord. 91-1-102).
4. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works.
5. Before certification of the final plat for the subdivision, establish a property owners association or other legal entity responsible for maintaining common facilities, such as common areas, amenities, private roads, and/or stormwater drainage systems.
6. Placing a note on the final plat that all lots will have access only to the internal street system.

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The applicant is proposing to subdivide this 16.74-acre tract into 37 duplexes on residential lots at a density of 4.42 du/ac. The property is zoned PR (Planned Residential) up to 4.5 du/ac.

The Hillside Protection Area runs through the middle of the property encompassing 3.64 acres. However, the site has been previously cleared of most trees based on a previous concept plan approval that included lots on the eastern portion of the property (4-SA-21-C / 4-A-21-UR).

Access to the property is just off Asheville Hwy on Tribute Ln, an existing road which is shared with the adjacent commercial property and approved with the 2021 concept plan approval. The plan shows where the road stationing begins on Tribute Ln at Earliglow Way. The East County Community Plan includes all of the East County Sector Plan study area. Since this property is along Asheville Hwy, it would fall into the Development Corridor strategy. By sharing access off Tribute Ln, the project promotes access management (minimizing the number of driveway access points along busy roads) by limiting curb cuts/entry points and requiring connectivity between development projects.