Staff Recommendation

approval of the proposed amendment.

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At its July 10, 2008, meeting MPC approved an amendment to the Major Road Plan for Knoxville and Knox County by changing the segment of Loves Creek Road north of Millertown Pike to its terminus from Future Major Collector to Major Collector. The request was made by the developer of a proposed self service storage facility within a C-6 zone district on that segment of Loves Creek Road.

MPC is the authority designated by state law at Tennessee Code Annotated 13-3-402 (Regional planning commission platting authority) to approve a Major Road Plan and any amendments. In accordance with MPC Administrative Rules (Article XII, Section 6, Applications not requiring Legislative Action), the approved amendment was forwarded to City Council for adoption. City Council has not yet adopted the amendment.

During deliberation, City Council asked MPC to look into and make a recommendation to amend the development standards found within the zoning ordinance for self service storage facilities considered as uses permitted on review. Council?s intent appeared to be that an amendment of the standards would negate their need to adopt the Major Road Plan amendment.

Self service storage facilities are allowed within four zone districts in the city: as a use by right in PC-2 (Retail and Distribution Park District) and I-2 (Restricted Manufacturing and Warehousing District), and as a use-on-review in C-4 (Highway and Arterial Commercial District) and C-6 (General Commercial Park District).

The intent of the amendment is to broaden the access options for these facilities when considered as a use-on-review to include access from roads designated as future major collectors or arterials and from roads that serve only commercially zoned property. Many business parks that seem appropriate for this type of facility are zoned C-4 or C-6, but are not on roads classified in the road plan as major collectors or arterials, yet have no impact on residentially zoned land.

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Disposition Summary

approval of the proposed amendment