Disposition Summary

Approve the name change from Pelham Road to Rock Pointe Drive as requested by the City of Knoxville Engineering Department.

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Staff Recommendation

Approve the name change from Pelham Road to Rock Pointe Drive as requested by the City of Knoxville Engineering Department.

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1. The applicant has proposed changing the street name of Pelham Road to Rock Pointe Drive as a continuation of a recent right-of way (ROW) realignment via street closures and a new road construction.
2. A portion of Pelham Road that goes through the parcel 071IA025 and a portion of McCalla Avenue adjacent to the same parcel were closed in 2022 (11-A-22-SC and 11-B-22-SC, See Exhibit B). The subject street segment is no longer connected to the remaining section of Pelham Road which is located approximately 750 ft to the west.
3. The street closure allowed for the proposal of a new public street, Rock Pointe Drive, to realign the ROW and connect the existing segments of Pelham Road.
4. The proposed name change will result in one street name for the entire ROW between Rutledge Pike and Pelham Road.
5. Addressing staff has approved the proposed street name. No readdressing of any property is anticipated with this street name change.
6. The only property adjacent to this street segment is owned by the State of Tennessee, which has no objection to the change. The applicant has signed a petition for the change on behalf of the owner.
7. Staff has received no objections to the renaming of this right-of-way.
8. The name change meets all requirements of the City of Knoxville's Code of Ordinances, Chapter 23, Article IV, Section 23-108.