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Staff Recommendation

Application approved October 18, 2024, pursuant to Article VIII, Section 7 of the Administrative Rules and Procedures of the Tennessee Technology Corridor Development Authority (Staff Review and Approval of Minor Changes to Previously Approved Applications), for a Certificate of Appropriateness subject to the following conditions:

1) Meeting all relevant requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance, as appropriate.

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PURSUANT TO ARTICLE VIII, SECTION 7 OF THE TTCDA ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND PROCEDURES, THE TTCDA STAFF MAY REVIEW AND APPROVE MINOR CHANGES TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR BUILDING, GRADING, AND SIGN PERMITS, CONSISTENT WITH THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:

A. THE PROPOSED CHANGE COMPLIES WITH ALL RELEVANT REQUIREMENTS OF THE DESIGN GUIDELINES, KNOXVILLE ZONING ORDINANCE AND KNOX COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE, AS APPROPRIATE. AS SUCH, WAIVERS TO THE DESIGN GUIDELINES AND ZONING VARIANCES WOULD NOT BE NEEDED.
1. The applicant has requested approval to revise previously approved landscaping plans for a multifamily development off of Cornerstone Dr and Murdock Dr. This will be the first administrative approval since the original site plans were approved in March 2021 (Case 3-A-21-TOB). The conditions attached to the original approvals still apply.
2. The number of trees planted has exceeded the number in the approved plan, but a significant deviation occurred, requiring another review. The number of installed trees is 229, whereas the original approval was for 167 trees. The small-to-large tree ratio remains the same: small trees (55%) and large trees (45%).
3. The number of shrubs and ground cover installed was 2,193 plantings. The approved plan had 2,559 plantings. In this case, nearly 100% of the areas around the building were planted with trees and shrubs, which exceeded the minimum requirement (Guideline 3.3.3). In addition to the planting of required canopy trees, planting areas for trees and shrubbery shall be no less than 5% (Guideline 3.4.4). Based on the parking lot size, a minimum of 5,530 sq ft of planting is required. The original plan provided 12,750 sq ft of plantings. The revised plan includes 5,589 sq ft of plantings, meeting the minimum.
4. All other landscape design guidelines have been met.

B. THE PROPOSED CHANGE DOES NOT RESULT IN AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 5% OF THE SQUARE FOOTAGE IN THE APPROVED DEVELOPMENT PLAN, AND ANY OTHER CHANGES RESULTING FROM SUCH AN INCREASE WILL COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS.
1. The administrative approval is for the landscape plan only. The lot layout remains the same.

C. THE PROPOSED CHANGE COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF EITHER THE KNOXVILLE ZONING ORDINANCE OR THE KNOX COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE FOR APPROVAL OF MINOR CHANGES IN EITHER THE TO-1 OR TO ZONE.
1. The proposed change complies with the requirements of the Knox County Zoning Ordinance for approval of minor changes in the TO zone (Article 5.90.11).