Disposition Summary

Approve the modification of condition #2 for the development plan (3-L-25-DP), subject to 2 conditions.

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Staff Recommendation

Approve the modification of condition #2 for the development plan (3-L-25-DP), subject to 2 conditions.

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1) Recording the access easement and associated map (Exhibit A) before building permits can be issued.
2) All other aspects of the development plan approval (3-L-25-DP) remain unchanged and effective.

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A development plan for 3 townhomes on a single lot was approved in March 2025 (3-L-25-DP). Condition #2 of the development plan requires an access easement for a shared driveway for two adjacent lots to be recorded and subsequently platted before building permits can be issued. The applicant does not wish to go through the platting process because there is an existing plat from 1979 (instrument# 197904040026401) and the lot lines are not changing. Recording the access easement with the attached map meets the intent of the original condition to ensure an access easement is recorded and can be easily located. This modified condition does not affect the site plan of the original approval.

DEVELOPMENT PLAN ANALYSIS PER ARTICLE 6, SECTION 6.50.06 (APPROVAL OR DENIAL)
In the exercise of its administrative judgment, the Planning Commission shall determine if the proposed plan is in harmony with the general purpose and intent of the zoning ordinance and adopted plans.

1) ZONING ORDINANCE
A. The property was zoned PR (Planned Residential) in 1975. In 1978, a use on review was approved for nine fourplexes with a density of up to 6 du/ac (78-E-7). Five fourplexes have been built. The site contains approximately 0.82 acres. The proposed 3-unit townhome development density is 3.66 du/ac.
B. The Planning Commission can reduce the peripheral boundary in the PR zone to 15 ft since the subject property abuts A (Agricultural) and PR zoned properties. Because of the blue line stream, the applicant would like to reduce the peripheral boundary on the northern property line to 16 ft.
C. The Zoning Ordinance leaves height of townhomes to be determined by the Planning Commission. However, the property is located off of Middlebrook Pike, which is designated a Tennessee State Scenic Corridor. Building heights are restricted to 35 ft within 1000 ft of the corridor, and this property falls within that boundary. The elevations provided show the units are 2 stories. The maximum height of all buildings will be 35 ft, which is consistent with the Tennessee State Scenic Corridor Act that limits building height to 35 ft and are less than 35 ft tall.
D. The administrative procedures for the PR zone require the Planning Commission to approve the development plan before permits can be issued (Knox County Zoning Ordinance Article 5, Section 5.13.15).

2) KNOX COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN - FUTURE LAND USE MAP
A. The property's place type is SMR (Suburban Mixed Residential) on the Future Land Use Map. The housing mix includes attached residential such as duplexes, multiplexes, and townhomes that have the scale of a single family home. The development plan proposes 3 townhomes that are 2-stories tall.

3) KNOX COMPREHENSIVE PLAN - IMPLEMENTATION POLICIES
A. This development is consistent with Implementation Policy 2, ensuring that development complements existing community character. The 2-story townhomes are similar in size to the existing 2-story fourplexes on Summer Wood Dr.

4) KNOXVILLE - FARRAGUT - KNOX COUNTY GROWTH POLICY PLAN
A. The property is within the Planned Growth Area. The purposes of the Planned Growth area designation are to encourage a reasonably compact pattern of development, promote the expansion of the Knox County economy, offer a wide range of housing choices, and coordinate the actions of the public and private sectors, particularly with regard to the provision of adequate roads, utilities, schools, drainage and other public facilities and services. This development is in alignment with these goals.