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Use On Review

11-B-22-UR

Recommended for approval
by the Planning Commission

Approve the request for a contractor?s storage yard with approximately 12,000 sq ft of outdoor storage area, subject to 6 conditions.

See case notes below

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What's next?

Applicant Request

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  • Land Use
      Current
      Single Family Residential
      Proposed
      Landscaping contractor's yard
  • Sector Plan
      Current
      GC (General Commercial)

Property Information

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Location
7335 OAK RIDGE HWY

South side of Oak Ridge Hwy, northeast of Karns Crossing Ln

Commission District 6

Size
0.74 acres
Sector
Northwest County

Land Use Designation? GC (General Commercial)

Currently on the Property
Single Family Residential
Growth Plan
Planned Growth Area
  • Utilities
      Sewer
      West Knox Utility District
      Water
      West Knox Utility District

Case Notes

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Staff Recommendation
Approve the request for a contractor?s storage yard with approximately 12,000 sq ft of outdoor storage area, subject to 6 conditions.
Approve the request for a contractor?s storage yard with approximately 12,000 sq ft of outdoor storage area, subject to 6 conditions.

1. Meeting all requirements of Article 4, Section 4.102 (Standards for the use-on-review approval of contractor?s storage yards) in the Knox County Zoning Ordinance.
2. Provide the required landscape screening, per Article 4, Section 4.10.11 for business uses adjacent to residential use.
3. Providing a detailed landscape plan during permitting for review and approval by Planning Commission staff.
4. Providing a detailed lighting plan during permitting for review and approval by Planning Commission staff. Outdoor light source shall be shielded and arranged so that lighting is directed away from any boundary adjacent to residential uses.
Disposition Summary
Approve the request for a contractor?s storage yard with approximately 12,000 sq ft of outdoor storage area, subject to 6 conditions.

What's next?

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As a Use On Review case, the Planning Commission's decision is final, and it will not be heard by a legislative body unless it is appealed.

The appeal deadline - December 10, 2022 - has passed.

The Process
Applicant

Len Johnson

Planning Staff
Whitney Warner
Phone: 865-215-2506
Email: whitney.warner@knoxplanning.org
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