Special Use

11-E-21-SU

Recommended for approval
by the Planning Commission

Approve the requested expansion to the existing place of worship (church) of approximately 8,400 sqft, subject to 3 conditions.


See case notes below

Request

Property Info

Case Notes

What's next?

Applicant Request

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Property Information

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Location
1642 Highland Ave.

South side of Highland Avenue, east side of S. Seventeenth Street

Council District 1


Size
22,500 square feet

Sector
Central City

Land Use Designation? MDR (Medium Density Residential)


Currently on the Property
Public/Quasi Public Land (church)

Growth Plan
N/A (Within City limits)

Case Notes

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Staff Recommendation
Approve the requested expansion to the existing place of worship (church) of approximately 8,400 sqft, subject to 3 conditions.
1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the City of Knoxville Zoning Ordinance or obtaining the necessary variances from the Board of Zoning Appeals, including but not limited to Article 10.3.T. (Mechanical Equipment), Article 13 (Signs), and the building height.
2. Meeting all applicable requirements of the City of Knoxville Department of Engineering.
3. Meeting the requirements of the certificate of appropriateness approved by the Historic Zoning Commission.

With the conditions noted, this plan meets the requirements for approval in the RN-5 (General Residential Neighborhood) District and the criteria for approval of a special use.
Disposition Summary
Approve the requested expansion to the existing place of worship (church) of approximately 8,400 sqft, subject to 3 conditions.

What's next?

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After the Planning Commission
Planning Commission decisions on Special Use (SU) cases are final unless appealed.

SU cases do not move forward to City Council unless the request is to remove a planned district designation from the zoning map.

Applicant

Aaron Jernigan


Case History