Use On Review

11-K-08-UR

Recommended for approval
by the Planning Commission

APPROVE the development plan for up to 335 apartment units subject to the following 11 conditions:


See case notes below

Details

Request

Property Info

Case Notes

What's next?

Details of Action

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1. Connection to sanitary sewer and meeting any other relevant requirement of the Knox County Health Department.
2. Provision of street names which are consistent with the Uniform Street Naming and Addressing System within Knoxville (Ord. O-280-90).
3. Revising the development plan to provide a connection between the internal sidewalk system and the external sidewalk/pathway system.
4. Revising the development plan to move the trash compactor enclosure out of the 25' peripheral setback.
5. Final design of the median cut on Gleason Dr., including the removal of vegetation to improve sight distance, is subject to approval by the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
6. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
7. The gated entrances are subject to approval by the Knoxville Fire Marshal.
8. All signage for the development is subject to approval by Planning Commission Staff and the Knoxville Sign Inspector. The proposed sign at the entrance on Wellsley Park Rd. shall identify the entrance for residents only.
9. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville City Arborist.
10. Installation of landscaping as shown on the development plan within six months of the issuance of the first occupancy permit for each phase of the project. The proposed landscape materials shall not interfere with the required sight triangles and required sight distances at driveway and street intersections.
11. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.

With the conditions noted, this plan meets the requirements for approval in the RP-1 District and the other criteria for approval of a use-on-review.

Applicant Request

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Property Information

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Location
0 Gleason Dr

South side of Gleason Dr., west side of Wellsley Park Rd., north side of Deane Hill Dr.

Council District 2
Census Tract 44.02


Size
19.80 acres

Sector
West City

Land Use Designation? MDR


Currently on the Property
Vacant land

Growth Plan
Urban Growth Area (Inside City Limits)

Case Notes

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Staff Recommendation
APPROVE the development plan for up to 335 apartment units subject to the following 11 conditions:
1. Connection to sanitary sewer and meeting any other relevant requirement of the Knox County Health Department.
2. Provision of street names which are consistent with the Uniform Street Naming and Addressing System within Knoxville (Ord. O-280-90).
3. Revising the development plan to provide a connection between the internal sidewalk system and the external sidewalk/pathway system.
4. Revising the development plan to move the trash compactor enclosure out of the 25' peripheral setback.
5. Final design of the median cut on Gleason Dr., including the removal of vegetation to improve sight distance, is subject to approval by the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
6. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
7. The gated entrances are subject to approval by the Knoxville Fire Marshal.
8. All signage for the development is subject to approval by Planning Commission Staff and the Knoxville Sign Inspector. The proposed sign at the entrance on Wellsley Park Rd. shall identify the entrance for residents only.
9. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville City Arborist.
10. Installation of landscaping as shown on the development plan within six months of the issuance of the first occupancy permit for each phase of the project. The proposed landscape materials shall not interfere with the required sight triangles and required sight distances at driveway and street intersections.
11. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.

With the conditions noted, this plan meets the requirements for approval in the RP-1 District and the other criteria for approval of a use-on-review.
Disposition Summary
APPROVE the development plan for up to 335 apartment units subject to the following 11 conditions:
Details of Action
1. Connection to sanitary sewer and meeting any other relevant requirement of the Knox County Health Department.
2. Provision of street names which are consistent with the Uniform Street Naming and Addressing System within Knoxville (Ord. O-280-90).
3. Revising the development plan to provide a connection between the internal sidewalk system and the external sidewalk/pathway system.
4. Revising the development plan to move the trash compactor enclosure out of the 25' peripheral setback.
5. Final design of the median cut on Gleason Dr., including the removal of vegetation to improve sight distance, is subject to approval by the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
6. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
7. The gated entrances are subject to approval by the Knoxville Fire Marshal.
8. All signage for the development is subject to approval by Planning Commission Staff and the Knoxville Sign Inspector. The proposed sign at the entrance on Wellsley Park Rd. shall identify the entrance for residents only.
9. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville City Arborist.
10. Installation of landscaping as shown on the development plan within six months of the issuance of the first occupancy permit for each phase of the project. The proposed landscape materials shall not interfere with the required sight triangles and required sight distances at driveway and street intersections.
11. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.

With the conditions noted, this plan meets the requirements for approval in the RP-1 District and the other criteria for approval of a use-on-review.

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 - November 28, 2008 - has passed.

The Process
Applicant

Flournoy Development


Case History