Disposition Summary

Staff recommends that the Planning Commission, under Article 3.2.C of the City of Knoxville Zoning Ordinance, remove the (C) designation for parcels 094HQ02601, 094HQ002, 094HQ003 to correct a map error.

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Staff Recommendation

Staff recommends that the Planning Commission, under Article 3.2.C of the City of Knoxville Zoning Ordinance, remove the (C) designation for parcels 094HQ02601, 094HQ002, 094HQ003 to correct a map error.

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The (C) designation on the zoning map indicates the presence of a previously approved planned district per Article 1.4.G. This designation was applied upon the effective date of the current zoning ordinance on January 1, 2020. The purpose of this designation is to provide a visual cue that plans may have been approved for the parcels with this designation prior to the adoption of the current code.

Under Transition Rules, Article 1.4.G, all previously approved planned districts were to remain in effect, subject to all plans, regulations, and conditions of their approval after the current zoning code became effective. The code goes on to say that changes to a previously approved planned district, or request to remove a planned district, shall be made through the special use process.

There are some instances where the (C) designation has been applied, but no plans were ever submitted or approved for the property. Therefore, there are no previous plans or conditions placed on those properties. In these instances, the City has determined that the planned district designation can be removed per Article 3.2.C, and the property can be developed according to the standards of the current zoning.

An administrative map error was discovered when reviewing parcels 094HQ02601, 094HQ002, 094HQ003 located at 600, 512 & 0 Richmond Ave. These parcels were previously zoned RP-1 (Planned Residential). The area is now zoned RN-2 with a (C) designation. Prior to the adoption of the new zoning ordinance, this property never had an approved plan associated with it.

The concept plan application (12-SA-23-C) is being reviewed simultaneously for 14 lots on 6.6 acres in RN-2 and cannot be approved without this approval.