Disposition Summary

Approve the GC (General Commercial) land use classification because it is compatible with surrounding development and is a minor extension of this classification.

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Staff Recommendation

Approve the GC (General Commercial) land use classification because it is compatible with surrounding development and is a minor extension of this classification.

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This Sector Plan amendment request is only for approximately 2.5-acre of the parcel along E Governor John Sevier Highway (Exhibit A). The OS (Other Open Space) classification for the eastern portion of the parcel would be retained.

SECTOR PLAN AMENDMENT REQUIREMENTS FROM GENERAL PLAN (May meet one of these):

CHANGES OF CONDITIONS WARRANTING AMENDMENT OF THE LAND USE PLAN:
1. The adjacent property to the south was approved for GC (General Commercial) land use in 2014 (5-D-14-SP). The proposed amendment will be a minor extension of this classification.

INTRODUCTION OF SIGNIFICANT NEW ROADS OR UTILITIES THAT WERE NOT ANTICIPATED IN THE PLAN AND MAKE DEVELOPMENT MORE FEASIBLE:
1. No known improvements have been made recently to Governor John Sevier Highway or Thorn Grove Pike close to this site. However, the streets are classified as major arterial and minor collector respectively, and they are sufficient for the traffic that would be generated by commercial use on the site. Public water and sewer utilities are available to serve the site.

AN OBVIOUS OR SIGNIFICANT ERROR OR OMISSION IN THE PLAN:
1. There are no apparent errors or omissions in the East County Sector Plan with regards to the requested GC classification here.
2. However, only the subject property has the OS classification among nearby properties along Governor John Sevier Highway, with most of these having LI (Light Industrial) classification. The proposed GC classification will be consistent with the surrounding land uses and zoning, as it would be an extension of this land use classification from the south.

TRENDS IN DEVELOPMENT, POPULATION OR TRAFFIC THAT WARRANT RECONSIDERATION OF THE ORIGINAL PLAN PROPOSAL:
1. General planning principles suggest that commercial uses are appropriate at or close to the intersection of major streets, as is the case here, for establishment of commercial nodes.
2. The adjacent property to the south received Use on Review approval for a Dollar General in July 2014 (7-D-14-UR).