Approved
Approve the OB (Office, Medical, and Related Services) zone because it is consistent with the sector plan and consistent with the surrounding development. The TO (Technology Overlay) will be retained.
Rezoning
12-H-23-RZ
Request
Property Info
Case Notes
What's next?
Applicant Request
− +Zoning
- Current
BP, TO
BP (Business and Technology Park), TO (Technology Overlay)This zoning district is intended to provide for a wide range of land uses which are generally categorized in business, industrial and/or office classifications of use, whether in the public or private sectors. The permitted land uses are intended to include those businesses which require building spaces characterized by offices, research and development, manufacturing, and/or combinations of such uses. The permitted uses include, but are not limited to, those which reflect particular emphasis on scientific and engineering applications in product and/or process. The on-site and off-site impacts of such uses are typically similar in kind and degree to such uses located within other zoning districts which allow such uses. Potential impacts are addressed within this district through site-specific planning and design, consistent with the regulations contained herein specific to, but not limited to: area requirements, maximum lot coverage and building height limits, landscaping, utilities, signs, and off-street parking regulations.
The intended and desired effect of the site regulations is to create an attractive park-like setting for the businesses which locate within the park. The planning and design for the park is intended to accomplish an aesthetic environment which is complementary to site features and the surrounding environment. Site features and infrastructure are to be consistent with the park-like design theme.
The BP, Business and Technology Park, zoning district shall be located only within the designated TO, Technology Overlay Zone, subject to the jurisdiction and development review of the Tennessee Technology Corridor Development Authority or its successor, and the metropolitan planning commission.The TO, Technology Overlay Zone, is established to provide for physical development review in the Tennessee Technology Corridor area of the county by the Tennessee Technology Corridor Development Authority (TTCDA). Within the TO, Technology Overlay Zone, no base zoning may be changed, no variance from the provision of the zoning ordinance may be granted and no building or grading permit may be issued prior to the issuance of a certificate of appropriateness by the TTCDA except for a residential or agricultural use or any use within the Town of Farragut or City of Knoxville defined by the jurisdictional boundaries at the time of enactment of Private Chapter No. 148, Senate Bill No. 1230 of the Private Acts of 1983, hereafter referred to as the Act unless otherwise set forth below.
RequestedOB, TO
OB (Office, Medical, and Related Services),TO (Technology Overlay)This zone is intended to provide areas for professional and business offices and related activities that require separate buildings and building groups surrounded by landscaped yards and open areas. The intent herein is to provide centralized, compact locations for business offices, clinics, medical, and dental offices near residential neighborhoods.
The TO, Technology Overlay Zone, is established to provide for physical development review in the Tennessee Technology Corridor area of the county by the Tennessee Technology Corridor Development Authority (TTCDA). Within the TO, Technology Overlay Zone, no base zoning may be changed, no variance from the provision of the zoning ordinance may be granted and no building or grading permit may be issued prior to the issuance of a certificate of appropriateness by the TTCDA except for a residential or agricultural use or any use within the Town of Farragut or City of Knoxville defined by the jurisdictional boundaries at the time of enactment of Private Chapter No. 148, Senate Bill No. 1230 of the Private Acts of 1983, hereafter referred to as the Act unless otherwise set forth below.
Property Information
− +Location
Size
Place Type Designation
Growth Plan
10105 DUTCHTOWN RD
West of Mabry Hood Rd., north side of Dutchtown Rd.
Commission District 3
Size
2.20 acres
Place Type Designation
MU-SD (Mixed Use Special District)
Currently on the Property
Single Family Residential
Growth Plan
Planned Growth Area
- Utilities
- Sewer
West Knox Utility District
WaterWest Knox Utility District
Case Notes
− +Disposition Summary
Approve the OB (Office, Medical, and Related Services) zone because it is consistent with the sector plan and consistent with the surrounding development. The TO (Technology Overlay) will be retained.Staff Recommendation
Approve the OB (Office, Medical, and Related Services) zone because it is consistent with the sector plan and consistent with the surrounding development. The TO (Technology Overlay) will be retained.The request is to rezone two abutting properties (10105 Dutchtown Rd and 1009 Mabry Hood Rd) compromising 2.203 acres from BP (Business and Technology Park) to OB (Office, Medical, and Related Services).
PURSUANT TO THE CITY OF KNOXVILLE ZONING ORDINANCE, ARTICLE 6.1.3: THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS MUST BE MET FOR ALL REZONINGS (must meet all of these):
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT SHALL BE NECESSARY BECAUSE OF SUBSTANTIALLY CHANGED OR CHANGING CONDITIONS IN THE AREA AND DISTRICTS AFFECTED, OR IN THE COUNTY GENERALLY:
1. This area has seen a transition from commercial and industrial uses to office uses over the past 20 years. In 2002, the nearby properties at 10123 and 10119 Dutchtown Rd were rezoned from BP/TO to OB/TO. When the city implemented the new city-wide zoning code on January 1, 2020, the properties across the street on Dutchtown Road were redesignated from C-6/TO-1 (General Commercial Park) / (Technology Park Overlay) to OP/TO-1 (Office Park) / (Technology Park Overlay).
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT AND PURPOSE OF THE APPLICABLE ZONING ORDINANCE:
1. The OB (Office, Medical, and Related Services) zone is intended to provide areas for professional and business offices and related activities that require separate buildings and building groups surrounded by landscaped yards and open areas. The intent is to provide centralized, compact locations for business offices, clinics, medical, and dental offices near residential neighborhoods.
2. This zone allows the same residential uses that are permitted in the RB zone which include houses, duplexes, multi-dwelling structures or developments and some nonresidential uses.
3. Properties in the TO zone also require TTCDA approval of rezoning requests. This request will be heard at the December 11, 2023 TTCDA meeting (Case 12-B-23-TOR).
4. Rezonings should be based on the entire range of uses allowed within a zone to ensure that any development brought forth at a future time would be compatible with the surrounding land uses.
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT SHALL NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT ANY OTHER PART OF THE CITY, NOR SHALL ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT ADVERSE EFFECTS RESULT FROM SUCH AMENDMENT.
1. Dutchtown Road and Mabry Hood Road are classified roads, so no traffic through residential streets is required to access the site. Dutchtown Road was widened from a 2-lane road to a 4-lane road with a turn lane and sidewalks in 2007.
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH AND NOT IN CONFLICT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN OF KNOXVILLE AND KNOX COUNTY, INCLUDING ANY OF ITS ELEMENTS, MAJOR ROAD PLAN, LAND USE PLAN, COMMUNITY FACILITIES PLAN, AND OTHERS:
1. The proposed OB zone is consistent with the Mixed-Use Special District NWCO-3, which recommends office and technology park uses in this area.
2. This property is in the Technology Overlay. All developments other than single family residences and duplexes require TTCDA (Tennessee Technology Corridor Development Authority) approval of site plans.
3. This property has single family residences abutting to the north. Office and medium density residential development are appropriate at this location and are consistent with General Plan policy 11.4, which calls for the creation of gradual zoning transition patterns by placing medium intensity zones and uses such as offices, condominiums, and community buildings in between single-family residential areas and higher intensity uses.
What's next?
− +This Rezoning case in the COUNTY was recommended for approval. The appeal deadline - January 13, 2024 has passed.
Applicant
Tonia Burress
Case History
- October 31, 2023
Date Filed
- December 14, 2023
Heard Approved
- February 26, 2024
First Legislative Reading
