Disposition Summary

Approve the alternative design standard based on the justification provided by the applicant and recommendations of the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works.

Approve the Concept Plan subject to 17 conditions.

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Staff Recommendation

Approve the alternative design standard based on the justification provided by the applicant and recommendations of the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works.

Approve the Concept Plan subject to 17 conditions.

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1. Connection to sanitary sewer and meeting other relevant utility provider requirements.
2. Provision of street names consistent with the Uniform Street Naming and Addressing System within Knox County (County Ord. 91-1-102).
3. Implement the recommendations of the Rowland Manor (aka Rowland Farm) Traffic Impact Study (TIS) (Cannon and Cannon, 11/25/2024) as required by Knox County Engineering and Public Works during the design plan phase (see Exhibit B). If the TIS is further revised, it must be submitted to the Planning staff for review and approval by all applicable agencies.
4. Any request for additional residential lots (dwellings) shall require an update to the full TIS, including all identified intersections and road segments to be submitted with the applicable application. The traffic counts must be updated if the existing counts are older than one year.
5. No more than 150 lots may be platted before a second access point is available for public use that is adequate to handle the proposed development.
6. Certifying that the required sight distance has been obtained in both directions along Swafford Road at the Road 'A' intersection, with documentation provided to Knox County Engineering and Public Works for review and approval during the design plan phase.
7. Entering into an MOU with Knox County Engineering and Public Works for completing off-site improvements per Chapter 54, Article V of the Knox County Code (Ord. O-23-4-102). The cost of these improvements is the responsibility of the property owner.
8. If during design plan approval or construction of the development, it is discovered that unforeseen off-site improvements within the right-of-way are necessary, the developer will either enter into an MOU with the County for these improvements or reimburse the County for their direct expenses (if completed by County crews) to make corrections deemed necessary.
9. Providing the acreage zoned PR (Planned Residential) and F (Floodway) separately on the final plat.
10. All detention ponds must be located on a common area lot.
11. Providing a sight distance easement through the horizontal curve radius less than 250 ft and through lots 66 and 67 to maintain 250 ft of intersection sight distance looking west on Road 'A' at the Road 'C' intersection, per the requirements of Knox County Engineering and Public Works during the design plan phase. Any driveways that cannot be located outside the sight distance easement must have a 20 ft depth outside the sight distance easement.
12. Install sidewalks on all internal road segments projected to have 1,000 average daily trips (ADT) or more based on the property's full buildout potential. Knox County Engineering and Public Works will determine the location of the sidewalks during the design plan phase. Any sidewalks installed that are not required by Knox County Engineering and Public Works must be maintained by the homeowners association.
13. The driveway on lot 63 must meet the intersection spacing requirements of Article 3, Section 3.51.02.C. of the Knox County Zoning Ordinance.
14. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works.
15. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Zoning Ordinance.
16. Before certification of the final plat for the subdivision, establish a property owners association or other legal entity responsible for maintaining common facilities, such as common areas, amenities, private roads, and/or stormwater drainage systems.
17. [ADDED 12/10/2024] Widening Swafford Road to a miniminmum pavement width of 18 ft between the Road 'A' and Guinn Road intersections, per the requirements of Knox County Engineering and Public Works during the design plan phase.

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REVISION (12/10/2024) -- Condition #17 was added to ensure the pavement width of Swafford Road is a minimum of 18 ft between Road 'A' and Guinn Road.

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This proposal is phase 1 of the Rowland Farm Subdivision, which includes 70 detached residential house lots on 50.54 acres of this 250-acre site. The existing house is part of the neighborhood amenity that includes 5 acres surrounding it and 7 acres across the street with several hundred feet of frontage along Beaver Creek and a large, flat floodplain. Approximately 3.75 acres of Phase 1 are in the F (Floodway) zone district, leaving approximately 46.8 acres zoned PR up to 3 du/ac.

Access is via Swafford Road, approximately 350 ft south of Guinn Road. Staff is recommending a condition that no more than 150 lots be platted before a second access point is available for public use that is adequate to handle the proposed development.