Disposition Summary

Approve the sector plan amendment to GC (General Commercial) for the portion of property as proposed in Exhibit A because it is a minor extension of the land use classification.

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Staff Recommendation

Approve the sector plan amendment to GC (General Commercial) for the portion of property as proposed in Exhibit A because it is a minor extension of the land use classification.

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

CHANGES OF CONDITIONS WARRANTING AMENDMENT OF THE LAND USE PLAN:
1. The subject property is adjacent to an existing commercial area, adjacent to the frontage road, Primus Road, along the I-75 corridor.

INTRODUCTION OF SIGNIFICANT NEW ROADS OR UTILITIES THAT WERE NOT ANTICIPATED IN THE PLAN AND MAKE DEVELOPMENT MORE FEASIBLE:
1. No new roads or utilities are anticipated to make the development more feasible, however, this area is a small extension of an existing GC land use classification, approximately 3/4 of an acre.

AN OBVIOUS OR SIGNIFICANT ERROR OR OMISSION IN THE PLAN:
1. There is no obvious or significant error or omission in the plan, although the original GC area could have been squared up to anticipate expansion of the commercial area between Primus Road and Murray Drive, as it was expanded to include the areas not commercially zoned adjacent to the north.

TRENDS IN DEVELOPMENT, POPULATION OR TRAFFIC THAT WARRANT RECONSIDERATION OF THE ORIGINAL PLAN PROPOSAL:
1. The area along Primus Road has experienced growth in commercial uses since the last sector plan update.
2. This site is located within the Urban Growth Area for the City of Knoxville.

State law regarding amendments of the general plan (which includes Sector Plan amendments) was changed with passage of Public Chapter 1150 by the Tennessee Legislature in 2008. The law now provides for two methods to amend the plan at TCA 13-3-304:
- The Planning Commission may initiate an amendment by adopting a resolution and certifying the amendment to the Legislative Body. Once approved by majority vote of the Legislative Body, the amendment is operative.
- The Legislative Body may also initiate an amendment and transmit the amendment to the Planning Commission. Once the Planning Commission has considered the proposed amendment and approved, not approved, or taken no action, the Legislative Body may approve the amendment by majority vote and the amendment is operative.