Disposition Summary

Approve the development plan for up to 56 attached houses on individual lots as shown on the development plan, subject to 3 conditions.

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Staff Recommendation

Approve the development plan for up to 56 attached houses on individual lots as shown on the development plan, subject to 3 conditions.

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1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County zoning ordinance.
2. The maximum height of the attached dwellings shall be 35 feet.
3. Add a Type B landscape screen from the entrance road to the end of Lot 1 along Millertown Pike. Existing trees that remain can count toward this requirement.

With the conditions noted, this plan meets the requirements for approval in the PR zone and the criteria for approval of a development plan.

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DEVELOPMENT PLAN ANALYSIS PER ARTICLE 6, SECTION 6.50.06 (APPROVAL OR DENIAL)
In the exercise of its administrative judgment, the Planning Commission shall determine if the proposed plan is in harmony with the general purpose and intent of the zoning ordinance and adopted plans.

1) ZONING ORDINANCE
A. The property is zoned PR (Planned Residential) with a density of up to 4 du/ac. The applicant is proposing to subdivide this 14.2-acre tract into 56 lots. The development will yield a density of 3.94 du/ac. The PR zone allows attached houses as a permitted use. The administrative procedures for the PR zone require the Planning Commission to approve the development plan before permits can be issued (Knox County Zoning Ordinance Article 5, Section 5.13.15).
B. The maximum height for any use other than houses and duplexes is determined by the Planning Commission. Staff recommends a maximum height of 35 ft for the attached dwellings, consistent with the maximum height allowed on surrounding properties. The architectural elevations provided are consistent with this recommendation.

2) KNOX COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN - FUTURE LAND USE MAP
A. The property's place type is RC (Rural Conservation) on the Future Land Use Map. Attached houses in a conservation pattern are considered a secondary use in the RC place type. The RC place type requires site plans to conserve between 50-70 percent of a site as natural open space. The townhome development plan proposes to leave 8.68 acres or 61% of the area to common area/open space.

3) KNOX COMPREHENSIVE PLAN - IMPLEMENTATION POLICIES
A. This area consists of single-family dwellings with a mix of lot sizes ranging from less than 1 acre to over 14 acres fronting Millertown Pike. The Type B landscape screen along Millertown Pike from the entrance road to Lot 1 will help preserve the area's rural feel and is consistent with Implementation Policy 2, ensuring that development is sensitive to existing community character.
B. This development is consistent with Implementation Policy 7.2, which encourages conservation subdivisions. The townhouse development under the PR zone cluster lots. The developer has provided a hydrologic stream determination for the conveyance that goes through the property. The determination is a wet-weather conveyance, and the depressions on the property are farm ponds that will be removed.

4) KNOXVILLE - FARRAGUT - KNOX COUNTY GROWTH POLICY PLAN
A. The property is within the Urban Growth Boundary. The purposes of the Urban Growth Boundary designation are to encourage a reasonably compact pattern of development, promote the expansion of the Knox County economy, offer a wide range of housing choices, and coordinate the actions of the public and private sectors, particularly with regard to the provision of adequate roads, utilities, schools, drainage and other public facilities and services. This development is in alignment with these goals.