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3-A-24-SU | Planning Commission
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Special Use

3-A-24-SU

Approved as modified
by the Planning Commission

Approve the request for a multi-dwelling development per staff recommendation, with the exception of conditions #3, #4, and #5.

See case notes below

Details

Request

Property Info

Case Notes

What's next?

Details of Action

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Approve the request for a multi-dwelling development per staff recommendation, with the exception of conditions #3, #4, and #5.

Applicant Request

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  • Zoning
      Current

      F

      RN-2(C) (Single-Family Residential Neighborhood), F (Floodplain Overlay)

      The F Floodplain Overlay Zoning District is established to indicate locations near streams where floodplains have been identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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  • Land Use
      Current
      Multifamily Residential
      Proposed
      Multi-dwelling development

Property Information

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Location
6395 S NORTHSHORE DR

West side of S Northshore Dr, north of Lyons Bend Rd

Council District 2

Size
2.29 acres
Planning Sector
West City

Land Use Classification LDR (Low Density Residential), SP (Stream Protection) LDR (Low Density Residential), SP (Stream Protection)

Currently on the Property
Multifamily Residential
Growth Plan
N/A (Within City Limits)
  • Utilities
      Sewer
      Knoxville Utilities Board
      Water
      Knoxville Utilities Board

Case Notes

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Disposition Summary
Approve the request for a multi-dwelling development per staff recommendation, with the exception of conditions #3, #4, and #5.
Details of Action
Approve the request for a multi-dwelling development per staff recommendation, with the exception of conditions #3, #4, and #5.
Staff Recommendation
Approve the request for a multi-dwelling development, subject to 5 conditions.
1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the City of Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.
2. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
3. All grading for this development shall be maintained on the site. There shall be no grading or fill within the Floodway or Stream Protection area.
4. Consulting with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Division of Water Resources Manager at the Knoxville Field Office about the proposed development, and implementing their recommendations on watershed stewardship measures.
5. Preserving existing vegetation within the 25-ft periphery boundary to maintain a vegetative buffer between the development and the Westlands community to the west and Westchase community to the south. If vegetation cannot be preserved, a Class B buffer yard landscaping plan shall applied to the maximum extent practicable and submitted to Planning for review prior to permitting.

With conditions noted above, this request meets the requirements of the former RP-1 zoning district (current RN-2(C)/F zoning ) and the criteria for approval of a special use for modifications to previously approved planned districts per Article 1.4.G.

What's next?

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After the Planning Commission
Planning Commission decisions on Special Use (SU) cases are final unless appealed.

SU cases do not move forward to City Council unless the request is to remove a planned district designation from the zoning map.

Applicant

Buffalo Construction Co

Planning Staff
Jessie Hillman
Phone: 865-215-3082
Email: jessie.hillman@knoxplanning.org
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