Disposition Summary

Approve the request for a duplex because it is consistent with adopted plans and supported by community amenities, subject to 2 conditions.

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Staff Recommendation

Approve the request for a duplex because it is consistent with adopted plans and supported by community amenities, subject to 2 conditions.

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1) Meeting all applicable requirements of the City of Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.
2) Meeting all applicable requirements of the City of Knoxville Engineering Department.

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This request is for a 1,942 sq ft duplex on a parcel that is pending plat certification for a two-lot subdivision. The lot for the duplex would be approximately 15,000 sq ft, and the other would be a flag lot with enough area to accommodate a single-family detached home.

STANDARDS FOR EVALUATING A SPECIAL USE (ARTICLE 16.2.F.2)

1) THE USE IS CONSISTENT WITH ADOPTED PLANS AND POLICIES, INCLUDING THE GENERAL PLAN AND THE ONE-YEAR PLAN.
A. The development of a duplex at this location near Chapman Highway, a major arterial street, provides access to transit and service-oriented commercial amenities a short distance to the east.
B. The use is consistent with the General Plan's Development Policy 8.1, to develop infill housing on vacant lots and redevelopment parcels in a manner that is compatible with neighboring residences in scale, design and site layout. The proposed duplex is aligned with the building footprint, height, and architectural features of surrounding single-family detached residences.
C. The subject property has the LDR (Low Density Residential) land use classification in the One Year Plan and the South City Sector Plan. The description of the LDR classification includes duplexes as a permissible development form.

2) THE USE IS IN HARMONY WITH THE GENERAL PURPOSE AND INTENT OF THIS ZONING CODE.
A. The proposed duplex meets the dimensional standards for a two-family dwelling in the RN-1 (Single-Family Residential Neighborhood) zoning district. It also meets all of the Principal Use Standards for a two-family dwelling in Article 9.3.J of the zoning code. This use, as proposed, is aligned with the intent of the zoning code.

3) THE USE IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE IT IS PROPOSED, AND WITH THE SIZE AND LOCATION OF BUILDINGS IN THE VICINITY.
A. The use is similar in size and scale to surrounding residences, and its gabled roofs echo architectural features of other houses in the Colonial Village neighborhood.

4) THE USE WILL NOT SIGNIFICANTLY INJURE THE VALUE OF ADJACENT PROPERTY OR BY NOISE, LIGHTS, FUMES, ODORS, VIBRATION, TRAFFIC, CONGESTION, OR OTHER IMPACTS DETRACT FROM THE IMMEDIATE ENVIRONMENT.
A. The development of a duplex on Brandau Drive is not anticipated to cause any significant adverse impact to surrounding properties. A two-unit development will not cause an undue traffic burden, and a turnaround has been provided on the duplex driveway so that departing vehicles are not required back into the street.

5) THE USE IS NOT OF A NATURE OR SO LOCATED AS TO DRAW SUBSTANTIAL ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC THROUGH RESIDENTIAL STREETS.
A. The addition of two dwelling units will not notably increase traffic along Brandau Drive. The subject property is located approximately 220 ft from Chapman Highway to the north.