Disposition Summary

Approve INST (Institutional) zoning because it is consistent with the sector plan.

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Staff Recommendation

Approve INST (Institutional) zoning because it is consistent with the sector plan.

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THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT SHALL BE NECESSARY BECAUSE OF SUBSTANTIALLY CHANGED OR CHANGING CONDITIONS IN THE AREA AND DISTRICTS AFFECTED, OR IN THE CITY/COUNTY GENERALLY:
1. INST zoning is consistent with the civic/institutional plan designation of the Northwest City Sector Plan and the City of Knoxville One Year Plan.
2. INST zoning is appropriate for this site, as a church has been onsite since the 1960s.

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT AND PURPOSE OF THE APPLICABLE ZONING ORDINANCE:
1. The INST Institutional District is intended to accommodate federal, state, county, and municipal governmental operations (with the exception of those operations that are industrial in nature), and campus institutional uses such as healthcare institutions and educational facilities, to allow for their expansion in a manner that protects surrounding neighborhoods. Areas zoned Institutional shall have a minimum size of five contiguous acres. The area designated as an Institutional District may be composed of lots of various sizes, with a minimum lot size of 20,000 SF, but the total area shall contain a minimum of five contiguous acres. Additional uses may also be permitted, such as residential, and professional office or business uses that are compatible with the character of the district.
2. Rezonings should be based on the entire range of uses allowed within a zone to ensure that any development brought forth at a future time would be compatible with the surrounding development.

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT SHALL NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT ANY OTHER PART OF THE COUNTY, NOR SHALL ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT ADVERSE EFFECTS RESULT FROM SUCH AMENDMENT:
1. INST zoning is not anticipated to create any direct or indirect adverse effects in the surrounding area or any other part of the County.

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH AND NOT IN CONFLICT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN OF KNOXVILLE AND KNOX COUNTY, INCLUDING ANY OF ITS ELEMENTS, MAJOR ROAD PLAN, LAND USE PLAN, COMMUNITY FACILITIES PLAN, AND OTHERS:
1. The City of Knoxville One Year Plan proposes civic/institutional uses for the site, which supports INST zoning.
2. The Northwest County Sector Plan proposes civic/institutional uses for the site, which supports INST zoning.
3. INST zoning does not present any apparent conflicts with the General Plan or any other adopted plans.