Approve the One Year Plan amendment to LI (Light Industrial) and HP (Hillside Protection) as amended as shown on Exhibit A, presented at the meeting by the applicant.

Disposition Summary

Approve the One Year Plan amendment to LI (Light Industrial) and HP (Hillside Protection) as amended as shown on Exhibit A, presented at the meeting by the applicant.

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Details of Action

Approve the One Year Plan amendment to LI (Light Industrial) and HP (Hillside Protection) as amended as shown on Exhibit A, presented at the meeting by the applicant.

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Staff Recommendation

Deny the One Year Plan amendment to the LI (Light Industrial) land use classification because it would be an encroachment of incompatible land uses into an established residential neighborhood.

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ONE YEAR PLAN AMENDMENT REQUIREMENTS:
CHANGES OF CONDITIONS WARRANTING AMENDMENT OF THE LAND USE PLAN (May meet any one of these.)

AN ERROR IN THE PLAN:
1. The current LDR (Low Density Residential) land use classification delineates the boundaries of a residential neighborhood primarily comprised of single family detached homes. While there is an LI (Light Industrial) classification adjacent to the north, it is buffered from the LDR area with mature vegetation.
2. The subject property is entirely within the HP (Hillside Protection) area, and much of it is forested. Expanding industrial land uses at this location could compromise this protective buffer for surrounding residences.
2. The LDR classification in the One Year Plan is not the result of an error or omission in the plan.

A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE DEVELOPMENT PATTERN, OR THE COMPLETION OF A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT (ROAD, PARK, SEWER), WHICH CHANGES THE BASIS ON WHICH THE PLAN WAS DEVELOPED FOR AN AREA:
1. Much of the property along the east-west bound portion of Pelham Rd to the west of the subject property has been cleared in preparation for a new road and alignment called Rock Pointe Drive. This project will affect traffic patterns and provide opportunity for new commercial development. However, these changes in development do not justify encroachment of industrial uses into the middle of the established low density residential neighborhood where the subject property is located. Such uses could bring trucking traffic onto substandard, residential streets.

A CHANGE IN PUBLIC POLICY, UNANTICIPATED BY THE PLAN:
1. There has been no change in public policy that supports the LI land use classification at this location. The One Year Plan is explicit about protecting residential areas from encroachments of incompatible land uses.

NEW INFORMATION (INCLUDING NEW PLANS AND STUDIES PRODUCED BY KNOXVILLE-KNOX COUNTY PLANNING) BECOMING AVAILABLE, WHICH REVEALS THE NEED FOR A PLAN AMENDMENT:
1. There is no new information pertaining to the subject property that points to the need for LI land uses located between occupied homes in a low density residential neighborhood.