Approve rezoning to I-G (General Industrial) and HP (Hillside Protection Overlay) as amended as shown on Exhxxibit A, presented at the meeting by the applicany at the meeting.

Disposition Summary

Approve rezoning to I-G (General Industrial) and HP (Hillside Protection Overlay) as amended as shown on Exhxxibit A, presented at the meeting by the applicany at the meeting.

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Details of Action

Approve rezoning to I-G (General Industrial) and HP (Hillside Protection Overlay) as amended as shown on Exhxxibit A, presented at the meeting by the applicany at the meeting.

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Staff Recommendation

Deny I-G (General Industrial) zoning because it conflicts with the sector plan and with the intent of the I-G district, as described in the zoning ordinance.

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PURSUANT TO THE CITY OF KNOXVILLE ZONING ORDINANCE, SECTION 16.1.E, SUBSECTIONS 1-3, ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS MUST BE MET FOR ALL REZONINGS:

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. Although there are changing conditions in the area pointing to potential industrial and/or commercial development near the subject property, this does not support further encroachment of industrial zoning into an established low density residential neighborhood.

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT AND PURPOSE OF THE APPLICABLE ZONING ORDINANCE:
1. The zoning ordinance describes how the I-G (General Industrial) district may produce outside impacts rendering it incompatible with retail, service, and residential uses. Expanding I-G zoning into a low-density residential neighborhood is inconsistent with this intent.

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT SHALL NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT ANY OTHER PART OF THE CITY, NOR SHALL ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT ADVERSE EFFECTS RESULT FROM SUCH AMENDMENT.
1. There are significant adverse impacts that could result from the proposed rezoning. Such impacts include trucking or heavy equipment utilizing narrow, residential streets, elimination of a vegetative buffer that protects existing residences from industrial uses to the north, and detrimental environmental health impacts on adjacent and surrounding residences.

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 proposed rezoning from RN-1 (Single Family Residential Neighborhood) to I-G conflicts with development policy 8.5 in the General Plan to protect neighborhoods from intrusive uses and other blighting influences.
2. I-G zoning conflicts with the East City Sector Plan and the One Year Plan's LDR (Low Density Residential) land use classification.

ADEQUATE PUBLIC FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SCHOOLS, PARKS, POLICE AND FIRE PROTECTION, ROADS, SANITARY SEWERS, AND WATER LINES, OR ARE REASONABLY CAPABLE OF BEING PROVIDED PRIOR TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IF THE AMENDMENT WERE ADOPTED:
1. The residential streets that access the subject property are substandard and ill-suited for industrial uses.