Disposition Summary

Approve the CI (Civic Institutional) land use classification because it is compatible with the surrounding development and is an extension of this classification.

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Staff Recommendation

Approve the CI (Civic Institutional) land use classification because it is compatible with the surrounding development and is an extension of this classification.

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PURSUANT TO THE CITY OF KNOXVILLE ONE YEAR PLAN, CHAPTER 1, PLAN AMENDMENT, ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA MUST BE MET FOR ALL ONE YEAR PLAN AMENDMENTS (may meet any of these):

AN ERROR IN THE PLAN:
1. There are no apparent errors or omissions in the One Year Plan with regard to the subject property. However, the proposed CI land use will be a will be an extension of this classification from the northeast and southeast sides.

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. There are significant changes to development trends in this area since the closure of the former St. Mary's Hospital to the west in 2018. Most of the hospital buildings were demolished in 2020, and parts of the broader campus have since become a Public Safety Complex, a McNabb Center behavioral health and urgent care clinic, and a satellite campus for Lincoln Memorial University (LMU). The requested CI classification is consistent with the recent development pattern and compatible with the adjacent Fulton Bicentennial Park and Fulton High School.

CHANGE IN PUBLIC POLICY, UNANTICIPATED BY THE PLAN:
1. There has been no change in public policy pertaining to this area.

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 are no new studies or plans specific to this area or the CI land use classification that apply to this request.