Approve the sector plan amendment to CI (Civic and Institutional) because it is a minor extension of adjacent land use classification.

Disposition Summary

Approve the sector plan amendment to CI (Civic and Institutional) because it is a minor extension of adjacent land use classification.

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Details of Action

Approve the sector plan amendment to CI (Civic and Institutional) because it is a minor extension of adjacent land use classification.

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Staff Recommendation

Deny the One Year Plan amendment to the CI (Civic and Institutional) land use classification because it does not meet the criteria for a change to the land use plan.

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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 land use designation of LDR (Low Density Residential) stems from a rezoning and plan amendment that occurred in 2017, and is not the result of an error in the plan (2-E-17-RZ/2-C-17-SP).

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. The subject property is a former high school that stood vacant beginning in 1991. The building was renovated and became a senior living facility in 2020 with support from a public-private partnership with the City. In 2017, a plan amendment from CI (Civic and Institutional) to the LDR land use classification was approved because the site was no longer functioning as a public school. The minor extension of LDR enabled the reuse of the historic building for residential units. This development change is what motivated a transition away from the CI classification, and does not necessarily support a return to that land use designation.

A CHANGE IN PUBLIC POLICY, UNANTICIPATED BY THE PLAN:
1. There have been no changes in public policy pertaining to this land use request.

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 plans or studies specific to this area that warrant a land use classificaiton amendment to CI.