Property Information
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Location5531 N BROADWAY
West side of N Broadway, north of Ridgewood Road
Council District 4
Size20,452 square feet
Planning SectorNorth City
Land Use Classification LDR (Low Density Residential), HP (Hillside Protection) LDR (Low Density Residential), HP (Hillside Protection)
Currently on the Property
Agriculture/Forestry/Vacant Land
Growth PlanN/A (Within City Limits)
- Utilities
SewerKnoxville Utilities Board
WaterKnoxville Utilities Board
Case Notes
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Disposition Summary
Approve the sector plan amendment to the GC (General Commercial) land use classification because this is an extension of this classification and compatible with the surrounding development conditions.The HP (Hillside Protection) designation would be retained.
Staff Recommendation
Approve the sector plan amendment to the GC (General Commercial) land use classification because this is an extension of this classification and compatible with the surrounding development conditions.The HP (Hillside Protection) designation would be retained.
The HP (Hillside Protection) designation would be retained.
PURSUANT TO THE GENERAL PLAN, PLANNING FRAMEWORK CHAPTER, THE PLANNING COMMISSION RESERVES THE AUTHORITY TO RECOMMEND LAND USE PLAN CHANGES BASED ON SUBSTANTIALLY CHANGED CONDITIONS. SUBSTANTIALLY CHANGED CONDITIONS INCLUDE (may meet any of these):
INTRODUCTION OF SIGNIFICANT NEW ROADS OR UTILITIES THAT WERE NOT ANTICIPATED IN THE PLAN AND MAKE DEVELOPMENT MORE FEASIBLE:
1. No known new roads or utilities have been introduced to this area.
AN OBVIOUS OR SIGNIFICANT ERROR OR OMISSION IN THE PLAN:
1. There are no apparent errors or omissions in the North City Sector Plan with regard to the subject property. However, the GC classification can be considered here since this will be an extension of this classification from the north side.
CHANGES IN GOVERNMENT POLICY, SUCH AS A DECISION TO CONCENTRATE DEVELOPMENT IN CERTAIN AREAS.
1. There are no known changes in government policy pertaining to this area. However, approval of the GC district for this area served by KUB and KAT wou be consistent with the General Plan's development policy 5.2 that encourages development to be concentrated in areas with adequate utilities and infrastructure.
TRENDS IN DEVELOPMENT, POPULATION OR TRAFFIC THAT WARRANT RECONSIDERATION OF THE ORIGINAL PLAN PROPOSAL:
1. This section of N Broadway Avenue has a mix of commercial, office, public-quasi public uses with a few residential uses mixed in. Further south, N Broadway Avenue becomes a major commercial corridor. The annual average daily traffic count (AADT) for this corridor was between 29,000 to 35,000 during 2020-22, and the traffic-carrying capacity of this 4-lane arterial street is adequate for the requested commercial land use.
State law regarding amendments of the general plan (which includes Sector Plan amendments) was changed with passage of Public Chapter 1150 by the Tennessee Legislature in 2008. The law now provides for two methods to amend the plan at TCA 13-3-304:
- The Planning Commission may initiate an amendment by adopting a resolution and certifying the amendment to the Legislative Body. Once approved by majority vote of the Legislative Body, the amendment is operative.
- The Legislative Body may also initiate an amendment and transmit the amendment to the Planning Commission. Once the Planning Commission has considered the proposed amendment and approved, not approved, or taken no action, the Legislative Body may approve the amendment by majority vote and the amendment is operative.
