Approve MDR (Medium Density Residential) because it does meet the criteria for a plan amendment. The HP (Hillside Protection) area would be retained.

Disposition Summary

Approve MDR (Medium Density Residential) because it does meet the criteria for a plan amendment. The HP (Hillside Protection) area would be retained.

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Details of Action

Approve MDR (Medium Density Residential) because it does meet the criteria for a plan amendment. The HP (Hillside Protection) area would be retained.

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Staff Recommendation

Deny the MDR (Medium Density Residential) land use classification because it does not meet any of the criteria for a plan amendment. The HP (Hillside Protection) would be retained.

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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):

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. None of the streets that access the subject property are new, and no recent capital improvements to roadway infrastructure have been implemented. It is worth noting that sidewalks are planned to be added to the section of Boyds Bridge Pike that crosses the property, but it has not been designed yet.
2. There is a five-way stop sign intersection where Boyds Bridge Pike meets Brooks Avenue nearby to the southeast. Riverside Drive terminates at McDonald Road just 60 feet from this intersection as well, making it an almost six-way intersection. This configuration is vulnerable to traffic conflicts and is not conducive to medium density residential development and related traffic volumes.
3. Utility infrastructure in this urbanized area could be expanded to serve new residential development on the subject property, but there have not been any significant infrastructure improvements that support the requested One Year Plan amendment from the LDR (Low Density Residential) to the MDR (Medium Density Residential) land use classification.
4. This large property is surrounded by single-family detached residential development that has remained stable for several decades. While the City at large continues to experience an influx of new residents, there has been no change in this location that warrants a plan amendment.

AN ERROR IN THE PLAN:
1. The current LDR designation is consistent with the established residential development that surrounds this lot. It is also part of a cohesive and broad region of the LDR classification. This is not an error in the One Year Plan.

CHANGE IN PUBLIC POLICY, UNANTICIPATED BY THE PLAN:
1. There has been no change in government policy that warrants a land use classification change to MDR for this 13-acre property.

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 local plans indicating a need for medium density residential development at this location in East Knoxville.