Approve the MDR (Medium Density Residential) land use classification because it is consistent with changing conditions in the area and is adjacent to property that is zoned RN-5 (General Residential Neighborhood). The W (Water), HP (Hillside Protection), and SP (Stream Protection) areas will remain.

Disposition Summary

Approve the MDR (Medium Density Residential) land use classification because it is consistent with changing conditions in the area and is adjacent to property that is zoned RN-5 (General Residential Neighborhood). The W (Water), HP (Hillside Protection), and SP (Stream Protection) areas will remain.

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Details of Action

Approve the MDR (Medium Density Residential) land use classification because it is consistent with changing conditions in the area and is adjacent to property that is zoned RN-5 (General Residential Neighborhood). The W (Water), HP (Hillside Protection), and SP (Stream Protection) areas will remain.

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Staff Recommendation

Deny the One Year Plan amendment to the MDR (Medium Density Residential) land use classification because it is inconsistent with the criteria for a One Year Plan amendment. The W (Water), HP (Hillside Protection), and SP (Stream Protection) classification 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):

NEW INFORMATION (INCLUDING NEW PLANS AND STUDIES PRODUCED BY KNOXVILLE-KNOX COUNTY PLANNING) BECOMING AVAILABLE, WHICH REVEALS THE NEED FOR A PLAN AMENDMENT:
1. The subject property is located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Lyons Bend Road and S Northshore Drive. This intersection was examined in the 2021 Northshore Drive Corridor Study, as shown in Exhibit B. The current level of service for northbound traffic on Lyons Bend Road is rated E, which means there is an unstable traffic flow with considerable delay, and a volume of traffic that is at or slightly exceeding capacity. It goes on to state that with future growth, traffic flow is expected to deteriorate to an F level of service rating. A signalized intersection is recommended in the future, but is not yet slated to occur.
2. Current road conditions do not support the requested plan amendment to intensify the land use classification here from LDR (Low Density Residential) and PP (Public Parks and Refuges) to MDR (Medium Density Residential).

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 Lakeshore Park Master Plan is in the implementation stage, and it includes the addition of four baseball fields in close proximity to the subject property. Surrounding residents have expressed concern about potential noise and light impacts from these sports fields, and increasing residential intensity adjacent to this development may not be advisable.

AN ERROR IN THE PLAN:
1. The current PP and LDR land use classifications are consistent with surrounding conditions and are not the result of an error in the plan. Lakeshore Park is adjacent to the north, and is classified as PP. The Westminster Ridge neighborhood to the south is comprised of single-family residences on lots that generally exceed an acre in size and it is classified as LDR.

A CHANGE IN PUBLIC POLICY, UNANTICIPATED BY THE PLAN:
1. There is no change in public policy that pertains to increasing residential intensity in or around the subject property.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
1. The location criteria for the MDR land use classification includes being in a transitional area between commercial development and low density residential neighborhoods, and being along or near corridors that are served by or proposed to be served by transit and sidewalks. These conditions are not present at the subject property's location.