Disposition Summary

Approve the requested variance and alternative design standards based on the justification provided by the applicant and recommendations of the City of Knoxville Department of Engineering.

Approve the concept plan subject to 10 conditions.

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Staff Recommendation

Approve the requested variance and alternative design standards based on the justification provided by the applicant and recommendations of the City of Knoxville Department of Engineering.

Approve the concept plan subject to 10 conditions.

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1. Connection to sanitary sewer and meeting any other relevant utility provider requirements.
2. Provision of a street name consistent with the Uniform Street Naming and Addressing System within the City of Knoxville (City Ord. 0-280-90).
3. Confirm that the road design complies with AASHTO standards during the design plan phase, with review and approval by the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
4. The driveway lengths must meet the requirements of the Knoxville Department of Engineering during the design plan phase.
5. Confirm that the land disturbance complies with the HP (Hillside Protection Overlay) zone district during the design plan phase.
6. Obtaining approval from the Knoxville Department of Engineering during the design plan phase to increase the maximum intersection grade from 1 percent to up to 2 percent on Road 'A' at Lonas Drive.
7. Meeting all applicable requirements of the City of Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.
8. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
9. Before certification of the final plat for the subdivision, establish a property owners association or other legal entity responsible for maintaining common facilities, such as common areas, amenities, and/or stormwater drainage systems.
10. Placing a note on the final plat that all lots will have access only to the internal street system.

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This proposal is for a 18-lot subdivision for single-family houses. The property was rezoned from RN-1 to RN-3 in November 2021 (10-F-21-RZ).

There are 1.32 acres of this 4.24-acre site within the Hillside Protection (HP) Overlay district. The HP overlay allows a maximum of 0.7 acres (53.7%) of the 1.32 acres to the disturbed. This proposal disturbs 0.68 acres. Staff is recommending a condition that during the design plan phase, the land disturbance in the HP overlay be confirmed. If it exceeds 0.7 acres, a level 2 Hillside Protection application will be required to request additional land distrurbance. This requires Planning Commission approval.

VARIANCE
The applicant is requesting a reduction of the minimum intersection separation from 300 ft to 260 ft to Holman Road. Holman Rd is a local street with low traffic volumes. Similarly, this 18-lot subdivision will have low traffic volumes. There are no apparent sight distance issues at either of these intersections and the intersections are far enough apart that there should not be left turn movement conflicts.