Recommended for approval
by the Planning Commission
APPROVE the request for a 120' monopole telecommunications tower in the I-2 zoning district, subject to the following 6 conditions:
See case notes below
Use On Review
5-A-06-UR
Recommended for approval
See case notes below
Details
Request
Property Info
Case Notes
What's next?
Details of Action
− +1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.
2. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
3. Since the FAA does not require any lighting for this facility, there shall be no lighting on the tower.
4. In addition to a 8' wooden privacy fence around the tower and equipment area, the perimeter of the fenced area will be landscaped with Leyland Cypress on 8' centers.
5. Installing the proposed landscaping as shown on the landscape plan within six months of the tower becoming operational.
6. At the time of the request for a building permit, posting a bond or other approved financial surety that would ensure the removal of the tower if it is abandoned.
2. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
3. Since the FAA does not require any lighting for this facility, there shall be no lighting on the tower.
4. In addition to a 8' wooden privacy fence around the tower and equipment area, the perimeter of the fenced area will be landscaped with Leyland Cypress on 8' centers.
5. Installing the proposed landscaping as shown on the landscape plan within six months of the tower becoming operational.
6. At the time of the request for a building permit, posting a bond or other approved financial surety that would ensure the removal of the tower if it is abandoned.
Applicant Request
− +- Land Use
- Current
Loading site for industrial distribution center
Proposed120' monopole telecommunications tower
Property Information
− +Location
Size
Sector
Growth Plan
2538 Sutherland Ave
North side of Vandeventer Ave., west of Emmett St. and south of Sutherland Ave.
Council District 6
Size
0.76 acres
Sector
Central City
Land Use Designation? LI (Light Industrial)
Currently on the Property
Loading site for industrial distribution center
Growth Plan
Urban Growth Area
- Utilities
- Sewer
Knoxville Utilities Board
WaterKnoxville Utilities Board
Case Notes
− +Staff Recommendation
APPROVE the request for a 120' monopole telecommunications tower in the I-2 zoning district, subject to the following 6 conditions:1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.
2. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
3. Since the FAA does not require any lighting for this facility, there shall be no lighting on the tower.
4. In addition to a 8' wooden privacy fence around the tower and equipment area, the perimeter of the fenced area will be landscaped with Leyland Cypress on 8' centers.
5. Installing the proposed landscaping as shown on the landscape plan within six months of the tower becoming operational.
6. At the time of the request for a building permit, posting a bond or other approved financial surety that would ensure the removal of the tower if it is abandoned.
Disposition Summary
APPROVE the request for a 120' monopole telecommunications tower in the I-2 zoning district, subject to the following 6 conditions:Details of Action
1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.2. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
3. Since the FAA does not require any lighting for this facility, there shall be no lighting on the tower.
4. In addition to a 8' wooden privacy fence around the tower and equipment area, the perimeter of the fenced area will be landscaped with Leyland Cypress on 8' centers.
5. Installing the proposed landscaping as shown on the landscape plan within six months of the tower becoming operational.
6. At the time of the request for a building permit, posting a bond or other approved financial surety that would ensure the removal of the tower if it is abandoned.
What's next?
− +As a Use On Review case, the Planning Commission's decision is final, and it will not be heard by a legislative body unless it is appealed.
The appeal deadline - May 26, 2006 - has passed.
The ProcessApplicant
