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Special Use

5-E-21-SU

Recommended for approval
by the Planning Commission

APPROVE the request for a drive-through facility for a restaurant with approximately 638 sqft of floor area, subject to 10 conditions.

See case notes below

Request

Property Info

Case Notes

What's next?

Applicant Request

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  • Land Use
      Current
      O (Office)
      Proposed
      Drive-through facility

Property Information

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Location
4919 N. Broadway

West side of N. Broadway, south of Highland Dr.

Council District 5

Size
26,000 square feet
Sector
North City

Land Use Designation? GC (General Commercial / F (Floodway)

Currently on the Property
O (Office)
Growth Plan
N/A
  • Utilities
      Sewer
      Knoxville Utilities Board
      Water
      Knoxville Utilities Board

Case Notes

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Staff Recommendation
APPROVE the request for a drive-through facility for a restaurant with approximately 638 sqft of floor area, subject to 10 conditions.
1. Meeting the requirements of the principal use standards for drive-through facilities (Section 9.3.F) of the City of Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.
2. Meeting the requirements of Article 13 (Signs) of the City of Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.
3. Meeting the design standards for the C-G-2 (General Commercial) zone (Section 5.4).
4. Installation of landscaping per the requirements of Article 12 (Landscaping) of the City of Knoxville Zoning Ordinance and the Tree Protection Ordinance (Chapter 14, Article II) of the City of Knoxville Code of Ordinances.
5. Providing a turning template showing vehicles can exit the drive-through without conflicting with other vehicles. This is to be review and approved by the City of Knoxville Department of Engineering during permitting.
6. Providing adequate separation between the exit lane of the drive-through and the front property line to allow an exiting vehicle to be perpendicular to N. Broadway before leaving the site, or as otherwise required by the City of Knoxville Department of Engineering during permitting.
7. Obtaining all necessary zoning variances from the City of Knoxville Board of Zoning Appeals.
8. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
9. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Tennessee Department of Transportation.
10. Meeting all applicable requirements of the City of Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.

With the conditions noted above, this request meets the requirements of the C-G-2 zone, the principal use standards for drive-through facilities, and the criteria for approval of a special use.
Disposition Summary
APPROVE the request for a drive-through facility for a restaurant with approximately 638 sqft of floor area, subject to 10 conditions.

What's next?

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After the Planning Commission
Planning Commission decisions on Special Use (SU) cases are final unless appealed.

SU cases do not move forward to City Council unless the request is to remove a planned district designation from the zoning map.

Applicant

Mark A. Bialik, PE / GBS Engineering

Planning Staff
Mike Reynolds
Phone: 865-215-3827
Email: mike.reynolds@knoxplanning.org
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Case History

This program aims to increase transit in disadvantaged communities and reduce the impact of climate change. Knoxville-Knox County Planning, in partnership with KAT and the city, will develop a Transit-based Opportunities Map to identify locations for development along key transit corridors that target attainable housing and employment opportunities. Transit-oriented development (TOD) prioritizes efficient, equitable, sustainable development. It also helps reduce poverty and further benefit communities by:

  • Encouraging greater transit use,
  • Reducing automobile use,
  • Maximizing existing infrastructure
  • Reducing emissions, and
  • Providing mixed and low-income housing options.