Disposition Summary

Approve the Concept Plan subject to 8 conditions.

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Staff Recommendation

Approve the Concept Plan subject to 8 conditions.

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1. Connection to sanitary sewer and meeting other relevant utility provider requirements.
2. Provision of street names consistent with the Uniform Street Naming and Addressing System within Knox County (County Ord. 91-1-102).
3. If during design plan approval or construction of the development, it is discovered that unforeseen off-site improvements within the right-of-way are necessary as caused by the development, the developer will either enter into an MOU with the County for these improvements or reimburse the County for their direct expenses (if completed by County crews) to make corrections deemed necessary.
4. Implementing the recommendations of the 4923 Shipe Road Subdivision Transportation Impact Study (TIS) (AJAX Engineering, 4/15/2025) as required by Knox County Engineering and Public Works during the design plan phase.
5. Connecting Road 'A' to the terminus of Road 'B' in the KV Construction, LLC - Ellistown Rd Subdivision concept plan (6-SF-23-C). The details for this connection are to be coordinated with Knox County Engineering and Public Works during the design plan phase.
6. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works.
7. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Zoning Ordinance.
8. 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, private roads, and/or stormwater drainage systems.

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This subdivision is for 86 detached residential lots on 34.505 acres zoned, at a density of 2.49 du/ac. The property was rezoned from A (Agricultural) to PR (Planned Residential) up to 2.5 du/ac in 2005 (8-Q-05-RZ). In 2024, the property owner submitted a rezoning application to increase the maximum allowed density to 5 du/ac (12-B-24-RZ). The Planning Commission recommended 3 du/ac, and the application was withdrawn before action was taken by the Knox County Commission.

The primary access to the site is from Shipe Road, with secondary access to Ellistown Road through the property to the west (parcel 040 16601), which provided a stub-out to the subject property in its 2023 concept plan (6-SF-23-C). The submitted traffic impact study (TIS) recommends widening Shipe Road to a minimum width of 18 ft between the proposed Shipe Road entrance (Road 'A') and the intersection with Bud Hawkins Road, a distance of approximately 850 feet. Widening may only need to occur for a few hundred feet, where the pavement is currently less than 18 ft.