Alley Closure
6-A-25-AC
Recommendations
See agency comments and recommendations below
Request
Recommendations
Property Info
Case Notes
What's next?
Applicant Request
− +Close Alley
From W Jackson Ave
Northeast corner of Parcel 094EJ006
Northeast corner of Parcel 094EJ006
To The Northfolk Soutern Railroad right-of-way
The eastern terminus at the northwest corner of Parcel 094EJ00101
The eastern terminus at the northwest corner of Parcel 094EJ00101
Reason for Closure
The alley area will be consolidated into the abutting properties to facilitate redevelopment of the former McClung Warehouse sites by Knoxville's Community Development Corporation.
Comments / Recommendations
− +The reviewing departments and organizations had these comments:
- Planning: Planning does not object to the closure of this right-of-way, as it is not devloped as an alley and therefore does not provide access to any properties.
- City of Knoxville Engineering: City Engineering has no objection to this closure. Should this right-of-way be closed, the City will reserve easements for all drainage facilities and utilities, if there are any current facilities, located in or within five (5) feet of the property described herein. No easements are reserved if there are no current facilities within the closure area. If any existing facilities or utilities are found not feasible to the site development or use, they may be removed and relocated, subject to City Engineering and/or other applicable easement holder review and approval
- Addressing: The proposed right-of-way closure is not expected to impact any existing addresses.
- Fire Department: The closure is approved to close for fire access.
- TDOT: TDOT takes no exception to the proposed changes as they have no impact on state-owned routes or properties.
- KUB: We have reviewed our records and, as far as we have been able to determine, KUB has no existing utility facilities located within the subject right-of-way area, and we have no objection to the requested closure. However, KUB does not release and hereby retains all easements and rights for existing facilities, whether or not identified in our research.
- AT&T: AT&T does not have any conflict with this request.
- Planning: Planning does not object to the closure of this right-of-way, as it is not devloped as an alley and therefore does not provide access to any properties.
- City of Knoxville Engineering: City Engineering has no objection to this closure. Should this right-of-way be closed, the City will reserve easements for all drainage facilities and utilities, if there are any current facilities, located in or within five (5) feet of the property described herein. No easements are reserved if there are no current facilities within the closure area. If any existing facilities or utilities are found not feasible to the site development or use, they may be removed and relocated, subject to City Engineering and/or other applicable easement holder review and approval
- Addressing: The proposed right-of-way closure is not expected to impact any existing addresses.
- Fire Department: The closure is approved to close for fire access.
- TDOT: TDOT takes no exception to the proposed changes as they have no impact on state-owned routes or properties.
- KUB: We have reviewed our records and, as far as we have been able to determine, KUB has no existing utility facilities located within the subject right-of-way area, and we have no objection to the requested closure. However, KUB does not release and hereby retains all easements and rights for existing facilities, whether or not identified in our research.
- AT&T: AT&T does not have any conflict with this request.
Property Information
− +Location
Planning Sector
0 Unnamed Alley
Commission District 6
Planning Sector
Central City
What's next?
− +- Appeal to Because of its location in the CITY, appeals will be heard by Knoxville City Council
Applicant
City of Knoxville
Case History
- April 1, 2025
Heard by the Planning Commission
- April 15, 2025
Date Filed