To be heard June 11, 2026Agenda Item No. 21

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Staff Recommendation

Approve the Development Plan for up to 46 single family lots and a peripheral setback reduction, as shown on the development plan, subject to 2 conditions.

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1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Zoning Ordinance.
2. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works.

With the conditions noted, this plan meets the requirements for approval in the PR zone and the criteria for approval of a development plan.

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DEVELOPMENT PLAN ANALYSIS PER ARTICLE 6, SECTION 6.50.06 (APPROVAL OR DENIAL)
In the exercise of its administrative judgment, the Planning Commission shall determine if the proposed plan is in harmony with the general purpose and intent of the zoning ordinance and adopted plans.

1) ZONING ORDINANCE
A. The property is zoned PR (Planned Residential) with a density of up to 5.1 du/ac, subject to 2 conditions. The density and conditions have been met as stated above.
B. The PR zone allows single family homes as a permitted use. The administrative procedures for the PR zone require the Planning Commission to approve the development plan before permits can be issued (Knox County Zoning Ordinance Article 5, Section 5.13.15).
C. The Planning Commission has the authority to reduce the peripheral setback when adjacent to residential or agricultural zones. The applicant requests a reduced peripheral setback on the east and west sides adjacent to residential areas because the property is narrow.

2) KNOX COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN - FUTURE LAND USE MAP
A. The property's place type is SR (Suburban Residential) on the Future Land Use Map. Single family homes are considered a primary use in the SR place type. The single family lots are similar to the single family lots in the area.

3) KNOX COMPREHENSIVE PLAN - IMPLEMENTATION POLICIES
A. Single family homes with landscape buffering along the western and southern lot lines are consistent with Policy 2, to ensure that development is sensitive to the existing community character.

4) KNOXVILLE - FARRAGUT - KNOX COUNTY GROWTH POLICY PLAN
A. The property is within the Urban Growth Area. The purposes of the Urban Growth Area designation are to encourage a reasonably compact pattern of development, promote the expansion of the Knox County economy, offer a wide range of housing choices, and coordinate the actions of the public and private sectors, particularly with regard to the provision of adequate roads, utilities, schools, drainage and other public facilities and services. This development is in alignment with these goals.