Recommended for approval
by the Planning Commission
APPROVE the phased development plans for a scrap metal processing/recycling facility in the I-4 (Heavy Industrial) district, subject to 7 conditions:
See case notes below
Use On Review
6-H-11-UR
Recommended for approval
See case notes below
Request
Property Info
Case Notes
What's next?
Applicant Request
− +- Land Use
- Current
Former Waste Management, Inc. recycling facility
ProposedScrap metal processing/recycling facility
Property Information
− +Location
Size
Sector
Growth Plan
2552 Western Ave
Southwest side of Western Ave., northwest side of Tennessee Ave.
Council District 3
Census Tract 27
Size
3.32 acres
Sector
Central City
Land Use Designation? LI & STPA (HI - One Year Plan)
Currently on the Property
Former Waste Management, Inc. recycling facility
Growth Plan
Urban Growth Area (Inside City Limits)
- Utilities
- Sewer
Knoxville Utilities Board
WaterKnoxville Utilities Board
Case Notes
− +Staff Recommendation
APPROVE the phased development plans for a scrap metal processing/recycling facility in the I-4 (Heavy Industrial) district, subject to 7 conditions:1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Health Department.
2. Revising the site plan to include a "Type A" landscape screen along the southern property lines from the southwest corner of the site east to the access drive onto Tennessee Ave.
3. Installation of required landscaping as shown on the revised development plan prior to the operation of the outdoor ferrous metal materials storage area.
4. Outdoor storage shall be restricted to the "ferrous metal materials storage area" as designated on the approved development plan.
5. Installation of the screening identified in Article 5, Section 3.F.5. of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance for the outdoor storage area.
6. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
7. Meeting all requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.
With the above conditions, this request meets all requirements for approval of a use on review in the I-4 zoning district.
Disposition Summary
APPROVE the phased development plans for a scrap metal processing/recycling facility in the I-4 (Heavy Industrial) district, subject to 7 conditions: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 - June 24, 2011 - has passed.
The ProcessApplicant
