Disposition Summary

Approve the NC (Neighborhood Commercial) land use classification because it is supported by changing conditions in the area.

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Staff Recommendation

Approve the NC (Neighborhood Commercial) land use classification because it is supported by changing conditions in the area.

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PURSUANT TO THE GENERAL PLAN, PLANNING FRAMEWORK CHAPTER, THE PLANNING COMMISSION RESERVES THE AUTHORITY TO RECOMMEND LAND USE PLAN CHANGES BASED ON SUBSTANTIALLY CHANGED CONDITIONS, SUBSTANTIALLY CHANGED CONDITIONS INCLUDE (may include any of these):

INTRODUCTION TO SIGNIFICANT NEW ROADS OR UTILITIES THAT WERE NOT ANTICIPATED IN THE PLAN AND MAKE DEVELOPMENT MORE FEASIBLE.
1. No known new roads or utilities that were not anticipated in the Central City Sector Plan have been introduced to make development more feasible. However, the subject property is accessed off of Beaumont Avenue, a major collector street, which supports the consideration of the NC (Neighborhood Commercial) land use at this site.

AN OBVIOUS AND SIGNIFICANT ERROR OR OMISSION IN THE PLAN.
1. The current TDR (Traditional Neighborhood Residential) land use classification is consistent with the surrounding residential development, and it is not the result of an error in the sector plan.
2. The subject property meets the location criteria for the NC land use classification, as it would be an extension of the land use class from the northeast, and the 0.67-acre parcel is well below the recommended 5-acre limit for new neighborhood commercial areas.

CHANGES IN GOVERNMENT POLICY, SUCH AS A DECISION TO CONCENTRATE DEVELOPMENT IN CERTAIN AREAS.
1. There are no known changes in government policy pertaining to this area.

TRENDS IN DEVELOPMENT, POPULATION, OR TRAFFIC THAT WARRANT RECONSIDERATION OF THE ORIGINAL PLAN PROPOSAL.
1. In 2021, the KCDC (Knoxville's Community Development Corporation) Western Heights Transformation Plan was approved by the Knoxville City Council, which proposed a neighborhood development comprised of 479 mixed-income units, a children's Head Start facility, community park, and arts and culture-based amenities. The Head Start facility has since been completed, and renovation and construction of housing units are underway. This significant redevelopment project supports consideration of additional community-serving amenities in the area.