Disposition Summary

Approved the RA (Low Density Residential) zone because it is consistent with the Knox County Comprehensive Plan and surrounding development in the area.

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Staff Recommendation

Approved the RA (Low Density Residential) zone because it is consistent with the Knox County Comprehensive Plan and surrounding development in the area.

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PURSUANT TO THE KNOX COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE, ARTICLE 6.30.01, THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS MUST BE MET FOR ALL REZONINGS (must meet all of these):

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT SHALL BE NECESSARY BECAUSE OF SUBSTANTIALLY CHANGED OR CHANGING CONDITIONS IN THE AREA AND ZONES AFFECTED, OR IN THE COUNTY GENERALLY.
1. The area to the northeast of the subject property has been slowly transitioning from forested and agricultural land to residential uses since the early 1990s.
2. Strawberry Plains Pike is nearby to the south and contains some PR zoning with up to 4 du/ac in addition to commercial nodes at intersections with other classified streets.

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT AND PURPOSES OF THIS RESOLUTION.
1. The RA (Low Density Residential) zone is intended to maintain a residential environment. The lot sizes allowed in the RA zone permits low density development consistent with the low density, rural nature of the area in general.
2. Rezonings should be based on the entire range of uses allowed within a zone to ensure that any development brought forth at a future time would be compatible with the surrounding land uses.

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT SHALL NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT ANY OTHER PART OF THE COUNTY NOR SHALL ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT ADVERSE EFFECTS RESULT FROM SUCH AN AMENDMENT.
1. The low-density residential intent of the RA zone is consistent with surrounding development and is not anticipated to cause any adverse impacts.
2.The minimum lot area in the RA zone is 10,000 sq ft for single-family houses and 12,000 sq ft for duplexes. With a lot area of 1.16 ac, based on minimum lot area alone, the subject property could yield between 4-7 dwelling units, depending on the type of dwelling desired.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH AND NOT IN CONFLICT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF KNOX COUNTY, INCLUDING ANY OF ITS ELEMENTS, MAJOR ROAD PLAN, LAND USE PLAN, COMMUNITY FACILITIES PLAN, AND OTHERS:
1. The subject site falls is designated as the SR (Suburban Residential) place type in the Knox County Comprehensive Plan. The RA zone is listed as being directly related to the SR place type. The allowed uses within RA align with the primary and secondary uses of SR, which are predominantly residential and civic in nature.
2. The subject property is located within the Knoxville Urban Growth Boundary of the Growth Policy Plan, which aims to encourage a reasonably compact pattern of development.
3. Rezoning the property to RA complies with the Comprehensive Plan's implementation policy 2, to ensure that new development is sensitive to existing community character. The lot sizes and allowable uses of the RA zone are compatible with other residential development in the area.