To be heard July 10, 2025Agenda Item No. 19

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Staff Recommendation

Deny the NC (Neighborhood Commercial) land use classification because it would be an encroachment of a commercial land use classification in a residential area and does not meet the location criteria for the NC land use classification. The HP (Hillside Protection) overlay would be retained.

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PURSUANT TO THE CITY OF KNOXVILLE ONE YEAR PLAN, CHAPTER 1, PLAN AMENDMENT, ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA MUST BE MET FOR ALL ONE YEAR PLAN AMENDMENTS (may meet any of these):

AN ERROR IN THE PLAN.
1. The existing LDR designation in not an error in the One Year Plan and is consistent with the established residential development surrounding the subject property and part of a cohesive swath of the LDR classification.

A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE DEVELOPMENT PATTERN, OR THE COMPLETION OF A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT (ROAD, PARK, SEWER), WHICH CHANGES THE BASIS ON WHICH THE PLAN WAS DEVELOPED FOR AN AREA.
1. In January 2025, construction for the Sevier Avenue Roadway and Utility and Duct Bank Projects began west of the subject property. The road way project is expected to be completed by January 2026, and utility upgrades will finish in November 2025.
2. Despite the above, the development patterns in this section of Sevier Avenue, though, have maintained a primarily residential character, and a plan amendment to the NC land use classification is not warranted at this particular location.

A CHANGE IN PUBLIC POLICY, UNANTICIPATED BY THE PLAN.
1. There has not been a change in public policy in this area that warrants a land use change to the NC classification.

NEW INFORMATION (INCLUDING NEW PLANS AND STUDIES PRODUCED BY KNOXVILLE-KNOX COUNTY PLANNING) BECOMING AVAILABLE, WHICH REVEALS THE NEED FOR A PLAN AMENDMENT.
1. There have not been any new plans or studies produced that have revealed the need for a plan amendment at this location.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.
1. The subject property does not meet all of the location criteria for the NC land use classification, as it is within a half-mile of existing commercial development that features sales of day-to-day goods and services.