Disposition Summary

Approve the sector plan amendment to RR (Rural Residential) and HP (Hillside Protection) because it consistent with the development in the area.

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Staff Recommendation

Approve the sector plan amendment to RR (Rural Residential) and HP (Hillside Protection) because it consistent with the development in the area.

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SECTOR PLAN AMENDMENT REQUIREMENTS FROM GENERAL PLAN (May meet any one of these):

CHANGES OF CONDITIONS WARRANTING AMENDMENT OF THE LAND USE PLAN:
1. A new middle school within a mile of the subject property opened in 2018.
2. Residential growth has been occuring in this area for the last 15 years, particularly since the establishment of the newer Gibbs schools.
3. Rezonings within the last 5 years to accommodate additional residential are particularly notable in areas within a mile of the new schools.

INTRODUCTION OF SIGNIFICANT NEW ROADS OR UTILITIES THAT WERE NOT ANTICIPATED IN THE PLAN AND MAKE DEVELOPMENT MORE FEASIBLE:
1. Within the nearby Harbison Crossroads Mixed Use Special district road improvements have occurred in the last decade around Emory Road and Tazewell Pike.
2. This area is served by the Hallsdale-Powell and Northeast Knox Utility Districts and is adjacent to the Planned Growth Area.

AN OBVIOUS OR SIGNIFICANT ERROR OR OMISSION IN THE PLAN:
1. There isn't an obvious or significant error or omission in the plan.

TRENDS IN DEVELOPMENT, POPULATION OR TRAFFIC THAT WARRANT RECONSIDERATION OF THE ORIGINAL PLAN PROPOSAL:
1. Residential development is increasing in this area around the new Gibbs schools.
2. There has been a trend of rezoning land within a half mile of the Harbison Crossroads Mixed Use Special District, where the majority of commercial activity is for the Gibbs Community and where road improvements have occurred.