Approve the CMU (Corridor Mixed-Use) place-type for the portion of the parcel shown in Exhibit B because of changes of conditions in the area and because it supports the policies and actions of the comprehensive plan, including but not limited to: incentivizing walkable, Mixed-use centers, corridors, and neighborhood nodes as the preferred form of commercial development; encourage coordination among economic development partners; and support opportunities for innovation and growth of our local economy. The HP (Hillside Protection) will be retained.

Disposition Summary

Approve the CMU (Corridor Mixed-Use) place-type for the portion of the parcel shown in Exhibit B because of changes of conditions in the area and because it supports the policies and actions of the comprehensive plan, including but not limited to: incentivizing walkable, Mixed-use centers, corridors, and neighborhood nodes as the preferred form of commercial development; encourage coordination among economic development partners; and support opportunities for innovation and growth of our local economy. The HP (Hillside Protection) will be retained.

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Details of Action

Approve the CMU (Corridor Mixed-Use) place-type for the portion of the parcel shown in Exhibit B because of changes of conditions in the area and because it supports the policies and actions of the comprehensive plan, including but not limited to: incentivizing walkable, Mixed-use centers, corridors, and neighborhood nodes as the preferred form of commercial development; encourage coordination among economic development partners; and support opportunities for innovation and growth of our local economy. The HP (Hillside Protection) will be retained.

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Staff Recommendation

Postpone the plan amendment application to the August 8, 2024 Planning Commission meeting so it can be heard according to the quarterly schedule specified in the Knox County Comprehensive Land Use and Transportation plan.

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When the rezoning application was originally submitted in November 2023, a sector plan amendment to MU-SD, MU-SCO-1 (South Knox County Gateway) was included in the application (1-G-24-SP). That request was tabled at the January 11, 2024 Planning Commission meeting. However, on April 22, 2024, the Knox County Commission approved the Knox County Comprehensive Land Use and Transportation Plan, after which the General Plan and all associated sector plans were no longer applicable in Knox County. With the untabling of the sector plan amendment application, it was revised to a comprehensive plan amendment application. Per the Knox County Comprehensive Plan, Implementation Action I.M.1, plan amendments are to be heard by the Planning Commission quarterly, and the next available meeting is the August 2024 agenda.

The place types on the property are currently TN (Traditional Neighborhood), POS (Parks and Open Space), TCMU (Town Center Mixed-use), and HP (Hillside Protection). The proposed place type for the plan amendment is CMU (Commercial Mixed-use) and HP (Hillside Protection).