Subdivision
Concept Plan
7-SB-26-C
Planning Staff Recommendation
Approve the Concept Plan subject to 9 conditions.
See case notes below
Request
Property Info
Case Notes
What's next?
Applicant Request
− +Subdivision
The Cottages at Karns Grove
Lots
20 (Split)
Proposed Density
3.88 du/ac
Residential?
Yes - SF
Variances
VARIANCES
None.
ALTERNATIVE DESIGN STANDARDS REQUIRING PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL
None.
ALTERNATIVE DESIGN STANDARDS REQUIRING KNOX COUNTY ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS APPROVAL (PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL NOT REQUIRED
1. Increase the grade from 1% to 2% at the intersection of Road A and Byington Beaver Ridge Road.
2. Reduce the private right of way width from 50 ft to 40 ft.
Property Information
− +Location
Size
Place Type Designation
Growth Plan
Fire Department / District
2713 BYINGTON BEAVER RIDGE RD
West side of Byington Beaver Ridge Rd, north of Byington Solway Rd
Commission District 6
Size
5.15 acres
Place Type Designation
SR (Suburban Residential)
Currently on the Property
Rural Residential
Growth Plan
Planned Growth Area
Fire Department / District
Karns Fire Department
- Utilities
- Sewer
West Knox Utility District
WaterWest Knox Utility District
Case Notes
− +Disposition Summary
Approved with ConditionsApprove the Concept Plan subject to 9 conditions.
1. Connection to sanitary sewer and meeting other relevant utility provider requirements.
2. Providing street names consistent with the Uniform Street Naming and Addressing System within Knox County (County Ord. 91-1-102).
3. Before certification of the final plat for the subdivision, establishing a property owners association or other legal entity responsible for maintaining common facilities, such as common areas, amenities, private roads, and/or stormwater drainage systems.
4. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works.
5. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Zoning Ordinance.
6. Providing a Type A landscape screen along the western and northern boundaries.
7. Providing sidewalks along the property's frontage on Byington Beaver Ridge Road per Knox County's sidewalk ordinance.
8. Obtaining a driveway permit from TN Department of Transportation.
9. If during design plan approval or construction of the development, it is discovered that unforeseen off-site improvements within the right-of-way are necessary as caused by the development, the developer will either enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the County for these improvements or reimburse the County for their direct expenses (if completed by County crews) to make corrections deemed necessary.
The property is zoned PR (Planned Residential) with a density of up to 4 du/ac, subject to 1 condition: 1) Provide a Type "A" landscape screen within a landscape buffer strip, a minimum of fifteen (15) feet in
width adjacent to the industrial property to the west.
This 20-lot attached and detached development is on approximately 5.15 acres, which will yield a density of 3.88 du/ac. The Type A landscape screen is shown on the western and northern boundaries on the site plan. The existing home along Byington Beaver Ridge Rd will remain.
Applicant
The Cottages at Karns Grove
Clouds Rest Development, LLC
Case History
- May 21, 2026
Date Filed
- July 9, 2026
Heard by the Planning Commission