To be heard December 12, 2024Agenda Item No. 32

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Staff Recommendation

Approve the variance to reduce the intersection radius right-of-way of the southernmost side of the private right-of-way at the entrance road from 25 ft to 0 ft, based on the following evidence of hardships.
A. The existing house on the property restricts the location of the subdivision entrance road.
B. Road frontage is limited on this narrow property.
C. The granting of the variance will not be detrimental to public safety, health, or welfare because the pavement radius remains 25 ft, and turning movements will not be impaired. Knox County EPW recommend approval of this variance based on the justifications provided by the applicant.

Approve the Concept Plan subject to 6 conditions.

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1. Connection to sanitary sewer and meeting other relevant utility provider requirements.
2. Provision of 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, establish 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. 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, 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.
5. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works.
6. Installing a sidewalk along the Byington Beaver Ridge Rd frontage per Chapter 54, Article IV of the Knox County Code. The final design of the sidewalk will be determined by Knox County Engineering and Public Works during the design plan phase.

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The applicant is proposing to subdivide this 4.99-acre tract into 18 lots with attached houses. The houses are arranged so that two units are paired together like a duplex, but each dwelling will be on its own lot. Because the dwellings are on separate lots, they are considered attached dwellings according to the residential definitions in the Knox County Zoning Ordinance.

The existing single-family house, which has a separate driveway, will remain on the site. A retention basin for the new dwellings is at the rear of the site beyond the cul-de-sac bulb. The attached houses will have exclusive access to the private road.

The property is zoned PR (Planned Residential) with a density of up to 4 du/ac. The Knox County Comprehensive Plan designates the property as the SR (Suburban Residential) place type, which allows consideration of the PR zone with density ranging from 1-12 du/ac. The development and the existing house together will yield a density of 3.81 du/ac.

Nine shared on-street parking spaces will be provided, and an internal sidewalk has been proposed to loop behind the attached houses. A sidewalk is required along Byington Beaver Ridge Rd per Chapter 54, Article IV of the Knox County Code since this property is within a mile of Karns schools.