Disposition Summary

Approved with Conditions

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Approve the concept plan for up to 27 lots for a townhouse development in the RN-5 (General Residential Neighborhood) zoning district, subject to 7 conditions.

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1) Meeting all applicable requirements of the City of Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.
2) Meeting all applicable requirements of the City of Knoxville Department of Engineering.
3) Connecting to sanitary sewer and meeting other relevant utility provider requirements.
5) Providing street names consistent with the Uniform Street Naming and Addressing System within Knox County (County Ord. 91-1-102).
6) Before recording 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.
7) Installing a solid fence and/or a Type A landscape buffer at the southern end of the right-of-way of Road 'B' to prevent vehicle headlights from projecting into adjacent property. Existing healthy trees that remain can count toward this requirement.

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The applicant proposes to develop a 27-lot townhouse subdivision along Murray Drive, approximately 400 ft south of Clinton Highway. In 2025, the Planning Commission approved a rezoning from RN-1 to the RN-5 district for the 3.36-acre subject parcel (5-O-25-RZ). The proposed lot size and width are consistent with the RN-5 district's dimensional standards. Townhouses are a permitted use in the RN-5 district, and conformance with the design and dimensional standards for the structures shall be reviewed during the permitting phase. Historic aerial images from 1959 to 1985 indicate that the property was previously disturbed, so it is exempt from the HP (Hillside Protection Overlay) restrictions per Article 8.9.B.4. The proposed private roads meet the applicable standards of the Subdivision Regulations, and City Engineering approves their requested alternative design standards.