To be heard August 14, 2025Agenda Item No. 29

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Staff Recommendation

Staff recommends that the Planning Commission remove the (C) designation from parcel 070HB027 under Article 3.2.C of the City of Knoxville Zoning Ordinance to correct a map error as evidenced on the attached map (Exhibit A).

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The (C) designation on the zoning map indicates the presence of a previously approved planned district per Article 1.4.G. This designation was applied upon the effective date of the current zoning ordinance on January 1, 2020. The purpose of this designation is to provide a visual cue that plans may have been approved for the parcel with this designation before adopting the current code.

Under Transition Rules, Article 1.4.G, all previously approved planned districts were to remain in effect, subject to all plans, regulations, and conditions of their approval after the current zoning code became effective. The code further states that changes to a previously approved planned district, or a request to remove a planned district, shall be made through the special use process.

In some instances, the (C) designation has been applied, but no plans were ever submitted or approved for the property. Therefore, there are no previous plans or conditions placed on those properties. In these instances, the city has determined that the planned district designation can be removed per Article 3.2.C, and the property can be developed according to the standards of the current zoning. This determination is reflected in the attached memo from the Zoning Code Administrator (Exhibit B).

SUBJECT PROPERTY:
This parcel is part of a larger area that was previously zoned RP-1 (Planned Residential) prior to the effective date of the new zoning ordinance. The majority of this area is now zoned RN-2 (Single-Family Residential Neighborhood) and RN-5 (General Residential Neighborhood) with (C) designations.

The subject property did not have an approved plan associated with it before the adoption of the new zoning ordinance. Therefore, the (C) designation on this site is not warranted and is the result of a mapping error.