Staff Recommendation

Approve the request for an indoor storage building with approximately 9,000 sqft of floor area as an accessory use, subject to 5 conditions.

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1. Issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness for the proposed auto repair facility by the Tennessee Technology Corridor Development Authority (TTCDA) and compliance with any conditions of that certificate (8-A-21-TOB).
2. Installing all landscaping as shown on the landscape plan, within six months of issuance of an occupancy permit for the project, or posting a bond with the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works to guarantee such installation.
3. The indoor storage building must be used as an accessory to a primary use on the parcel and shall only be used for storage. No auto repair is to be done in the storage building or the A (Agricultural) zoned portion of the property, and the storage building cannot be operated as an independent commercial operation or as a self-storage facility. Long term vehicle storage for clients of the auto repair business is permissible as long as the vehicles are also receiving regular maintenance by the business.
4. Meeting all relevant requirements of the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works.
5. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Zoning Ordinance.

With the noted conditions, this plan meets the requirements for approval in the CA (General Business) district and the criteria for approval of a use on review.

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Disposition Summary

Approve the request for an indoor storage building with approximately 9,000 sqft of floor area as an accessory use, subject to 5 conditions.