Disposition Summary

Approve the request to remove the (C) designation from the property at 3407 Valley View Drive under Article 3.2.C of the City of Knoxville Zoning Ordinance to correct a map error.

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Staff Recommendation

Approve the request to remove the (C) designation from the property at 3407 Valley View Drive under Article 3.2.C of the City of Knoxville Zoning Ordinance to correct a map error.

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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.

SUBJECT PROPERTY:
Staff discovered an administrative map error when a special use request was received for a townhouse development at 3407 Valley View Drive (8-D-26-SU). This parcel is part of a larger area that was previously zoned RP-1 (Planned Residential). With the adoption of the City's new zoning ordinance, the subject parcel was reclassified to the RN-4 (General Residential Neighborhood) district with the (C) designation. However, there was no approved development plan associated with the property's RP-1 zoning district. Therefore, the (C) designation on this site is not warranted under the Zoning Administrator's determination.