Disposition Summary

Approve the request to remove the (C) designation from the properties at 1903 Piney Grove Church Rd and 6520 Pine Bluff Blvd 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 properties at 1903 Piney Grove Church Rd and 6520 Pine Bluff Blvd 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:
The subject properties at 1903 Piney Grove Church Road and 6520 Pine Bluff Boulevard were developed under the County's RB (General Residential) zone prior to their annexation to the City in 1992. After annexation, these two parcels as well as a larger RB-zoned parcel to the west were assigned the RP-1 (Planned Residential) zoning district at 12 du/ac. While the larger parcel to the west had a subsequent development plan (8-I-96-UR), the subject parcels were not included in the plan.

With the adoption of the City's new zoning ordinance, the subject properties were reclassified to the RN-5 (General Residential Neighborhood) district with the (C) designation. Since there was no approved development plan associated with the subject parcels, the (C) designation on this site is not warranted under the Zoning Administrator's determination.