Deny the concept plan based on insufficient road infrastructure necessary to safely accommodate the anticipated vehicular traffic.

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UPDATE 8/7/2026: Staff is recommending denial of the concept plan and development plan because Carter Mill Road is substandard west of the site, requiring improvements to safely accommodate the anticipated vehicular traffic. These improvements cannot be guaranteed because of the cost-sharing requirements imposed by recent changes to state law (see below).

Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-51-2902 - Cost-sharing agreements for public infrastructure.
This recently adopted state law states, "If a political subdivision of this state determines that an offsite public infrastructure improvement is necessary as part of a development project to service future development, then the political subdivision may require the developer to construct or pay for the construction of such offsite public infrastructure improvements subject to a cost-sharing arrangement between the developer and the political subdivision. Such cost-sharing arrangement must be based upon the proportionate utilization or impact the development for which approval is sought from the political subdivision has on public infrastructure."

SUMMARY OF REQUEST
This subdivision is for 121 detached residential lots on 77.82 acres (1.56 du/ac). The subject property was rezoned from A (Agricultural) to PR (Planned Residential) up to 2.5 du/ac in 2005 (2-C-05-RZ). The subdivision will have one access point to Carter Mill Road.

Pedestrian and Road Improvements
Sidewalks are required along the Carter Mill Road frontage of the property, tying into the existing sidewalk to the east, and for the portion of Road 'N' that exceeds 1,000 vehicle trips per day. The applicant has proposed sidewalks on all internal streets; however, if installed, sidewalks not required by the Knox County sidewalk ordinance must be maintained by the homeowner's association.

Carter Mill Road was widened to 20 ft from the subject property to S Carter School Road by the developer of the Carter Ridge subdivision, who is also the current owner of the subject property. If this application is approved, the substandard portion of Carter Mill Road in front of the subject property needs to be widened to 20 ft, and the remainder of Carter Mill Road to the west must be widened to 18 ft. Based on the changes to state law outlined above, it cannot be guaranteed that these improvements can be coordinated with this development as recommended by Implementation Policy 9 of the Knox County Comprehensive Plan.