Use On Review

9-B-14-UR

Recommended for approval
by the Planning Commission

APPROVE the request for a 150' monopole commercial telecommunications tower in a C-4 (Highway and Arterial Commercial) zoning district subject to 7 conditions .


See case notes below

Details

Request

Property Info

Case Notes

What's next?

Details of Action

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1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.
2. Installing the access driveway and turnaround area for the site in compliance with the City of Knoxville's utility access driveway standards.
3. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Fire Prevention Bureau.
4. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
5. Installing the evergreen landscaping screen along the fenced enclosure, as identified on the tree planting plan, within six months of the tower becoming operational.
6. Since the FAA does not require any lighting for this facility, there shall be no lighting on the tower.
7. At the time of the request for a building permit, posting a bond or other approved financial surety that would ensure the removal of the tower if it is abandoned.

With the conditions noted above, this request meets all criteria for a use-on-review in the C-4 zoning district.

Applicant Request

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Property Information

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Location
4800 Western Ave

South side of Western Ave., east of Third Creek Rd.

Council District 3
Census Tract 38.02


Size
85.41 acres

Sector
Northwest City

Land Use Designation? Commercial


Currently on the Property
Commercial businesses

Growth Plan
Urban Growth Area (Inside City Limits)

Case Notes

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Staff Recommendation
APPROVE the request for a 150' monopole commercial telecommunications tower in a C-4 (Highway and Arterial Commercial) zoning district subject to 7 conditions .
1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.
2. Installing the access driveway and turnaround area for the site in compliance with the City of Knoxville's utility access driveway standards.
3. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Fire Prevention Bureau.
4. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
5. Installing the evergreen landscaping screen along the fenced enclosure, as identified on the tree planting plan, within six months of the tower becoming operational.
6. Since the FAA does not require any lighting for this facility, there shall be no lighting on the tower.
7. At the time of the request for a building permit, posting a bond or other approved financial surety that would ensure the removal of the tower if it is abandoned.

With the conditions noted above, this request meets all criteria for a use-on-review in the C-4 zoning district.
Disposition Summary
APPROVE the request for a 150' monopole commercial telecommunications tower in a C-4 (Highway and Arterial Commercial) zoning district subject to 7 conditions .
Details of Action
1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.
2. Installing the access driveway and turnaround area for the site in compliance with the City of Knoxville's utility access driveway standards.
3. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Fire Prevention Bureau.
4. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
5. Installing the evergreen landscaping screen along the fenced enclosure, as identified on the tree planting plan, within six months of the tower becoming operational.
6. Since the FAA does not require any lighting for this facility, there shall be no lighting on the tower.
7. At the time of the request for a building permit, posting a bond or other approved financial surety that would ensure the removal of the tower if it is abandoned.

With the conditions noted above, this request meets all criteria for a use-on-review in the C-4 zoning district.

What's next?

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As a Use On Review case, the Planning Commission's decision is final, and it will not be heard by a legislative body unless it is appealed.

The appeal deadline - September 26, 2014 - has passed.

The Process
Applicant

Verizon Tennessee Partnership by Faulk & Foster


Case History