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Special Use

9-B-22-SU

Approved

Approve the request for a salvage yard in the I-H zoning district with HP Overlay zoning, subject to 6 conditions.

See case notes below

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Property Info

Case Notes

What's next?

Applicant Request

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  • Zoning
      Current

      I-H

      I-H (Heavy Industrial) and HP (Hillside Protection Overlay)

      The I-H Heavy Industrial Zoning District is intended to provide for a wide variety of general manufacturing, fabricating, processing, distributing and warehousing uses. Industrial uses
      in the I-H District may result in some moderate external effects such as smoke, noise, glare or vibration, and typically include outdoor storage and related outdoor activities.

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  • Land Use
      Current
      Commercial, Rural Residential
      Proposed
      Auto & salvage yard

Property Information

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Location
4912 RUTLEDGE PIKE

Southeast side of Rutledge Pike, east of N Burns Road

Council District 4

Size
3.09 acres
Planning Sector
East City

Land Use Classification HI (Heavy Industrial) and HP (Hillside Protection) HI (Heavy Industrial) and HP (Hillside Protection)

Currently on the Property
Commercial, Rural Residential
Growth Plan
N/A (Within City Limits)
  • Utilities
      Sewer
      Knoxville Utilities Board
      Water
      Knoxville Utilities Board

Case Notes

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Disposition Summary
Approve the request for a salvage yard in the I-H zoning district with HP Overlay zoning, subject to 6 conditions.
Staff Recommendation
Approve the request for a salvage yard in the I-H zoning district with HP Overlay zoning, subject to 6 conditions.
1. Meeting the requirements of principal use standards for salvage yards (Article 9.3.Z) of the City of Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.
2. Installation of landscaping per the requirements of Article 12 (Landscaping) of the City of Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.
3. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
4. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Tennessee Department of Transportation.
5. Meeting all other applicable requirements of the City of Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.
6. Meeting all the application requirements of the City of Knoxville Plans Review and Inspections Department.

With the conditions noted above, this request meets the requirements of I-H zoning, the principal use standards for a salvage yard, and other criteria for approval of a special use.

What's next?

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Planning Commission decisions on Special Use (SU) cases are final unless appealed.

SU cases do not move forward to City Council unless the request is to remove a planned district designation from the zoning map.

Applicant

Tennessee Auto Salvage & Recycling, Inc.

Planning Staff
Knoxville-Knox County Planning
Phone: 215-2500
Email: contact@knoxplanning.org
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