Staff Recommendation

RECOMMEND that County Commission APPROVE PC (Planned Commercial) zoning, subject to 1 condition. (Applicant requested CA.)

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1. No clearing or grading of the site may be permitted until after the approval of a use on review development plan by MPC.

Commercial use of the subject property, if limited to PC zoning with the condition, is appropriate for this site. The site is located along a major arterial street and is just north of other commercially developed land. PC is recommended rather than CA so that MPC can review a development plan and address issues such as access and buffering to adjacent residential uses. The condition is included because the site is heavily wooded and staff would like the opportunity to recommend the preservation of some vegetation, as deemed appropriate for buffering and other aesthetic purposes. CA zoning would allow a wide range of uses with no public review of a plan.

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Disposition Summary

Recommend the Knox County Commission approve PC (Planned Commercial) zoning, subject to 1 condition.