Special Use
9-F-24-SU
To be heard September 12, 2024Agenda Item No. 51
Planning Staff Recommendation
Approve the request for a vehicle repair/service business and an outdoor storage yard as a secondary use, subject to 2 conditions.
See case notes below
Request
Property Info
Case Notes
What's next?
Applicant Request
− +Zoning
- Current
I-MU
I-MU (Industrial Mixed-Use)The I-MU Industrial Mixed-Use Zoning District is intended to provide for a mix of light industrial uses and a variety of compatible commercial uses such as entertainment, amusement and retail establishments. This mix is designed to promote the reuse of older, character giving structures that may no longer be suitable for their original industrial purposes, but that can accommodate a variety of alternative types of uses. Residential uses are also permitted in the I-MU District, both above the ground floor in mixed-use development, and in multi-family dwellings.
Land Use
- Current
Office, Agriculture/Forestry/Vacant Land
ProposedVehicle repair facility (primary use) and outdoor storage yard (secondary use)
Property Information
− +546 W. Scott Ave.
Southeast side of W Scott Ave, east of I-275
Council District 6
Size
1.47 acres
Planning Sector
Central City
Land Use Classification MU-SD (Mixed Use Special District), MU-CC10 (Downtown North/I-275 Corridor) MU-SD (Mixed Use Special District), MU-CC10 (Downtown North/I-275 Corridor)
Office, Agriculture/Forestry/Vacant Land
Growth Plan
N/A (Within City Limits)
- Utilities
- Sewer
Knoxville Utilities Board
WaterKnoxville Utilities Board
Case Notes
− +Staff Recommendation
Approve the request for a vehicle repair/service business and an outdoor storage yard as a secondary use, subject to 2 conditions.1. Meeting all requirements of the City of Knoxville Zoning Ordinance, including but not limited to the principal use standards of Article 9.3.DD. (Vehicle Repair/Service).
2. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Department of Engineering, including but not limited to platting the property to consolidate the lots and modifying the parking lot if required during permitting, and meeting the requirements of the stormwater ordinance (Chapter 22.5).
With the conditions noted above, this request meets the requirements of the I-MU (Industrial Mixed-Use) zone, the principal use standards for vehicle repair/service businesses, and the criteria for approval of a special use.
What's next?
− +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.
Andy Stoll
Case History
- July 29, 2024
Date Filed
- September 12, 2024
To be heard by the Planning Commission
