Approve the PR (Planned Residential) zone with up to 4.91 du/ac because it is consistent with the Northwest County Sector Plan and surrounding development.

Disposition Summary

Approve the PR (Planned Residential) zone with up to 4.91 du/ac because it is consistent with the Northwest County Sector Plan and surrounding development.

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Details of Action

Approve the PR (Planned Residential) zone with up to 4.91 du/ac because it is consistent with the Northwest County Sector Plan and surrounding development.

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Staff Recommendation

Approve the PR (Planned Residential) zone with up to 4.5 du/ac because it is consistent with the Northwest County Sector Plan and surrounding development.

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REZONING REQUIREMENTS FROM ZONING ORDINANCES (must meet all of these):

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT SHALL BE NECESSARY BECAUSE OF SUBSTANTIALLY CHANGED OR CHANGING CONDITIONS IN THE AREA AND DISTRICTS AFFECTED, OR IN THE CITY/COUNTY GENERALLY:
1. This section of Zion Lane has undergone a series of rezonings from A (Agricultural) to RA or PR (Planned Residential) and back to A (Agricultural). Most recently, the adjacent parcel to the south was approved for PR zoning with up to 4 du/ac in April, 2023 (Case 3-A-23-RZ).

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT AND PURPOSE OF THE APPLICABLE ZONING ORDINANCE:
1. The PR (Planned Residential) zone is intended to provide options for residential development and such developments shall be compatible with the surrounding or adjacent zones. Surrounding development consists of single family and multifamily residential developments, which is consistent with the PR zone.


THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT SHALL NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT ANY OTHER PART OF THE COUNTY, NOR SHALL ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT ADVERSE EFFECTS RESULT FROM SUCH AMENDMENT.
1. The recommended PR zone with a density of up to 4.5 du/ac is compatible with the scale and intensity of the surrounding development and zoning pattern. The surrounding area includes properties zoned PR with up to 4 du/ac and prorperties zoned RA, the lot size of which results in roughly 4 du/ac. There is also a large tract of RB zoned land nearby to the west, which permits any type of residential development at a density of up 12 du/ac as a permitted use with no plan approval requirement by the Planning Commission. However, to date, this site has remained undeveloped.
3. The site does not have significant slope or other environmental constraints.
4. Zion Lane is a dead-end street just off of Ball Road. Ball Road is a major collector, so no traffic would be required through residential streets to reach this site.
5. There is an easement off of Zion Lane providing access to a single family residential home to the east.
6. At the requested 5 du/ac, the site could be developed with a maximum of 16 dwelling units. At the recommended 4.5 du/ac, the site could be developed with a maximum of 14 dwellings.

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH AND NOT IN CONFLICT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN OF KNOXVILLE AND KNOX COUNTY, INCLUDING ANY OF ITS ELEMENTS, MAJOR ROAD PLAN, LAND USE PLAN, COMMUNITY FACILITIES PLAN, AND OTHERS:
1. The subject property is designated as the LDR (Low Density Residential) land use classification in the Northwest County Sector Plan, which allows consideration of the PR zone with a density of up to 5 du/ac in the County's Planned Growth Area of the Growth Policy Plan.
2. Neither the requested nor the recommended zones are in conflict with the General Plan.
3. The proposal does not present any apparent conflicts with any other adopted plans.