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Rezoning

9-I-23-RZ

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1-J-24-SP

Approved

Approve the CB (Business and Manufacturing) zone because it is compatible with adjacent industrial uses and provides a transition of land use intensity. The F (Floodway) zone would be retained.

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  • Zoning
      Current

      A, F, I

      A (Agricultural), F (Floodway), I (Industrial)

      This zone provides for a wide range of agricultural and related uses as well as residential uses with low population densities and other compatible uses which generally require large areas or open spaces.

      The F, Floodway Zones, are established for the purpose of meeting the needs of the streams to carry floodwaters of a five hundred (500) year frequency flood and protecting the river, creek channels and floodplains from encroachment so that flood heights and flood damage will not be increased; to provide the necessary regulations for the protection of the public health and safety in areas subject to flooding; and to reduce the financial burdens imposed on the community by floods and the overflow of lands.

      This zone provides areas in which the principal use of land is for manufacturing, assembling, fabrication and for warehousing and other uses which have heavy impacts and adverse effects on surrounding property. These uses do not depend primarily on frequent personal visits of customers or clients, but usually require good accessibility to major rail, air, or street transportation routes. Such uses are not properly associated with, nor compatible with residential, institutional and retail commercial uses.

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      CB

      CB (Business and Manufacturing)

      This zone provides for a wide range of business and manufacturing uses. The nature of such businesses is to attract large volumes of automobile and truck traffic and to have adverse effects on surrounding properties. Hence, they are not properly associated with, nor compatible with residential or institutional uses or with other uses that require an environment free of noise, odors and congestion. Uses permitted in the CB, Business and Manufacturing Zone are intensive users of roads, sewers and other public facilities.

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  • Comprehensive Plan
      Current
      MDR (Medium Density Residential), SP (Stream Protection)
      Requested
      LI (Light Industrial)

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Location
0 EBENEZER RD

Northeast side of Ebenezer Road, northwest side of Westland Drive

Commission District 5

Size
9.30 acres
Place Type Designation
MDR (Medium Density Residential), SP (Stream Protection)
Currently on the Property
Agriculture/Forestry/Vacant Land
Growth Plan
Planned Growth Area
  • Utilities
      Sewer
      First Knox Utility District
      Water
      First Knox Utility District

Case Notes

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Disposition Summary
Approve the CB (Business and Manufacturing) zone because it is compatible with adjacent industrial uses and provides a transition of land use intensity. The F (Floodway) zone would be retained.
Staff Recommendation
Approve the CB (Business and Manufacturing) zone because it is compatible with adjacent industrial uses and provides a transition of land use intensity. The F (Floodway) zone would be retained.


PURSUANT TO THE KNOX COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE, ARTICLE 6.30.01, THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS MUST BE MET FOR ALL REZONINGS (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 COUNTY GENERALLY:
1. The proposed CB (Business and Manufacturing) zone provides a logical transition of zoning intensity between the Pip's Iron Works building to the north, which is zoned I (Industrial) and the more recent PR (Planned Residential) zoned apartment developments to the southwest.
2. Additionally, the widening at the intersection of Westland Drive and Ebenezer Road in 2016 improves traffic capacity for more intensive zoning at this location.

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT AND PURPOSE OF THE APPLICABLE ZONING ORDINANCE:
1. The CB zone is designed for a wide range of business and manufacturing uses that are well-served by this property's direct access to an industrial plant by the same owner, a rail line, and arterial streets that were improved relatively recently.

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 portions of the property that can be utilized for business and manufacturing uses are severely restricted to the north side that abuts industrial zoning. This is due to the permanent Floodway zone and FEMA flood zone designations along the southern border that are generally undevelopable. This condition provides a natural vegetative buffer that should mitigate adverse impacts from the CB zone on nearby properties.

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 proposed CB zone next to a long-standing industrial plant with rail access is consistent with the General Plan's development policy 1.3 to provide incentives for the redevelopment or rehabilitation of older industrial facilities.
2. The rezoning is compatible with the recommended LI (Light Industrial) land use amendment in the Southwest County Sector Plan.
3. The proposed zoning is consistent with the Planned Growth Area in the Growth Policy Plan, and is not in conflict with any other adopted plans.

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This Rezoning case in the COUNTY was recommended for approval. The appeal deadline - February 10, 2024 has passed.
The Process
Applicant

Dale Akins

Planning Staff
Jessie Hillman
Phone: 865-215-3082
Email: jessie.hillman@knoxplanning.org
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