February 13, 2025
Planning Commission meeting
Planning Commission meeting
Public Comments
17 Comments
A.J.
37914
37914
1-C-25-SP
A.J. (37914), January 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
My family has lived on this road for many years, and I travel this road nearly daily. This road is narrow and already has too much traffic. Adding buses would be a serious safety issue, especially since the road is already limited for large/heavy vehicles. Rezoning this space for this industry would have a hugely negative impact on the neighborhood as well as creating traffic concerns.A.J. (37914), January 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Andrea
37914
37914
1-C-25-RZ
Andrea (37914), December 10, 2024 at 4:17 PM
I support the rezoning of this property. I think it will be a benefit to the community. Andrea (37914), December 10, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Christina
37914
37914
12-A-24-PD
Christina (37914), January 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I live in Holston Hills Neighborhood. This development is going to pour too many people into our cherished historical community. From Delrose there are 2 ways to the interstate, one being through our neighborhood. There is 1 way to the nearest grocery store, through our neighborhood. The traffic we have now is more than enough. Has there been any consideration to creating a different way to access Asheville hwy? Has any research been done to see how this development affects the neighborhoods? As it stands now Delrose is too small and curvy to support the vehicles on it much less the bicyclers, walkers, and occasional stray pet or animal being dodged by people driving too fast or dump trucks that cannot see clearly. I drive this road to and from work downtown several times a week. It is NOT a high traffic road. I have heard that the developers think so many residents are going to be biking, which is funny, but is the city planning to put in a fully enforced bike lane? And if so where? Ditches and houses all around. Are stop signs and red lights going in? How are the parks on Riverside headed downtown going to be impacted? Foot and bike traffic safety is swim at your own risk currently. Thank you for your time with my concerns! Christina (37914), January 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
CJ
37914
37914
1-C-25-SP
CJ (37914), January 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
In agreement with MPC staff, community members, and the majority of residents on Burns Rd., I vehemently OPPOSE the rezoning of 552 Burns Rd, for industrial use, and particularly as a depot for a bus line. Burns Rd. is an old neighborhood with narrow roads, characterized by multiple shallow but steep blind hills, multiple 90 degree turns, and constrained by sinkholes, outcroppings and drainage waterways. It was never designed or intended to be used for industrial transport, and already has size/weight/use restrictions along the entire length. The road is too narrow for 2 vehicles any larger than a standard car or truck to pass in multiple places, and already, residents on the street suffer from excess noise and speeding, often from vehicles that violate the restriction. Adding buses or any oversized vehicle traffic to this road presents particular risks, not only for vehicle travelers, but for residents simply trying to check their mail, visit with neighbors or even leave their driveways. There are appropriate locations for this venture elsewhere in the area, but residents of Burns Rd. and surrounding streets have only one home. Our safety and quality of life must be preserved by limiting inappropriate use of our neighborhood street, and denying this application. CJ (37914), January 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Edgar
37914
37914
1-C-25-SP
Edgar (37914), January 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I live on Burns rd and feel that this is a bad idea. The road and the turn where the stop is planned is not suitable for a bus. Also rezoning as industrial will have a negative impact on the residential community. Edgar (37914), January 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Elizabeth
37914
37914
1-C-25-SP
Elizabeth (37914), January 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I don’t see how this zone change could do anything but destroy a residential neighborhood on the east side of Knoxville, an area where affordable homes are already scarce. This project should be placed in an area already zoned for light industrial, rather than ruining a neighborhood. And contrary to some of the comments, this rezoning will do nothing to benefit our area. It will benefit only the pockets of the industry that takes the space, all to our detriment. This is already a protected area for a reason, and the streets are narrow, incompatible with constant bus traffic. As a 25-year resident of this area, I urge you to vote ‘no’ to this re-zoning proposal.Elizabeth (37914), January 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Janice
37914
37914
12-A-24-PD
Janice (37914), December 20, 2024 at 4:16 PM
I thought about telling you how bad the traffic is and lack of respect for the traffic laws are in this area, and the noise from it and what an additional 1500+ cars and trucks along with more construction vehicles would do to the already inadequate roads we have, by the building of 596 apartments and 77 town houses on Delrose Dr. I was in hopes the 15 members would care enough to come and observe the area from James White Parkway to Delrose Dr and down to Holston Hills and Boyds Bridge Pike intersection and talk with the residents here. Come at different times of the day and different days. This way you could make a truly informed decision and not rely on "experts" giving their opinions of surveys that don't tell everything. There is a lot to tell, if you care to ask.
Janice (37914), December 20, 2024 at 4:16 PM
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Janice
37914
37914
12-A-24-PD
Janice (37914), December 20, 2024 at 4:23 PM
I thought about telling you how bad the traffic is and lack of respect for the traffic laws are in this area, and the noise from it and what an additional 1500+ cars and trucks along with more construction vehicles would do to the already inadequate roads we have, by the building of 596 apartments and 77 town houses on Delrose Dr. I was in hopes the 15 members would care enough to come and observe the area from James White Parkway to Delrose Dr and down to Holston Hills and Boyds Bridge Pike intersection and talk with the residents here. Come at different times of the day and different days. This way you could make a truly informed decision and not rely on "experts" giving their opinions of surveys that don't tell everything. There is a lot to tell, if you care to ask.
Thank you respectfully, Janice (37914), December 20, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Mannie
37914
37914
1-C-25-RZ
Mannie (37914), December 10, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Please consider this rezoning, as it will be a great benefit to the community!Mannie (37914), December 10, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Mitchell
37914
37914
1-C-25-SP
Mitchell (37914), January 6, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I stand against this development. The residential road is currently narrow, winding and has multiple blind hills. Already dangerous to cross street on foot. Buses would take the safety issues to an extreme level. This is not the right place for this development. Mitchell (37914), January 6, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Peggy
37914
37914
12-A-24-PD
Peggy (37914), January 22, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Please see attached pdfPeggy (37914), January 22, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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https://agenda.knoxplanning.org/attachments/20250122113928.pdf
Rebecca
37914
37914
1-C-25-SP
Rebecca (37914), January 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I have friends who live in this neighborhood. The traffic is already ridiculous in this neighborhood ever since Sunbelt opened there. If the bus line hub relocates here it will only increase the traffic and noise for this neighborhood. There has to be a better location for the bus line hub. Rebecca (37914), January 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Residents
37914
37914
1-C-25-SP
Residents (37914), January 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
15+ signatures of 37914 community members, predominantly Burns Rd. residents who OPPOSE 1-C-25-RZ, SP, PA rezoning and redevelopment of 552 Burns Rd. Residents (37914), January 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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https://agenda.knoxplanning.org/attachments/20250107163925.pdf
Robert
37914
37914
12-A-24-PD
Robert (37914), January 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
An added issue regarding the proposed Delrose development and the growing traffic problem on Delrose Drive, which this development will present, is the existing new added development now being constructed on Holston Road across Holston River Park. The traffic from this large addition to an existing development will also dump on to Delrose Drive either from Boyd’s Bridge Road or from a very curvy River Side Drive along the Holston River. The access from this development will probably be mostly from the safer direction of Boyd’s Bridge Road on to Delrose Drive. This traffic will then merge into the traffic from the Delrose Development primary entrance making a very large problem for a two lane road. These types of developments now being proposed within residential areas and not more vacant commercial and industrial areas, as we see now being developed, are going to present a major change in these historically single family neighborhoods. Safety within these neighborhoods I believe is being greatly affected and will be an ongoing threat to many Knoxville families.Robert (37914), January 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Rosalie
37914
37914
1-C-25-RZ
Rosalie (37914), January 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I am writing to you in regards to the pending application for zoning a section of Burns Road to Light Industrial. While that parcel of land is close to other industrial, the only entrance to it is right in the middle of a residential neighborhood on a very narrow street. The commercial traffic that would come with this type of zoning would negatively impact the adjacent homes. Furthermore, that section of road is so narrow that it is already challenging to the pass oncoming cars. Having to also pass industrial-sized vehicles would be incredibly difficult, if not down-right dangerous. Having such large vehicles, as well as the additional traffic cutting through the neighborhood, would be burdensome to the residents of Burns Road. Please to not allow this type of development as it will cut them off from the rest of their neighborhood, increase the commercial/industrial traffic on their street, and will certainly negatively impact property values. For these reason, please vote no on this zoning change application. Rosalie (37914), January 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Sandra
37914
37914
8-E-23-OA
Sandra (37914), November 13, 2024 at 3:51 PM
The proposal to reduce landscape buffers threatens one of the most sacred benefits of single-family residential; PRIVACY.Sandra (37914), November 13, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Buffers do more than filter noise, provide ecological benefits, and soften appearance. Buffers provide privacy to the backyard of a homeowner who wishes to relax in their backyard, maybe some grilling, maybe a swimming pool, maybe just hanging out. Who is comfortable with the windows of an adjacent building looking down on them? Or balconies? How do you know if your every move is being watched?
Sandra
37914
37914
8-E-23-OA
Sandra (37914), September 13, 2023 at 10:59 PM
Do not reduce our landscape regulations. Landscape plants, especially trees, are important because they:Sandra (37914), September 13, 2023 at 10:59 PM
screen disaparate development
buffer concrete, asphalt, buildings, vehicles
reduce heat islands
aid wildlife
improve mental health
and make our community more attractive
Fences are not trees. Trees provide shade, beauty, and soften our surroundings. Fences are six feet tall. Trees are at least 20 feet tall (or more). Trees are as tall as buildings. Fences barely screen trucks. Please do not change our landscape regulations. Landscaping has no relationship with midrange housing.