August 11, 2022
Planning Commission meeting

Public Comments

11 Comments for

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Philip (37934), August 7, 2022 at 1:58 PM

I support the staff's recommendation to deny this request for reasons stated in the Staff Report. In addition, green space in Farragut is rapidly disappearing. As a frequent user of the greenway that passes through the area of the proposed development, I have seen deer as well as many other small animals frequenting this parcel. They would obviously be displaced by residential development further reducing their available habitat to the detriment of our environment.

As the Staff Report points out this parcel, while valuable as greenspace, is undesirable for high density residential development.

August 7, 2022
at 1:58 PM

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Susan
37934

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Susan (37934), August 7, 2022 at 8:07 PM

Hello,
I am urging you not to rezone the land adjacent to Saddle Ridge neighborhood. It would be an increased risk of fire, destruction of important habitat, and an increase in traffic on roads that are not built to handle that amount of traffic. Thank you.

August 7, 2022
at 8:07 PM

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Alyson
37934

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Alyson (37934), August 7, 2022 at 8:30 PM

I would ask the Board to deny this request. As a resident of Shady Ridge Lane, this property owner’s logging has significantly removed any buffer that our street had from the adjacent property; and noise pollution has significantly increased due to the lack of mature trees. Allowing this type of development would also diminish the value of the homes along our street.

Please seriously review and consider the comments made by staff and consider as well the fact that this property owner has not complied with the previous zoning requirements by wholly removing the buffer that was required. While development on this property may be appropriate, to allow multi-family housing at the number of houses per acre proposed is inconsistent with the nature of the surrounding property.

Sincerely,
Alyson Dyer

August 7, 2022
at 8:30 PM

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Dayakar
37934

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Dayakar (37934), August 7, 2022 at 10:03 PM

The Trust Company that owns the property adjacent to Saddle Ridge, has submitted a request to Knox County to rezone the property from "General Commercial" to "Medium Density Residential". This is a very bad idea and should be denied. As was recommended in the rezoning report, " it does not meet the location criteria for MDR and is incompatible with adjacent land uses and topographic constraints", this request is highly inappropriate and also will significantly erode the natural habitat and plant life.

August 7, 2022
at 10:03 PM

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James
37934

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James (37934), August 7, 2022 at 10:06 PM

Please reject this rezoning request. It will have an adverse effect on truck stop traffic, over crowded schools and over extended utilities. Thank you.

August 7, 2022
at 10:06 PM

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Nikki
37934

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Nikki (37934), August 8, 2022 at 5:45 AM

As a parent, I am concerned with how rezoning will affect the already crowded Farragut Schools.

Rezoning would impact everything from unplanned (by the County) impact on traffic in the access area which is off a small road just south of the Watt Rd exit of I40, to unplanned impact on the utilities that we depend on. For those of us that also would like to preserve the natural habitat, it goes without saying that there would be a significant impact on plants and wildlife.

August 8, 2022
at 5:45 AM

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Brian
37934

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Brian (37934), August 8, 2022 at 9:30 AM

Please deny the request for this rezoning as adding 12 residences / acre is significant increase in density and would negatively impact traffic, utilities, schools, etc. There are sufficient other locations that could be considered for this type of zoning.

August 8, 2022
at 9:30 AM

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Henry
37934

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Henry (37934), August 8, 2022 at 10:26 AM

I agree - the rezoning request should be denied.

August 8, 2022
at 10:26 AM

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Yang
37934

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Yang (37934), August 8, 2022 at 11:20 AM

Dear Planning Staff of Knox County,

As a resident of Saddle Ridge Subdivision, I want to express my disagreement on this rezoning plan. Rezoning would impact everything from unplanned impact on traffic in the access area which is off a small road just south of the Watt Rd exit of I40, to unplanned impact on the utilities that we depend on, to the impact on our schools, etc. For those of us that also would like to preserve the natural habitat, it goes without saying that there would be a significant impact on plants and wildlife.

Please consider all impacts, not only economic advantages.
Thanks,
Yang

August 8, 2022
at 11:20 AM

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Mark
37934

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Mark (37934), August 8, 2022 at 5:28 PM

I live in the Saddle Ridge subdivision and the request should be denied based on topography, increased traffic, and proximity to a single-family subdivision resulting in a decrease in value for said homes.

August 8, 2022
at 5:28 PM

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Lisa
37934

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Lisa (37934), August 10, 2022 at 8:23 AM

I strongly oppose approval of this rezoning request. When we purchased our home in Saddle Ridge, adjacent to the property associated with this request, we researched what kind of development could possibly be done in the future before making our purchase decision. Our conclusions were similar, although not as complete or professional as those of the Planning Commissions staff's. The property is not suitable for building a residential community of any kind. I won't reiterate the points made in the report but just say that they speak for themselves. I don't believe that this request should be approved.

August 10, 2022
at 8:23 AM