8-E-23-OA Dale (37909), September 13, 2023 at 9:33 PM
As chair of Trees Knoxville, a non-profit with a focus on tree canopy promotion and preservation, we oppose the amendment to this ordinance. The landscape buffer possess both an environmental and aesthetic importance. Decreasing this buffer requirement will lead to further canopy loss of valuable tree canopy and increased canopy fragmentation. These are two critical components for maintaining a healthy wildlife habitat and preventing further degradation of our urban tree canopy.
2-A-25-PA Justine (37909), March 17, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Over 200 possible dwellings would add to the overcrowding of the schools. Property is only 0.5 mile away which means no buses would run to this development and walking to school is not safely possible. There are no sidewalks on any surrounding roads. The two lanes roads that this development attaches to can barely handle the current traffic load and would not be able to accommodate 2000 more trips per day! 12 du/acre does NOT align with the community character. Most of the area is agricultural. Request states it's on a Major arterial road, but those usually compromise 4-6 lanes, often with synchronized signals for traffic flow. Oak Ridge Hwy has 2 driving lanes and only 2 signals in it's entirety.
