May 14, 2026
Planning Commission meeting

Public Comments

5 Comments for

Brittany
37917

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Brittany (37917), May 5, 2026 at 10:22 PM

Please do not approve this development. It adds absolutely no character to Knoxville and will further degrades the city scape. The design needs to be completely redone.

May 5, 2026
at 10:22 PM

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Douglas
37917

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Douglas (37917), May 6, 2026 at 10:45 AM

These plans are terrible. I agree with a previous comment which states that planning needs to insist on SW-5 and SW-6 zoning rules be complied with. There are very good reasons for these rules that were discussed with and approved by the community. This is an important and very prominent location that deserves special attention and long term thinking. I also didn't see any traffic planning associated with this development or reasoning why an active retirement community needs to be placed on top of a hill. Are there no more flat, street level locations in all of Knoxville?

May 6, 2026
at 10:45 AM

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Melissa
37917

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Melissa (37917), May 11, 2026 at 11:13 AM

A comment critique of public engagement on development projects is that it fails to engage potential residents who would benefit from the project, biasing against the project. I would love to live in this area in a 55+ community (I'm currently eligible and very interested!) that is designed for pedestrian, bus and bicycle transportation. I would go car-free if I lived there. I am a potential future beneficiary of a Yes on this. I disagree with the comments that raise the issue of traffic or assert no more multi-family housing should be built.
However, I agree with the points raised in many of these comments about the visual prominence of the site and its importance to future designs according with the VP. I support the statement submitted by the South Waterfront Advisory and Advocacy Group on May 10.
I want to live here, but I want it to be as good for the community as possible because I want my future neighborhood to be strong, knitted together, and appreciative of the building where I live.

May 11, 2026
at 11:13 AM

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Josh
37917

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Josh (37917), May 11, 2026 at 7:49 PM

I am not a resident of south Knoxville currently, and haven't been in about 15 years. I have lived in Knoxville since 2005, and have seen quite a bit of change in this city. Much of this change has been good, but much has not. A trend in the past several years has been to allow developments like this, and I do not believe this has been positive. I have been relatively pleased by the sprucing up Sevier Ave has received, and I believe this development would NOT be a positive addition, in fact quite the opposite. As such, I hope that this variance is not approved and that this project is not approved.

May 11, 2026
at 7:49 PM

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Aaron
37917

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Aaron (37917), May 12, 2026 at 1:43 PM

See attached.
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https://agenda.knoxplanning.org/attachments/20260512134309.pdf

May 12, 2026
at 1:43 PM