October, 2021
Knoxville-Knox County Planning Commission
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Planning Commission
October 14, 2021
Postponed to the March, 2021 Planning Commission meeting
Postponed to the March, 2021 Planning Commission meeting
Postponed to the February, 2021 Planning Commission meeting
Postponed to the April, 2021 Planning Commission meeting
Postponed to the February, 2021 Planning Commission meeting
Postponed to the August, 2021 Planning Commission meeting
Approve the revisions to the master plan and development guidelines for the University of Tennessee Research Park at Cherokee Farm (FKA Cherokee Farm), subject to 7 conditions.
Postponed to the November, 2021 Planning Commission meeting
Approve C-G-1 (General Commercial) zoning because it is an extension of that zoning and is more compatible with the surrounding area than the current zoning.
Approve closure of the unnamed alley from the southeastern side of parcel 069EB01502 to the southeast corner of parcel 069EB017 since it is undeveloped and is not in use.
Postponed to the December, 2021 Planning Commission meeting
Nominating Committee Lead Commissioner Tim Hill announced the committee?s slate of officers for the calendar year 2022:
For Chair: Commissioner Pat Philips for a one year term
For Vice Chair: Commissioner Scott Smith for a 6-month term
There were
Approve the One Year Plan amendment to the GC (General Commercial) land use classification because it is an extension of that land use class and is compatible with development in the area.
Approve C-N (Neighborhood Commercial) zoning because it would allow for additional commercial development at an existing walkable commercial node.
Approve the street name change of Burge Avenue to Elston Turner Drive since it is not a duplication and meets all requirements of the City of Knoxville Street Naming and Addressing Ordinance.
Approve the West City Sector Plan amendment to the GC (General Commercial) land use classification because it is an extension of that land use class and is compatible with development in the area.
Approve the Master Sign Plan for Fort Sanders Regional Medical as proposed, subject to 5 conditions.
Approve the development plan for a bed and breakfast with up to 2 guest bedrooms in the historic Boyd-Harvey House, and 1 guest bedroom in the existing carriage house, subject to the following conditions.
Approve the One Year Plan amendment to NC (Neighborhood Commercial) because it is a minor extension of an existing neighborhood commercial node.
Approve RN-2 (Single-Family Residential) zoning because it is compatible with the Sector Plan and existing zoning in the area.
Approve the South City Sector Plan amendment for NC (Neighborhood Commercial) land use classification because it is a minor extension of an existing neighborhood commercial node.
Approve the request for the nightclub with approximately 19,100 sqft of floor area in the C-G-3 (General Commercial) zoning district, subject to 2 conditions.
Approve the request to expand the existing surface mining and mineral extraction operation as described in the Mining Plan of Operations (Amendment II) for BWI Forks of The River Quarry and as shown in Appendix C, Plan of Operations Map South, subject t
Approve the One Year Plan amendment to HI (Heavy Industrial) to allow re-utilization of a grayfield site in an area well served by highway and rail, and to provide a diverse job base for city residents.
Approve I-H (Heavy Industrial) zoning because it is compatible with other zoning in the area and is consistent with the Sector Plan description of where I-H (Heavy Industrial) zoning should be situated in the Central City.
Approve the Central City Sector Plan amendment to HI (Heavy Industrial) because the property has suitable access to highway and rail and can support the need to provide diverse economic and employment opportunities.
Approve the request for up to 8 duplex structures (16 dwelling units) on individual lots, subject to 1 condition.
Approve the One Year Plan amendment to the MDR (Medium Density Residential) land use classification and HP (Hillside Protection) because it is consistent with other land use classes in the area and allows development that is compatible with other develo
Approve PR (Planned Residential) zoning up to 3 du/ac because it is consistent with the adjacent recently approved zoning.
Approve the Northwest County Sector Plan amendment to GC (General Commercial)/HP (Hillside Protection) because it is a minor extension of existing commercial adjacent to the improved Schaad Road/Oak Ridge Highway intersection.
Approve the request for three two-family dwellings in the RN-2 zone, subject to 4 conditions.
Postponed to the November, 2021 Planning Commission meeting
Approve the One Year Plan amendment to the MDR/O (Medium Density Residential/Office) land use classification because it allows development that is compatible with other development on Deane Hill Drive.
Approve CA (General Business) zoning because it is a minor extension of the commercial node that has been established since 2017.
Approve the Northwest City Sector Plan amendment to the MDR (Medium Density Residential) land use classification and HP (Hillside Protection) because it is consistent with other land use classes in the area and allows development that is compatible with
Approve the development plan for up to 90 detached dwelling units on individual lots and a reduction of the peripheral setback from 35-ft to 30-ft along the northwest boundary of the development where adjacent to PR (Planned Residential) zoning only, su
Approve the One Year Plan amendment to the GC (General Commercial) and SP (Stream Protection) land use classification because it is a minor extension of that land use class.
Approve RN-3 (General Residential Neighborhood) and HP (Hillside Protection Overlay) zoning because it is compatible with other zoning in the area and is consistent with the General Plan.
Approve the South County Sector Plan amendment to MDR/O (Medium Density Residential/Office) land use classification because it provides a transitional land use between the highway corridor and the adjacent single family residential neighborhoods and bas
Approve the development plan for up to 51 attached and 2 detached dwelling units on individual lots and a reduction of the peripheral setback from 35-ft to 25-ft along the west boundary of lots 24-41, subject to 1 condition.
Approve SWMUD-1 (South Waterfront Mixed Use District 1) / HP (Hillside Protection) because it is a minor extension of the land use classification.
Approve PR (Planned Residential) zoning up to 21 du/ac because it is a minor extension of the medium density residential zoning.
Approve the Northwest City Sector Plan amendment to GC (General Commercial) & HP (Hillside Protection) for all of Parcel 31 and the southern portion of Parcel 31.01 as shown on Exhibit A, because it is a minor extension and is consistent with existing d
APPROVE the development plan for a self-service storage facility with a total building area of approximately 96,200 square feet in the CA and PC zones, subject to 4 conditions:
Deny the One Year Plan amendment to the MDR (Medium Density Residential) land use classification because it does not meet any of the criteria for a plan amendment.
Approve C-G-3 (General Commercial) / T0-1 (Technology Overlay) zoning because it is in compliance with the Northwest County Sector Plan?s land use designation and is not expected to cause any adverse impacts.
Approve the West City Sector Plan amendment to the MDR/O (Medium Density Residential/Office) land use classification because it allows development that is compatible with other development on Deane Hill Drive.
Approve the requested restaurant uses with a combined gross floor area of approximately 8,600 square feet and approximately 1,900 sqft of outdoor patio seating, subject to 8 conditions.
Postponed to the March, 2022 Planning Commission meeting
Postponed to the December, 2021 Planning Commission meeting
Approve the Southwest County Sector Plan amendment to the GC (General Commercial) and SP (Stream Protection) land use classification because it is a minor extension of that land use class.
Approve CA (General Business) zoning for all of Parcel 31 and the southern portion of Parcel 31.01 as shown in Exhibit A, because it is an extension of existing CA zoning and is consistent with existing development that borders Oak Ridge Highway.
Approve the South City Sector Plan amendment to MU-SD, SC-1 (Mixed Use Special District, South Waterfront District) / HP (Hillside Protection) because it is a minor extension of the adjacent land use designation.
Approve C-G-2 (General Commercial) zoning because it is consistent with the Central City Sector Plan?s land use designation and will allow mixed use development in this building consistent with the approved concept plan that could service the surroundin
Deny the East City Sector Plan amendment to the MDR (Medium Density Residential) land use classification because it does not meet any of the criteria for a plan amendment.
Approve RN-5 (General Residential Neighborhood) zoning because it is compatible with other zoning in the area and is consistent with the General Plan.
Postponed to the March, 2022 Planning Commission meeting
Approve C-H-2 (General Commercial) zoning because it is a minor extension of that zoning and is consistent with the General Plan.
Approve a Northwest County Sector Plan amendment to MU-CC (Mixed Use Community Commercial) and SP (Stream Protection) because of an error in the plan.
Approve SW-2 (South Waterfront River Rd, Goose Creek Row and Island Home Ave) / HP (Hillside Protection Overlay) zoning because it is minor extension of the existing zoning pattern.
Applicant withdrew the application prior to publication
Deny RN-4 (General Residential) zoning because it does not meet all of the criteria for a rezoning.
Postponed to the November, 2021 Planning Commission meeting
Postponed to the February, 2023 Planning Commission meeting
Approve CA (General Business) zoning because it is a continuation of what is already there.
Approve alternative design standards 1-4 on the recommendations of the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works and because the site conditions restrict compliance with the Subdivision Regulations and the proposed variances will not create
Approve Variance
APPROVE Final Plat
Postponed to the November, 2021 Planning Commission meeting
Approve Variances 1 & 2
APPROVE Final Plat
Approve the Concept Plan subject to 11 conditions.
Approve the variance because the site conditions restrict compliance with the Subdivision Regulations and the proposed variance will not create a traffic hazard.
Approve the Concept Plan subject to 7 conditions.
