April, 2023
Knoxville-Knox County Planning Commission
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Planning Commission
April 2023
Withdraw the application as requested by the applicant.
Withdraw the Special Use application as requested by the applicant.
1) Approve variances 1-3 because the access drive inside the private right-of-way is existing.
2) Approve variance 4 because the private right-of-way replaces a previously platted access easement, wh...read more
Approve closure of the requested part of the unnamed alley that runs between St Mary Street and Huron Street since staff has received no objections and closure would not adversely affect surrounding p...read more
Approve the One Year Plan amendment to LI (Light Industrial) and HP (Hillside Protection) as amended as shown on Exhibit A, presented at the meeting by the applicant.
Approve rezoning to I-G (General Industrial) and HP (Hillside Protection Overlay) as amended as shown on Exhxxibit A, presented at the meeting by the applicany at the meeting.
Approve the sector plan amendment to LI (Light Industrial) and HP (Hillside Protection) as amended as shown on Exhibit A, presented at the meeting by the applicant.
Approve the One Year Plan amendment to MDR/O (Medium Density Residential/Office) and HP (Hillside Protection) because it provides a transition between land uses and is consistent with surrounding deve...read more
Approve RN-6 (Multi-Family Residential Neighborhood) and HP (Hillside Protection Overlay) zoning because it is consistent with surrounding development and supported by existing infrastructure.
Approve the sector plan amendment to MDR/O (Medium Density Residential/Office) and HP (Hillside Protection) because the property is consistent with the location criteria for this land use classificati...read more
Approve I-MU (Industrial Mixed-Use) zoning because it is consistent with the sector plan and surrounding development.
Approve the sector plan amendment to CI (Civic and Institutional) because it is a minor extension of adjacent land use classification.
Approve the sector plan amendment to CI (Civic and Institutional) because it is a minor extension of adjacent land use classification.
Approve rezoning to INST (Institutional) and H (Historic Overlay).
Approve the One Year Plan amendment to the MU-SD, SCO-3 (Mixed Use-Special District, Alcoa Highway Small Area Plan) land use classification for the portion of the lot requested because it is a minor e...read more
Approve the sector plan amendment to the MU-SD, SCO-3 (Mixed Use-Special District, Alcoa Highway Small Area Plan) land use classification for the portion of the lot requested because it is a minor ext...read more
Approve C-G-1 (General Commercial) zoning for the portion of the lot requested because it is a minor extension of the zone and is not anticipated to create any adverse impacts.
Approve RN-3 (General Residential Neighborhood) and HP (Hillside Protection Overlay) zoning approval because it is consistent with the surrounding development and sector plan.
Approve the One Year Plan amendment to the MDR/O (Medium Density Residential/Office) land use classification because it is consistent with surrounding land uses.
Approve the sector plan amendment to the MDR/O (Medium Density Residential/Office) land use classification because it meets the location criteria for this classification and is consistent with surroun...read more
Approve RN-6 (Multi-Family Residential Neighborhood) zoning for the subject property because it is compatible with surrounding development.
Postponed to the May, 2023 Planning Commission meeting
Approve the One Year Plan amendment to MU-SD, EC-2 (Mixed Use-Special District, Magnolia Avenue) and HP (Hillside Protection) for the requested area as noted in the application because it is consisten...read more
Approve C-H-2 (Highway Commercial) and HP (Hillside Protection Overlay).zoning for the requested area as noted in the application because it is consistent with the intent of the district and changing ...read more
Approve the sector plan amendment to the MU-SD, EC-2 (Mixed Use-Special District, Magnolia Avenue) and HP (Hillside Protection) land use classification for the requested area as noted in the applicati...read more
Postponed to the June, 2023 Planning Commission meeting
Postponed to the June, 2023 Planning Commission meeting
Approve the One Year Plan amendment to the LI (Light Industrial) land use classification because it is a minor extension and is consistent with adjacent development.
Approve the sector plan amendment to the LI (Light Industrial) land use classification because it is a minor extension of this designation, and it is consistent with adjacent development.
Approve I-MU (Industrial Mixed Use) zoning because it is a minor extension and is compatible with surrounding development.
Postponed to the May, 2023 Planning Commission meeting...read more
Postponed to the May, 2023 Planning Commission meeting
Postponed to the July, 2024 Planning Commission meeting
Approve the request for a cultural facility in the RN-1 zoning district, subject to 2 conditions.
APPROVE the Special Use for a campground with a maximum of 13 campsites in the locations depicted on the site plan, subject to 7 conditions.
Approve the request for a drive-through facility in the C-G-1 zoning district, subject to 6 conditions.
APPROVE the Special Use for a campground with a maximum of 11 campsites, 6 cabins, bath house and pavilion structures in the locations depicted on the site plan, subject to 7 conditions.
Approve the variance to allow the remainder of the adjacent property to the southwest to be left without the benefit of a survey because it is under separate ownership and the applicant does not have ...read more
Approve the PR (Planned Residential) zone up to 5 du/ac because it is consistent with changing conditions and surrounding development.
Approve the sector plan amendment to LDR (Low Density Residential) and HP (Hillside Protection) because it is consistent with changing conditions and development in the area.
Approve the PR (Planned Residential) zone with up to 2 du/ac because it is consistent with the sector plan and surrounding development.
Deny the RA (Low Density Residential) zone because it is not consistent with the sector plan or Growth Policy Plan.
Approve the LI (Light Industrial) zoning because it is consistent with the sector plan and is a suitable location for industrial development, subject to one condition.
Approve the PR (Planned Residential) zone with up to 10 du/ac because it is consistent with the sector plan and is a suitable location for this residential intensity, subject to one condition.
1. P...read more
Approve the sector plan amendment to the MDR (Medium Density Residential) land use classification because it provides a transitional land use between the adjacent high density residential, commercial,...read more
Approve the PR (Planned Residential) zone with up to 8 du/ac because it is consistent with surrounding development, subject to one condition.
Approve the RA (Low Density Residential) zone because it is consistent with the surrounding development and sector plan.
Approve the sector plan amendment to CC (Community Commercial) and SP (Stream Protection) because it meets several of the criteria required for a sector plan amendment.
Approve the PC (Planned Commercial) / F (Floodway) zones because they are consistent with the sector plan?s vision for this area post-construction of the new road and would require plan approval from ...read more
Approve the PR (Planned Residential) zone with up to 2 du/ac because it is consistent with the sector plan and brings the subject properties into compliance with the Knox County Zoning Ordinance.
Approve the sector plan amendment to the MDR (Medium Density Residential) land use classification because it is consistent with the property's existing permitted density of 8 du/ac.
Approve the request to increase the PR (Planned Residential) zone density from 8 du/ac to 12 du/ac.
Approve the A (Agricultural) zone because it is consistent with the surrounding development and sector plan.
Approve the development plan for a 32-lot subdivision and reduction of the peripheral setback to 25 ft along the eastern boundary, subject to 2 conditions.
Approve requested variance based on the justification provided by the applicant and the recommendations of Knox County Engineering and Public Works.
Approve the Concept Plan subject to 6 conditions...read more
Approve the development plan for a detached residential subdivision with up to 143 dwellings on individual lots, subject to 2 conditions.
Approve the requested variances and alternative design standards based on the justification provided by the applicant and recommendations of the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works....read more
Approve the development plan for up to 28 attached dwelling units, subject to 2 conditions.
Approve the requested variances and alternative design standard based on the based on the justifications provided by the applicant and the recommendations of the Knox County Department of Engineering ...read more
Approve the development plan to reduce the peripheral setback from 35-ft to 22.5-ft in the PR (Planned Residential) zone as depicted on the site plan, subject to 2 conditions.
Approve the development plan for three single-family lots and a reduction of the peripheral setback from 35-ft to 15-ft on the east lot line of Lot 3, as depicted on the site plan, subject to 3 condit...read more
Approve the development plan for two (2) detached residential lots and a reduction of the 35-ft peripheral setback as outlined in the staff comments, subject to 2 conditions.
APPROVE the request for a parking lot as depicted on the site plan, subject to 4 conditions.
APPROVE the request for a 45-ft tall, 1-story indoor self-storage facility with a building footprint of approximately 16,900 sqft, subject to 9 conditions.
Approve the request for a contractor?s storage yard with approximately 1,600 sq ft of outdoor storage area, subject to 6 conditions.
Commission Chair Tim Hill appointed the following commissioners to the nominating committee:
Pat Phillips, Jeff Roth and Tamara Boyer.
Approve the use classification for the metal recycling business, described in the ?Description of Operations? (Exhibit A), as a Use Permitted on Review in the I (Industrial) zone.
