Commission heard a string of rezoning and subdivision cases, staff mostly recommending constrained densities or conditions
April 10, 2024 | Planning Meetings, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee
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The planning commission reviewed a series of rezoning and subdivision requests ranging from a 14-lot subdivision near the county line to rezoning requests on Powell Drive, Chouteau Road and Blackberry Road. Staff frequently recommended lower densities or conditions reflecting site constraints such as streams, sight-distance, sewer access and hillside protection.
For a 14-lot subdivision on North Shore Drive, staff recommended approval with peripheral boundary reductions because a blue-line stream splits the site; staff noted public comments raising drainage and traffic concerns but said the proposed unit count did not trigger a traffic impact analysis. "This proposal has an approximate density of 3 dwelling unit per acre," staff said, describing detention features and the site's adjacency to Loudoun County.
In a Dorchester subdivision rezoning request, staff recommended denial of a single-lot rezoning because granting the rezoning would make the remainder of the subdivision noncompliant with the previously approved planned-residential density (4 units per acre). Staff explained historical concept-plan approvals and the need for acreage verification tied to density limits.
On Powell Drive, planners recommended denying CA (general business) zoning for a ~3-acre parcel because of limited access to Powell Drive (a TDOT facility), potential incompatibility with adjacent single-family uses, and likely restricted access points if TDOT limited full access at the corridor.
Staff also presented several rural rezoning requests. On Chouteau Road near Chouteau Marina, staff recommended a lower-density planned residential outcome (1 unit per acre) primarily because sewer is not currently available; the availability of a utility provider to accept long-term maintenance of a private system could change options. On Blackberry Road, staff recommended 1 unit per acre because of sight-distance and road deficiencies and called for infrastructure improvements before considering higher intensity zoning. Another South County proposal drew a recommendation for rural residential land use and planned-residential zoning up to 1 unit per acre with a nondisturbance condition on steep slopes to protect environmental resources.
Finally, staff reviewed a modified site plan for the Henson Development: 46 attached houses (11.91 du/acre) with requested peripheral setback reductions; staff recommended approval with five conditions including additional perimeter landscape screening.
No formal votes were recorded in the transcript during the meeting; staff recommendations will move forward to subsequent actions as required by process.
For a 14-lot subdivision on North Shore Drive, staff recommended approval with peripheral boundary reductions because a blue-line stream splits the site; staff noted public comments raising drainage and traffic concerns but said the proposed unit count did not trigger a traffic impact analysis. "This proposal has an approximate density of 3 dwelling unit per acre," staff said, describing detention features and the site's adjacency to Loudoun County.
In a Dorchester subdivision rezoning request, staff recommended denial of a single-lot rezoning because granting the rezoning would make the remainder of the subdivision noncompliant with the previously approved planned-residential density (4 units per acre). Staff explained historical concept-plan approvals and the need for acreage verification tied to density limits.
On Powell Drive, planners recommended denying CA (general business) zoning for a ~3-acre parcel because of limited access to Powell Drive (a TDOT facility), potential incompatibility with adjacent single-family uses, and likely restricted access points if TDOT limited full access at the corridor.
Staff also presented several rural rezoning requests. On Chouteau Road near Chouteau Marina, staff recommended a lower-density planned residential outcome (1 unit per acre) primarily because sewer is not currently available; the availability of a utility provider to accept long-term maintenance of a private system could change options. On Blackberry Road, staff recommended 1 unit per acre because of sight-distance and road deficiencies and called for infrastructure improvements before considering higher intensity zoning. Another South County proposal drew a recommendation for rural residential land use and planned-residential zoning up to 1 unit per acre with a nondisturbance condition on steep slopes to protect environmental resources.
Finally, staff reviewed a modified site plan for the Henson Development: 46 attached houses (11.91 du/acre) with requested peripheral setback reductions; staff recommended approval with five conditions including additional perimeter landscape screening.
No formal votes were recorded in the transcript during the meeting; staff recommendations will move forward to subsequent actions as required by process.
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