Disposition Summary

Approve the concept plan for 41 lots, subject to 9 conditions.

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Staff Recommendation

Approve the concept plan for 41 lots, subject to 9 conditions.

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1) Meeting all applicable requirements of the City of Knoxville Department of Engineering.
2) Meeting all applicable requirements of the City of Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.
3) Connecting to sanitary sewer and meeting other relevant utility provider requirements.
4) Providing street names consistent with the Uniform Street Naming and Addressing System within Knox County (County Ord. 91-1-102).
5) Prior to issuing building permits in the subdivision, building a 10-ft wide greenway along the Pleasant Ridge Road frontage of the development. The greenway must meet all requirements of the City of Knoxville Department of Engineering and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
6) Installing all sidewalks and crosswalks as identified on the concept plan. Sidewalks and ramps shall meet all applicable requirements of the City of Knoxville Department of Engineering and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). A bond shall be provided to the City of Knoxville Department of Engineering by the developer in an amount sufficient to guarantee the installation.
7) Prior to building any structure within the sinkhole buffer on lots 6-8, obtaining approval of necessary geotechnical studies from the City of Knoxville Department of Engineering.
8) Placing a note on the final plat that lot 1 shall have access to the internal street system only.
9) Before recording the final plat for the subdivision, establishing a property owners association or other legal entity responsible for maintaining common facilities, such as common areas, amenities, private roads, and/or stormwater drainage systems.

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The applicant is proposing to develop a 41-lot single family subdivision on the north side of Pleasant Ridge Road, approximately 500 feet northwest of Pleasant Ridge Elementary School. The Planning Commission previously approved a 42-lot subdivision for this property in 2017 (2-SA-17-C / 2-C-17-UR). The previous approval was extended twice before it expired on April 14, 2022 (extension case # 3-A-19-OB, 4-A-21-OB). The existing house on the property will be demolished.

Prior to the adoption of the current zoning ordinance, the property was zoned RP-1 (Planned Residential) with a density up to 4 du/ac (3-A-17-RZ). The transition Rules in Article 1.4.G of the zoning ordinance allows the proposed subdivision to be developed under the former RP-1 district standards with special use approval. This application was reviewed under the RP-1 district standards.

Access to the proposed subdivision will be from Crestpark Road (local road), with a sidewalk connection from Pleasant Ridge Road (minor arterial). The development dedicates 0.74 acres along Pleasant Ridge Road right-of-way for a 10-ft paved greenway, which will align with the City's proposed capital improvement project (Pleasant Ridge Road Phase II Project, Bid 2025).