Use On Review

1-C-13-UR

Recommended for approval
by the Planning Commission

APPROVE the development plan for up to 5 detached dwellings on individual lots and the reduction of the peripheral setback along Buttermilk Rd. and the northeast boundary line from 35' to 25', subject to 5 conditions.


See case notes below

Request

Property Info

Case Notes

What's next?

Applicant Request

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Property Information

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Location
0 Buttermilk Rd

Southeast side of Buttermilk Rd, just west of Graybeal Rd.

Commission District 6
Census Tract 59.01


Size
5.11 acres

Sector
Northwest County

Land Use Designation? LDR & SLPA


Currently on the Property
Vacant land

Growth Plan
Rural Area

Case Notes

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Staff Recommendation
APPROVE the development plan for up to 5 detached dwellings on individual lots and the reduction of the peripheral setback along Buttermilk Rd. and the northeast boundary line from 35' to 25', subject to 5 conditions.
1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Zoning Ordinance.
2. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Health Department for the use of subsurface sewage disposal systems.
3. Placing a note on the final plat that all lots will be required to provide a driveway turnaround area on the lot to eliminate the need to back out onto the collector street.
4. Placing a note on the final plat that the driveway for each lot will need to be graded to create a flat or nearly flat approach at the same elevation as the pavement edge for the street for 20 to 25 feet from the edge of pavement in order to maintain the available sight distance. Also, all vegetation along the Buttermilk Road will need to be kept low to maintain sight distance.
5. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works.

With the conditions noted, this development plan meets the requirements for approval of a use on review in the PR zoning district.
Disposition Summary
APPROVE the development plan for up to 5 detached dwellings on individual lots and the reduction of the peripheral setback along Buttermilk Rd. and the northeast boundary line from 35' to 25', subject to 5 conditions.

What's next?

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As a Use On Review case, the Planning Commission's decision is final, and it will not be heard by a legislative body unless it is appealed.

The appeal deadline - February 9, 2013 - has passed.

The Process
Applicant

Twin Willows Construction


Case History