Use On Review

1-M-08-UR

Recommended for approval
by the Planning Commission

APPROVE the development plan for a 120 foot tapered monopole commercial telecommunications tower with internal mount antenna arrays at this location, subject to 7 conditions:


See case notes below

Details

Request

Property Info

Case Notes

What's next?

Details of Action

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1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.
2. Obtaining all Federal, State and local approvals for the proposed tower.
3. Installation of landscaping as shown on the development plan within six months of the tower becoming operational.
4. Submitting revised development plans showing the change in the tower design to a tapered monopole with internal mount antenna arrays as depicted in the attached photograph dated January 9, 2008.
5. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Engineering Division.
6. Since the FAA does not require any lighting for this facility, there shall be no lighting on the tower.
7. At the time of the request for a building permit, posting a bond or other approved financial surety that would ensure the removal of the tower if it is abandoned.

With the conditions noted above, this request meets all criteria for a use-on-review in the R-1 zoning district.

Applicant Request

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Property Information

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Location
214 Echodale Ln

Northern terminus of Echodale Ln., southwest of Chapman Hwy.

Council District 1
Census Tract 34


Size
3.67 acres

Sector
South City

Land Use Designation? LDR & SLPA


Currently on the Property
Residence

Growth Plan
Urban Growth Area (Inside City Limits)

Case Notes

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Staff Recommendation
APPROVE the development plan for a 120 foot tapered monopole commercial telecommunications tower with internal mount antenna arrays at this location, subject to 7 conditions:
1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.
2. Obtaining all Federal, State and local approvals for the proposed tower.
3. Installation of landscaping as shown on the development plan within six months of the tower becoming operational.
4. Submitting revised development plans showing the change in the tower design to a tapered monopole with internal mount antenna arrays as depicted in the attached photograph dated January 9, 2008.
5. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Engineering Division.
6. Since the FAA does not require any lighting for this facility, there shall be no lighting on the tower.
7. At the time of the request for a building permit, posting a bond or other approved financial surety that would ensure the removal of the tower if it is abandoned.

With the conditions noted above, this request meets all criteria for a use-on-review in the R-1 zoning district.
Disposition Summary
APPROVE the development plan for a 120 foot tapered monopole commercial telecommunications tower with internal mount antenna arrays at this location, subject to 7 conditions:
Details of Action
1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.
2. Obtaining all Federal, State and local approvals for the proposed tower.
3. Installation of landscaping as shown on the development plan within six months of the tower becoming operational.
4. Submitting revised development plans showing the change in the tower design to a tapered monopole with internal mount antenna arrays as depicted in the attached photograph dated January 9, 2008.
5. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Engineering Division.
6. Since the FAA does not require any lighting for this facility, there shall be no lighting on the tower.
7. At the time of the request for a building permit, posting a bond or other approved financial surety that would ensure the removal of the tower if it is abandoned.

With the conditions noted above, this request meets all criteria for a use-on-review in the R-1 zoning district.

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 - January 25, 2008 - has passed.

The Process
Applicant

U. S. Cellular Corp.


Case History