Use On Review

10-T-06-UR

Recommended for approval
by the Planning Commission

APPROVE the development plan for a 252 unit apartment development with up to 840 bedrooms subject to 12 conditions


See case notes below

Details

Request

Property Info

Case Notes

What's next?

Details of Action

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1. Connection to sanitary sewer and meeting any other relevant requirements of the Knox County Health Department.
2. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Zoning Ordinance.
3. Provision of street names which are consistent with the Uniform Street Naming and Addressing System within Knox County (County Ord. 91-1-102).
4. Revising the landscape plan to include additional landscaping within the peripheral setback along Cherokee Trail and Edington Rd., subject to approval by Planning Commission Staff.
5. Installing all landscaping, as shown on the revised landscape plan, within 6 months of the issuance of occupancy permits for this project, or posting a bond with the Knox County Dept. of Engineering and Public Works to guarantee such installation. The proposed landscape materials shall not interfere with the required sight triangles and required sight distances at driveway and street intersections.
6. Obtaining approval of a final plat consolidating the tax parcels into s single lot and recording that plat with the Knox County Register of Deeds.
7. Prior to obtaining a grading permit for the site, submitting a bank stabilization plan for review and approval to the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works to address stabilization of the steep banks that are located outside of the proposed development area.
8. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works.
9. Installation of eastbound right turn lanes on Cherokee Trail at the development entrance and at Edington Rd. as recommended in the traffic impact study. The design of the turn lanes are subject to review and approval by the Knoxville Engineering Division since Cherokee Trail is a City street.
10. Posting a bond with the Knoxville Engineering Division for the applicant?s proportionate share of the cost for the traffic signal at the intersection of Cherokee Trail and Hospital Dr. The applicant?s proportionate share shall be determined by the Knoxville Engineering Division following a review of the traffic impact analysis for the development and projected costs for the signal improvement. If the traffic signal is not installed within five years of the approval date of this use-on-review application, the bond shall be released.
11. Upon completion of the road safety audit of Cherokee Trail between Candora Rd. and Scottish Pike, the Knoxville Engineering Division will determine the road improvements that will be required for Cherokee Trail. The applicant for this project will be responsible for their proportionate share (percentage of projected trips generated on this road segment by this development and both phases of the Woodlands of Knoxville development) of the cost of the recommended road improvements. Those improvements would have to be implemented prior to the issuance of any certificate of occupancy for this development.
12. Working with Knoxville Area Transit (KAT) on establishing a shuttle service between the proposed student housing projects and the University of Tennessee Campus.

With the conditions noted, this plan meets the requirements for approval within a PR (Planned Residential) district and the criteria for approval of a use on review.

Applicant Request

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Property Information

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Location
3913 Edington Rd

South side of Cherokee Trail, west side of Edington Rd.

Commission District 9


Size
34.59 acres

Sector
South County

Land Use Designation? LDR & SLPA


Currently on the Property
Mining and mineral extraction operation

Growth Plan
Urban Growth Area (Outside City Limits)

Case Notes

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Staff Recommendation
APPROVE the development plan for a 252 unit apartment development with up to 840 bedrooms subject to 12 conditions
1. Connection to sanitary sewer and meeting any other relevant requirements of the Knox County Health Department.
2. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Zoning Ordinance.
3. Provision of street names which are consistent with the Uniform Street Naming and Addressing System within Knox County (County Ord. 91-1-102).
4. Revising the landscape plan to include additional landscaping within the peripheral setback along Cherokee Trail and Edington Rd., subject to approval by Planning Commission Staff.
5. Installing all landscaping, as shown on the revised landscape plan, within 6 months of the issuance of occupancy permits for this project, or posting a bond with the Knox County Dept. of Engineering and Public Works to guarantee such installation. The proposed landscape materials shall not interfere with the required sight triangles and required sight distances at driveway and street intersections.
6. Obtaining approval of a final plat consolidating the tax parcels into s single lot and recording that plat with the Knox County Register of Deeds.
7. Prior to obtaining a grading permit for the site, submitting a bank stabilization plan for review and approval to the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works to address stabilization of the steep banks that are located outside of the proposed development area.
8. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works.
9. Installation of eastbound right turn lanes on Cherokee Trail at the development entrance and at Edington Rd. as recommended in the traffic impact study. The design of the turn lanes are subject to review and approval by the Knoxville Engineering Division since Cherokee Trail is a City street.
10. Posting a bond with the Knoxville Engineering Division for the applicant?s proportionate share of the cost for the traffic signal at the intersection of Cherokee Trail and Hospital Dr. The applicant?s proportionate share shall be determined by the Knoxville Engineering Division following a review of the traffic impact analysis for the development and projected costs for the signal improvement. If the traffic signal is not installed within five years of the approval date of this use-on-review application, the bond shall be released.
11. Upon completion of the road safety audit of Cherokee Trail between Candora Rd. and Scottish Pike, the Knoxville Engineering Division will determine the road improvements that will be required for Cherokee Trail. The applicant for this project will be responsible for their proportionate share (percentage of projected trips generated on this road segment by this development and both phases of the Woodlands of Knoxville development) of the cost of the recommended road improvements. Those improvements would have to be implemented prior to the issuance of any certificate of occupancy for this development.
12. Working with Knoxville Area Transit (KAT) on establishing a shuttle service between the proposed student housing projects and the University of Tennessee Campus.

With the conditions noted, this plan meets the requirements for approval within a PR (Planned Residential) district and the criteria for approval of a use on review.
Disposition Summary
APPROVE the development plan for a 252 unit apartment development with up to 840 bedrooms subject to 12 conditions
Details of Action
1. Connection to sanitary sewer and meeting any other relevant requirements of the Knox County Health Department.
2. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Zoning Ordinance.
3. Provision of street names which are consistent with the Uniform Street Naming and Addressing System within Knox County (County Ord. 91-1-102).
4. Revising the landscape plan to include additional landscaping within the peripheral setback along Cherokee Trail and Edington Rd., subject to approval by Planning Commission Staff.
5. Installing all landscaping, as shown on the revised landscape plan, within 6 months of the issuance of occupancy permits for this project, or posting a bond with the Knox County Dept. of Engineering and Public Works to guarantee such installation. The proposed landscape materials shall not interfere with the required sight triangles and required sight distances at driveway and street intersections.
6. Obtaining approval of a final plat consolidating the tax parcels into s single lot and recording that plat with the Knox County Register of Deeds.
7. Prior to obtaining a grading permit for the site, submitting a bank stabilization plan for review and approval to the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works to address stabilization of the steep banks that are located outside of the proposed development area.
8. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works.
9. Installation of eastbound right turn lanes on Cherokee Trail at the development entrance and at Edington Rd. as recommended in the traffic impact study. The design of the turn lanes are subject to review and approval by the Knoxville Engineering Division since Cherokee Trail is a City street.
10. Posting a bond with the Knoxville Engineering Division for the applicant?s proportionate share of the cost for the traffic signal at the intersection of Cherokee Trail and Hospital Dr. The applicant?s proportionate share shall be determined by the Knoxville Engineering Division following a review of the traffic impact analysis for the development and projected costs for the signal improvement. If the traffic signal is not installed within five years of the approval date of this use-on-review application, the bond shall be released.
11. Upon completion of the road safety audit of Cherokee Trail between Candora Rd. and Scottish Pike, the Knoxville Engineering Division will determine the road improvements that will be required for Cherokee Trail. The applicant for this project will be responsible for their proportionate share (percentage of projected trips generated on this road segment by this development and both phases of the Woodlands of Knoxville development) of the cost of the recommended road improvements. Those improvements would have to be implemented prior to the issuance of any certificate of occupancy for this development.
12. Working with Knoxville Area Transit (KAT) on establishing a shuttle service between the proposed student housing projects and the University of Tennessee Campus.

With the conditions noted, this plan meets the requirements for approval within a PR (Planned Residential) district and the criteria for approval of a use on review.

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 - November 11, 2006 - has passed.

The Process
Applicant

University Residences, Knoxville LLC


Case History