Recommended for approval
by the Planning Commission
APPROVE the request for a 195' monopole telecommunications tower in the A zoning district, subject to the following 6 conditions:
See case notes below
Use On Review
12-H-07-UR
Recommended for approval
See case notes below
Details
Request
Property Info
Case Notes
What's next?
Details of Action
− +1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Zoning Ordinance.
2. Meeting all applicable requirements and obtaining all required permits from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation for the driveway crossing the sinkhole.
3. Installation of landscaping as shown on the development plan within six months of the tower becoming operational.
4. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Department of Engineering & Public Works.
5. Since the FAA does not require any lighting for this facility, there shall be no lighting on the tower.
6. 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 A zoning district.
2. Meeting all applicable requirements and obtaining all required permits from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation for the driveway crossing the sinkhole.
3. Installation of landscaping as shown on the development plan within six months of the tower becoming operational.
4. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Department of Engineering & Public Works.
5. Since the FAA does not require any lighting for this facility, there shall be no lighting on the tower.
6. 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 A zoning district.
Applicant Request
− +- Land Use
- Current
Residence
Proposed195' monopole telecommunication tower
Property Information
− +Location
Size
Sector
Growth Plan
11301 Sam Lee Rd
North side of Sam Lee Rd., northeast of Steele Rd.
Commission District 6
Census Tract 59.02
Size
10,000 square feet
Sector
Northwest County
Land Use Designation? LDR
Currently on the Property
Residence
Growth Plan
Rural Area
- Utilities
- Sewer
West Knox Utility District
WaterWest Knox Utility District
Case Notes
− +Staff Recommendation
APPROVE the request for a 195' monopole telecommunications tower in the A zoning district, subject to the following 6 conditions:1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Zoning Ordinance.
2. Meeting all applicable requirements and obtaining all required permits from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation for the driveway crossing the sinkhole.
3. Installation of landscaping as shown on the development plan within six months of the tower becoming operational.
4. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Department of Engineering & Public Works.
5. Since the FAA does not require any lighting for this facility, there shall be no lighting on the tower.
6. 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 A zoning district.
Disposition Summary
APPROVE the request for a 195' monopole telecommunications tower in the A zoning district, subject to the following 6 conditions:Details of Action
1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Zoning Ordinance.2. Meeting all applicable requirements and obtaining all required permits from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation for the driveway crossing the sinkhole.
3. Installation of landscaping as shown on the development plan within six months of the tower becoming operational.
4. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Department of Engineering & Public Works.
5. Since the FAA does not require any lighting for this facility, there shall be no lighting on the tower.
6. 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 A zoning district.
What's next?
− +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 12, 2008 - has passed.
The ProcessApplicant
