Staff Recommendation

APPROVE variances 1 & 2 because the site's topography restricts compliance with Subdivision Regulations, and the proposed variances will not create a traffic hazard.

APPROVE the Concept Plan subject to 14 conditions:

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1. Connection to sanitary sewer and meeting any other relevant requirements of the Knox County Health Department.
2. Provision of street names which are consistent with the Uniform Street Naming and Addressing System within Knox County (County Ord. 91-1-102).
3. At the design plan stage of the subdivision process, providing details on the boulevard designs that are acceptable to the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works. Median breaks shall be included at locations that will provide access crossings for all lots.
4. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works.
5. Meeting all applicable requirements and obtaining all required permits from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation.
6. Correcting note 19 on the concept plan from "100 year flood elevation" to "500 year flood elevation".
7. Adding a note to the final plat that the building site on Lot 67 is on the south side of the creek which will require a revised flood study (meeting FEMA requirements) subject to approval of Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works and obtaining all applicable permits from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation for alteration of the blueline stream.
8. Prior to or with the submission of the final plat, providing documentation to Planning Commission Staff that each lot has a building area that is adequate for the single-family dwellings proposed for the subdivision (see comment below).
9. Certification on the final plat by the applicant's surveyor that there is 400 feet of sight distance in both directions along Yarnell Rd. at the entrance to the subdivision.
10. Placing a note on the final plat that all lots will have access only to the internal street system.
11. Establishing a greenway easement along Hickory Creek, if required by the Knox County Greenways Coordinator.
12. Prior to certification of the final plat for the subdivision, establishing a property owners association that will be responsible for maintenance of the common areas and drainage system.
13. Meeting all conditions of the use on review approval of October 13, 2005 (10-C-05-UR).
14. A final plat application based on this concept plan will not be accepted for review by the MPC until certification of design plan approval has been submitted to the MPC staff.

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Disposition Summary

APPROVE variances 1 & 2 because the site's topography restricts compliance with Subdivision Regulations, and the proposed variances will not create a traffic hazard.

APPROVE the Concept Plan subject to 14 conditions: