Use On Review

2-B-10-UR

Recommended for approval
by the Planning Commission

APPROVE the development plan for up to 299 independent living units and 72 assisted living bedrooms subject to the following 10 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 requirement of the Knox County Health Department.
2. Provision of street names which are consistent with the Uniform Street Naming and Addressing System within Knoxville (Ord. O-280-90).
3. Approval of the proposed layout is subject to the applicant obtaining approval of a zoning amendment that would allow the proposed layout by either designating the property as a single district with an overall density cap or changing the boundary lines between the two existing districts. If an amendment is not approved, a revised site plan would have to be approved that would comply with the density caps. This condition shall be met prior to the issuance of any building permits.
4. Final design of the median cut on Gleason Dr., including the removal of vegetation to improve sight distance, is subject to approval by the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
5. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
6. All signage for the development is subject to approval by Planning Commission Staff and the Knoxville Sign Inspector.
7. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville City Arborist.
8. Submitting a detailed species specific landscape plan to Planning Commission Staff for review and approval prior to the issuance of any building permits.
9. Installation of landscaping as shown on the revised landscape plan within six months of the issuance of the first occupancy permit for each phase of the project. The proposed landscape materials shall not interfere with the required sight triangles and required sight distances at driveway and street intersections.
10. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.

With the conditions noted, this plan meets the requirements for approval in the RP-1 District and the other criteria for approval of a use on review.

Applicant Request

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Property Information

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Location
0 Gleason Dr

South side of Gleason Dr., west side of Wellsley Park Rd.

Council District 2
Census Tract 44.02


Size
20 acres

Sector
West City

Land Use Designation? MDR & HP


Currently on the Property
Vacant land

Growth Plan
Urban Growth Area (Inside City Limits)

Case Notes

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Staff Recommendation
APPROVE the development plan for up to 299 independent living units and 72 assisted living bedrooms subject to the following 10 conditions:
1. Connection to sanitary sewer and meeting any other relevant requirement of the Knox County Health Department.
2. Provision of street names which are consistent with the Uniform Street Naming and Addressing System within Knoxville (Ord. O-280-90).
3. Approval of the proposed layout is subject to the applicant obtaining approval of a zoning amendment that would allow the proposed layout by either designating the property as a single district with an overall density cap or changing the boundary lines between the two existing districts. If an amendment is not approved, a revised site plan would have to be approved that would comply with the density caps. This condition shall be met prior to the issuance of any building permits.
4. Final design of the median cut on Gleason Dr., including the removal of vegetation to improve sight distance, is subject to approval by the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
5. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
6. All signage for the development is subject to approval by Planning Commission Staff and the Knoxville Sign Inspector.
7. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville City Arborist.
8. Submitting a detailed species specific landscape plan to Planning Commission Staff for review and approval prior to the issuance of any building permits.
9. Installation of landscaping as shown on the revised landscape plan within six months of the issuance of the first occupancy permit for each phase of the project. The proposed landscape materials shall not interfere with the required sight triangles and required sight distances at driveway and street intersections.
10. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.

With the conditions noted, this plan meets the requirements for approval in the RP-1 District and the other criteria for approval of a use on review.
Disposition Summary
APPROVE the development plan for up to 299 independent living units and 72 assisted living bedrooms subject to the following 10 conditions:
Details of Action
1. Connection to sanitary sewer and meeting any other relevant requirement of the Knox County Health Department.
2. Provision of street names which are consistent with the Uniform Street Naming and Addressing System within Knoxville (Ord. O-280-90).
3. Approval of the proposed layout is subject to the applicant obtaining approval of a zoning amendment that would allow the proposed layout by either designating the property as a single district with an overall density cap or changing the boundary lines between the two existing districts. If an amendment is not approved, a revised site plan would have to be approved that would comply with the density caps. This condition shall be met prior to the issuance of any building permits.
4. Final design of the median cut on Gleason Dr., including the removal of vegetation to improve sight distance, is subject to approval by the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
5. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
6. All signage for the development is subject to approval by Planning Commission Staff and the Knoxville Sign Inspector.
7. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville City Arborist.
8. Submitting a detailed species specific landscape plan to Planning Commission Staff for review and approval prior to the issuance of any building permits.
9. Installation of landscaping as shown on the revised landscape plan within six months of the issuance of the first occupancy permit for each phase of the project. The proposed landscape materials shall not interfere with the required sight triangles and required sight distances at driveway and street intersections.
10. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.

With the conditions noted, this plan meets the requirements for approval in the RP-1 District and the other 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 - February 26, 2010 - has passed.

The Process
Applicant

Banyan Senior Living


Case History