Use On Review

2-B-13-UR

Recommended for approval
by the Planning Commission

APPROVE the request for a retail shopping center containing approximately 122,000 square feet of floor space, and a fuel center as shown on the development plan, subject to 13 conditions


See case notes below

Request

Property Info

Case Notes

What's next?

Applicant Request

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Property Information

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Location
212 E Emory Rd

Southeast side of E. Emory Rd., southwest of I-75, northeast of Central Avenue Pike.

Council District 5
Census Tract 61.02


Size
14.23 acres

Sector
North County

Land Use Designation? Mixed Use


Currently on the Property
Vacant land

Growth Plan
Urban Growth Area (Inside City Limits)

Case Notes

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Staff Recommendation
APPROVE the request for a retail shopping center containing approximately 122,000 square feet of floor space, and a fuel center as shown on the development plan, subject to 13 conditions
1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance
2. Connection to sanitary sewer and meeting all other applicable requirements of the Knox County Health Department.
3. Installation of the street improvements recommended in the Traffic Impact Study prepared by CDM Smith and revised January 28, 2013 for the Phase I Development. The recommended improvements shall be installed by the developer prior to a Certificate of Occupancy being issued for the Kroger store or fuel center.
4. Any sidewalks along Emory Rd. that are removed as a result of the street improvements referenced in #3 above, shall be reinstalled to Knox County standards.
5. Installation of sidewalks in compliance with the requirements of the City of Knoxville, at the two entrances off of Emory Rd., providing a connection between the sidewalk along Emory Rd. and the main drive aisle on the south side of the two outparcels.
6. Meeting all applicable requirements and obtaining required permits from the Tennessee Department of Transportation.
7. Obtaining approval from the Knoxville Department of Engineering for any site alterations in the No Fill Zone of the Floodplain for Beaver Creek prior to any fill material being placed within the No Fill Zone on the site.
8. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Engineering Department.
9. Meeting all applicable requirements and obtaining all required permits from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation.
10. Installation of landscaping as shown on the landscape plan within six months of the issuance of occupancy permit for this project.
11. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville City Arborist
12. Proposed signage for the development is subject to the approval of Planning Commission staff and Knoxville's Sign Inspector.
13. Supplying MPC staff with a copy of the protective covenants for the development as called for in the PC-1 (Retail and Distribution Park) zoning district regulations.

With the conditions noted above, the development plan meets all requirements for the approval of a use on review in the PC-1 Zoning District.
Disposition Summary
APPROVE the request for a retail shopping center containing approximately 122,000 square feet of floor space, and a fuel center as shown on the development plan, subject to 13 conditions

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 - March 29, 2013 - has passed.

The Process
Applicant

The Kroger Company


Case History