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. Revising the development plan so that the connection between the internal sidewalk system and the external sidewalk does not occur within the access driveway.
4. The access drive for the 4.65 acre parcel shall be approved through the use on review application for that parcel. There may be turning movement restrictions for the access onto Gleason Dr.
5. Subject to approval by the Knoxville Department of Engineering, providing on-site grading at the intersection of Wellsley Park Rd. and Deane Hill Dr. to improve the sight distance to the west along Deane Hill Dr.
6. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
7. The gated entrance is subject to approval by the Knoxville Fire Marshal.
8. All signage for the development is subject to approval by Planning Commission Staff and the Knoxville Sign Inspector. As proposed, the entry sign details do not comply with the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance standards.
9. Revising the landscape plan to include a landscape buffer along the Deane Hill Dr. frontage to reduce the impact of the proposed development along this major collector street. The revised plan shall be submitted to the Planning Commission Staff for approval.
10. 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.
11. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville City Arborist.
12. 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.
Property Information
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Location0 Gleason Dr
South side of Gleason Dr., west side of Welsley Park Rd., north side of Deane Hill Dr.
Council District 2
Census Tract 44.02
Size20 acres
SectorLand Use Designation? MDR
Currently on the Property
Vacant land
Growth PlanUrban Growth Area (Inside City Limits)
- Utilities
SewerKnoxville Utilities Board
WaterKnoxville Utilities Board
Case Notes
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Staff Recommendation
APPROVE the development plan for up to 249 apartment units on a 15.35 acres and the transfer of the unused density to the remaining 4.65 acres of the site, subject to the following 12 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. Revising the development plan so that the connection between the internal sidewalk system and the external sidewalk does not occur within the access driveway.
4. The access drive for the 4.65 acre parcel shall be approved through the use on review application for that parcel. There may be turning movement restrictions for the access onto Gleason Dr.
5. Subject to approval by the Knoxville Department of Engineering, providing on-site grading at the intersection of Wellsley Park Rd. and Deane Hill Dr. to improve the sight distance to the west along Deane Hill Dr.
6. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
7. The gated entrance is subject to approval by the Knoxville Fire Marshal.
8. All signage for the development is subject to approval by Planning Commission Staff and the Knoxville Sign Inspector. As proposed, the entry sign details do not comply with the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance standards.
9. Revising the landscape plan to include a landscape buffer along the Deane Hill Dr. frontage to reduce the impact of the proposed development along this major collector street. The revised plan shall be submitted to the Planning Commission Staff for approval.
10. 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.
11. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville City Arborist.
12. 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 249 apartment units on a 15.35 acres and the transfer of the unused density to the remaining 4.65 acres of the site, subject to the following 12 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. Revising the development plan so that the connection between the internal sidewalk system and the external sidewalk does not occur within the access driveway.
4. The access drive for the 4.65 acre parcel shall be approved through the use on review application for that parcel. There may be turning movement restrictions for the access onto Gleason Dr.
5. Subject to approval by the Knoxville Department of Engineering, providing on-site grading at the intersection of Wellsley Park Rd. and Deane Hill Dr. to improve the sight distance to the west along Deane Hill Dr.
6. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
7. The gated entrance is subject to approval by the Knoxville Fire Marshal.
8. All signage for the development is subject to approval by Planning Commission Staff and the Knoxville Sign Inspector. As proposed, the entry sign details do not comply with the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance standards.
9. Revising the landscape plan to include a landscape buffer along the Deane Hill Dr. frontage to reduce the impact of the proposed development along this major collector street. The revised plan shall be submitted to the Planning Commission Staff for approval.
10. 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.
11. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville City Arborist.
12. 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.
