Staff Recommendation

APPROVE the request to expand the existing rock quarry as shown on their development plan subject to 12 conditions

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1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Health Dept.
2. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Dept. of Engineering and Public Works
3. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Air Quality Management Division
4. Obtaining all necessary State and Federal permits before commencing any expansion of the rock quarry
5. Obtaining approval of this request by the Knox County Commission as required by the Knox County Zoning Ordinance
6. The crushing plant, stockpiles, access, offices, asphalt plants and scales remaining in the portion of the site that is zoned I (Industrial)
7. Berms shown on the development plan are to be constructed 100' from the property line as required by the Knox County Zoning Ordinance unless otherwise permitted to be closer to the boundary (4.50.02B.2.&3.). Construction of the berms are to be built in accordance with and completed per the schedule outlined in the notes on the revised (7/6/09) development plan and the letter from Tom Hale dated 7/7/09. Landscaping of the berms is to be in accordance with the attached drawings and per the previously noted letter. Landscaping is to be completed within six months of the construction of the berm. The construction of the berm is to be limited to the hours between 7:00AM and 6:00 PM
8. Where the natural vegetation has not already grown to a complete screening of the site, the applicant is to provide the landscaping on the existing berms per the landscaping standards contained in condition #7 on the existing berms along Buttermilk Rd. within six months of the approval of this request
9. All blasting associated with the quarrying operation shall be permitted between 9:00AM and 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday only
10. All other quarry operations within the portion of the site that is zoned A (Agricultural) must be limited to the hours of 7:00AM and 9:00 PM, Monday through Saturday
11. Compliance with all other stipulations and agreements contained in the July 7, 2009 letter from Tom Hale.
12. The land to the east of Graybeal Rd. that is owned by Vulcan is not to be used in any way associated with the quarrying operation unless a separate use on review has been approved permitting such use.

With the conditions noted, this plan meets the requirements for approval in the A (Agricultural) zone and meets the other criteria for approval of a use on review.

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Disposition Summary

APPROVE the request to expand the existing rock quarry as shown on their development plan subject to 12 conditions