Staff Recommendation

Approve the request for a contractor's storage yard with approximately 12,000 sq ft of outdoor storage area, subject to 5 conditions.

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1. Meeting all requirements of Article 4, Section 4.102 (Standards for the use-on-review approval of contractor's storage yards) in the Knox County Zoning Ordinance.
2. The required fencing around the storage yard must be located near the edge of the storage area, or some other barrier approved by Planning staff before permits are issued, to ensure the storage area does not expand beyond the boundary of this approval.
3. Provide the required landscape screening, per Article 4, Section 4.10.11. for business uses adjacent to a residential use. A detailed landscape plan must be provided for review and approval by Planning staff during permitting. Existing landscaping that is to be maintained can count toward this requirement.
4. Meeting all relevant requirements of the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works.
5. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Zoning Ordinance.

With the conditions noted, this plan meets the requirements for approval of a contractor's storage yard in the CA district and the criteria for approval of a use on review.

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Disposition Summary

Approve the request for a contractor's storage yard with approximately 12,000 sq ft of outdoor storage area, subject to 5 conditions.