Staff Recommendation

APPROVE the street closure, subject to any required easements and to the 4 conditions specified in the attached letter from the City of Knoxville Department of Engineering.

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The right-of-way for Cogdill Rd. connects with the right-of-way for Parkside Dr., but the vehicle access is blocked. This closure will eliminate any possibility of ever reconnecting Cogdill Rd. to Parkside Dr. There is no longer a need for public street access to parcel 5 because the owner intends to combine this property with parcels 4 and 12 to the northwest for one development, which will be accessed from Parkside Dr. Parcels 110.02 and 110.04 each have their own frontage on Parkside Dr., but currently do not use it for access. That office development is currently accessed from Cogdill Rd. only. The applicant intends to provide access for all the above mentioned parcels from Parkside Dr. from a shared driveway. This closure will also eliminate access to the offices on parcels 110.02 and 110.04 through the adjoining neighborhood to the south, via Cogdill Rd., as it currently exists. Having sole access to Parkside Dr. for the offices is preferable to the current situation. (See attached letter for Engineering Department conditions.)

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Disposition Summary

APPROVE the closure, subject to 4 conditions,