1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.
2. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Fire Prevention Bureau.
3. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
4. Submitting for Planning Commission Staff approval a reforestation/landscape plan for the areas that have been cleared and graded outside of the tower enclosure area and the access and turnaround areas.
5. Installing the evergreen landscaping screen along the fenced enclosure and all the landscaping identified in condition 5 above within six months of the tower becoming operational. The applicant shall be responsible for maintaining all landscaping.
6. Since the FAA does not require any lighting for this facility, there shall be no lighting on the tower.
7. At the time of the request for a building permit, posting a bond or other approved financial surety that would ensure the removal of the tower if it is abandoned.
8. Submission by the applicant of a tree preservation agreement that is subject to review and approval by MPC Staff. (Condition added by the MPC.)

With the conditions noted above, this request meets all criteria for a use-on-review in the R-1 zoning district.

Staff Recommendation

APPROVE the request for a 150' monopole commercial telecommunications tower in the R-1 (Low Density Residential) zoning district subject to 7 conditions.

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1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.
2. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Fire Prevention Bureau.
3. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
4. Submitting for Planning Commission Staff approval a reforestation/landscape plan for the areas that have been cleared and graded outside of the tower enclosure area and the access and turnaround areas.
5. Installing the evergreen landscaping screen along the fenced enclosure and all the landscaping identified in condition 5 above within six months of the tower becoming operational. The applicant shall be responsible for maintaining all landscaping.
6. Since the FAA does not require any lighting for this facility, there shall be no lighting on the tower.
7. At the time of the request for a building permit, posting a bond or other approved financial surety that would ensure the removal of the tower if it is abandoned.

With the conditions noted above, this request meets all criteria for a use-on-review in the R-1 zoning district.

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Disposition Summary

APPROVE the request for a 150' monopole commercial telecommunications tower in the R-1 (Low Density Residential) zoning district subject to 8 conditions.

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Details of Action

1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.
2. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Fire Prevention Bureau.
3. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
4. Submitting for Planning Commission Staff approval a reforestation/landscape plan for the areas that have been cleared and graded outside of the tower enclosure area and the access and turnaround areas.
5. Installing the evergreen landscaping screen along the fenced enclosure and all the landscaping identified in condition 5 above within six months of the tower becoming operational. The applicant shall be responsible for maintaining all landscaping.
6. Since the FAA does not require any lighting for this facility, there shall be no lighting on the tower.
7. At the time of the request for a building permit, posting a bond or other approved financial surety that would ensure the removal of the tower if it is abandoned.
8. Submission by the applicant of a tree preservation agreement that is subject to review and approval by MPC Staff. (Condition added by the MPC.)

With the conditions noted above, this request meets all criteria for a use-on-review in the R-1 zoning district.