1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Zoning Ordinance.
(2. Deleted at MPC Mtg 7-9-15 )
2. Relocating the access driveway off of Bluegrass Rd. approximately 70 feet to the west in order to obtain at least 300 feet of sight distance from the driveway in both directions along Bluegrass Rd. A revised development plan shall be submitted to Planning Commission and Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works Staff for review and approval.
3. Meeting the Utility Access Driveway standards and all other applicable requirements of the Knox County Fire Prevention Bureau.
4. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works.
5. 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.
6. Installing the evergreen landscaping screen along the fenced enclosure and all the landscaping identified in condition 6 above within six months of the tower becoming operational. The applicant shall be responsible for maintaining all landscaping.
7. Since the FAA does not require any lighting for this facility, there shall be no lighting on the tower.
8. 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 RA zoning district.

Staff Recommendation

APPROVE the request for a 194' monopole commercial telecommunications tower in the RA (Low Density Residential) zoning district subject to 9 conditions.

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1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Zoning Ordinance.
2. Revising the design of the monopole to utilize close/flush mounted antenna arrays instead of the typical basket mount design.
3. Relocating the access driveway off of Bluegrass Rd. approximately 70 feet to the west in order to obtain at least 300 feet of sight distance from the driveway in both directions along Bluegrass Rd. A revised development plan shall be submitted to Planning Commission and Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works Staff for review and approval.
4. Meeting the Utility Access Driveway standards and all other applicable requirements of the Knox County Fire Prevention Bureau.
5. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works.
6. 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.
7. Installing the evergreen landscaping screen along the fenced enclosure and all the landscaping identified in condition 6 above within six months of the tower becoming operational. The applicant shall be responsible for maintaining all landscaping.
8. Since the FAA does not require any lighting for this facility, there shall be no lighting on the tower.
9. 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 RA zoning district.

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Disposition Summary

APPROVE the request for a 194' monopole commercial telecommunications tower in the RA (Low Density Residential) zoning district subject to 8 conditions.

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Details of Action

1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Zoning Ordinance.
(2. Deleted at MPC Mtg 7-9-15 )
2. Relocating the access driveway off of Bluegrass Rd. approximately 70 feet to the west in order to obtain at least 300 feet of sight distance from the driveway in both directions along Bluegrass Rd. A revised development plan shall be submitted to Planning Commission and Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works Staff for review and approval.
3. Meeting the Utility Access Driveway standards and all other applicable requirements of the Knox County Fire Prevention Bureau.
4. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works.
5. 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.
6. Installing the evergreen landscaping screen along the fenced enclosure and all the landscaping identified in condition 6 above within six months of the tower becoming operational. The applicant shall be responsible for maintaining all landscaping.
7. Since the FAA does not require any lighting for this facility, there shall be no lighting on the tower.
8. 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 RA zoning district.