Use On Review

6-H-06-UR

Recommended for approval
by the Planning Commission

APPROVE the development plan for a 162 unit multi-family development with up to 492 bedrooms subject to 14 conditions


See case notes below

Details

Request

Property Info

Case Notes

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Details of Action

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1. Connection to sanitary sewer and meeting any other relevant requirements of the Knox County Health Department.
2. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.
3. Provision of street names which are consistent with the Uniform Street Naming and Addressing System within Knoxville (City Ord. 0-280-90).
4. Installing all landscaping, as shown on the landscape plan, within six months of issuance of a building permit. The proposed landscape materials shall not interfere with the required sight triangles and required sight distances at driveway and street intersections.
5. Prior to the issuance of any building permits, establishing and certifying a minimum of 300? of sight distance at the eastern entrance looking back to the west along Cherokee Trail.
6. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Engineering Division for the two access drives onto Cherokee Trail.
7. Installation of a left turn lane on Cherokee Trail at the western entrance as recommended in the traffic impact study. The design of the turn lane is subject to review and approval by the Knoxville Engineering Division.
8. Installation of a marked crosswalk and warning signs between the Woodlands of Knoxville, Phases I and II subject to review and approval by the Knoxville Engineering Division.
9. Posting a bond with the Knoxville Engineering Division for the applicant?s proportionate share of the cost for the traffic signal at the intersection of Cherokee Trail and Hospital Dr. The applicant?s proportionate share shall be determined by the Knoxville Engineering Division following a review of the traffic impact analysis for the development and projected costs for the signal improvement. If the traffic signal is not installed within five years of the approval date of this use-on-review application, the bond shall be released.
10. Participation in a road safety audit of the section of Cherokee Trail between Candora Rd. and Scottish Pike prior to issuance of any building permits for this development. Participants in the road safety audit shall include the applicant?s traffic and development engineers, representatives from the Knoxville Engineering Division and Traffic Section, and a representative from the Planning Commission Staff. Upon completion of the audit, the Knoxville Engineering Division shall determine the road improvements that will be the responsibility of the applicant. Those improvements shall be implemented prior to the issuance of any certificate of occupancy for the development.
11. Meeting all other applicable requirements of the Knoxville Engineering Division.
12. Working with Knoxville Area Transit (KAT) on establishing a shuttle service between the proposed student housing projects and the University of Tennessee Campus.
13. Recording a final plat for the property showing the required right-of-way dedication as depicted on the development plan and consolidating the two tax parcels. The survey shall provide total acreage for the property minus that portion of Tax Parcel 008 (approximately 2.36 acres) that is located on the south side of Cherokee Trail and is a part of the Woodlands of Knoxville, Phases I (required open space).
14. Submitting a revised sign plan for approval by Planning Commission Staff and the Knoxville Sign Inspector.

With the conditions noted, this plan meets the requirements for approval within a RP-1 (Planned Residential) district and the criteria for approval of a use on review.

Applicant Request

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Property Information

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Location
1045 Cherokee Trl

North side of Cherokee Trail, north end of Candora Rd.

Council District 1


Size
80 acres

Sector
South City

Land Use Designation? LDR & SLPA


Currently on the Property
Residence and vacant land

Growth Plan
Urban Growth Area (Inside City Limits)

Case Notes

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Staff Recommendation
APPROVE the development plan for a 162 unit multi-family development with up to 492 bedrooms subject to 14 conditions
1. Connection to sanitary sewer and meeting any other relevant requirements of the Knox County Health Department.
2. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.
3. Provision of street names which are consistent with the Uniform Street Naming and Addressing System within Knoxville (City Ord. 0-280-90).
4. Installing all landscaping, as shown on the landscape plan, within six months of issuance of a building permit. The proposed landscape materials shall not interfere with the required sight triangles and required sight distances at driveway and street intersections.
5. Prior to the issuance of any building permits, establishing and certifying a minimum of 300? of sight distance at the eastern entrance looking back to the west along Cherokee Trail.
6. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Engineering Division for the two access drives onto Cherokee Trail.
7. Installation of a left turn lane on Cherokee Trail at the western entrance as recommended in the traffic impact study. The design of the turn lane is subject to review and approval by the Knoxville Engineering Division.
8. Installation of a marked crosswalk and warning signs between the Woodlands of Knoxville, Phases I and II subject to review and approval by the Knoxville Engineering Division.
9. Posting a bond with the Knoxville Engineering Division for the applicant?s proportionate share of the cost for the traffic signal at the intersection of Cherokee Trail and Hospital Dr. The applicant?s proportionate share shall be determined by the Knoxville Engineering Division following a review of the traffic impact analysis for the development and projected costs for the signal improvement. If the traffic signal is not installed within five years of the approval date of this use-on-review application, the bond shall be released.
10. Participation in a road safety audit of the section of Cherokee Trail between Candora Rd. and Scottish Pike prior to issuance of any building permits for this development. Participants in the road safety audit shall include the applicant?s traffic and development engineers, representatives from the Knoxville Engineering Division and Traffic Section, and a representative from the Planning Commission Staff. Upon completion of the audit, the Knoxville Engineering Division shall determine the road improvements that will be the responsibility of the applicant. Those improvements shall be implemented prior to the issuance of any certificate of occupancy for the development.
11. Meeting all other applicable requirements of the Knoxville Engineering Division.
12. Working with Knoxville Area Transit (KAT) on establishing a shuttle service between the proposed student housing projects and the University of Tennessee Campus.
13. Recording a final plat for the property showing the required right-of-way dedication as depicted on the development plan and consolidating the two tax parcels. The survey shall provide total acreage for the property minus that portion of Tax Parcel 008 (approximately 2.36 acres) that is located on the south side of Cherokee Trail and is a part of the Woodlands of Knoxville, Phases I (required open space).
14. Submitting a revised sign plan for approval by Planning Commission Staff and the Knoxville Sign Inspector.

With the conditions noted, this plan meets the requirements for approval within a RP-1 (Planned Residential) district and the criteria for approval of a use on review.
Disposition Summary
APPROVE the development plan for a 162 unit multi-family development with up to 492 bedrooms subject to 14 conditions
Details of Action
1. Connection to sanitary sewer and meeting any other relevant requirements of the Knox County Health Department.
2. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.
3. Provision of street names which are consistent with the Uniform Street Naming and Addressing System within Knoxville (City Ord. 0-280-90).
4. Installing all landscaping, as shown on the landscape plan, within six months of issuance of a building permit. The proposed landscape materials shall not interfere with the required sight triangles and required sight distances at driveway and street intersections.
5. Prior to the issuance of any building permits, establishing and certifying a minimum of 300? of sight distance at the eastern entrance looking back to the west along Cherokee Trail.
6. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Engineering Division for the two access drives onto Cherokee Trail.
7. Installation of a left turn lane on Cherokee Trail at the western entrance as recommended in the traffic impact study. The design of the turn lane is subject to review and approval by the Knoxville Engineering Division.
8. Installation of a marked crosswalk and warning signs between the Woodlands of Knoxville, Phases I and II subject to review and approval by the Knoxville Engineering Division.
9. Posting a bond with the Knoxville Engineering Division for the applicant?s proportionate share of the cost for the traffic signal at the intersection of Cherokee Trail and Hospital Dr. The applicant?s proportionate share shall be determined by the Knoxville Engineering Division following a review of the traffic impact analysis for the development and projected costs for the signal improvement. If the traffic signal is not installed within five years of the approval date of this use-on-review application, the bond shall be released.
10. Participation in a road safety audit of the section of Cherokee Trail between Candora Rd. and Scottish Pike prior to issuance of any building permits for this development. Participants in the road safety audit shall include the applicant?s traffic and development engineers, representatives from the Knoxville Engineering Division and Traffic Section, and a representative from the Planning Commission Staff. Upon completion of the audit, the Knoxville Engineering Division shall determine the road improvements that will be the responsibility of the applicant. Those improvements shall be implemented prior to the issuance of any certificate of occupancy for the development.
11. Meeting all other applicable requirements of the Knoxville Engineering Division.
12. Working with Knoxville Area Transit (KAT) on establishing a shuttle service between the proposed student housing projects and the University of Tennessee Campus.
13. Recording a final plat for the property showing the required right-of-way dedication as depicted on the development plan and consolidating the two tax parcels. The survey shall provide total acreage for the property minus that portion of Tax Parcel 008 (approximately 2.36 acres) that is located on the south side of Cherokee Trail and is a part of the Woodlands of Knoxville, Phases I (required open space).
14. Submitting a revised sign plan for approval by Planning Commission Staff and the Knoxville Sign Inspector.

With the conditions noted, this plan meets the requirements for approval within a RP-1 (Planned Residential) district and the criteria for approval of a use on review.

What's next?

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As a Use On Review case, the Planning Commission's decision is final, and it will not be heard by a legislative body unless it is appealed.

The appeal deadline - July 28, 2006 - has passed.

The Process