Use On Review

6-L-14-UR

Recommended for approval
by the Planning Commission

APPROVE the request for an office building with approximately 55,291 square feet as shown on the development plan subject to 7 conditions


See case notes below

Details

Request

Property Info

Case Notes

What's next?

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. Obtaining a variance for the parking lot driveway that is located directly across from Osprey Vista Way at the intersection of Osprey Vista Way and Accelerator Way.
3. Providing a crosswalk on Accelerator Way between the sidewalks connecting the two parking lots.
4. Providing the design plans for the water quality system for the entire subdivision to the Knoxville Department of Engineering for their review and approval, prior to obtaining a building permit for this site.
5. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
6. Providing a copy of a recorded lease agreement for the off-site parking lot, meeting the requirements of Article 5, Section 7.A.2.a of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance, prior to obtaining an occupancy permit for the office building.
7. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.

With the conditions noted, this plan meets the requirements for approval of a use on review in the BP-1 district.

Applicant Request

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Property Information

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Location
1717 Alcoa Hwy

West side of Alcoa Highway, north of Cherokee Trail.

Council District 1
Census Tract 35


Size
1.60 acres

Sector
South County

Land Use Designation? Civic / Institutional


Currently on the Property
Vacant land

Growth Plan
Urban Growth Area (Inside City Limits)

Case Notes

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Staff Recommendation
APPROVE the request for an office building with approximately 55,291 square feet as shown on the development plan subject to 7 conditions
1. Connection to sanitary sewer and meeting any other relevant requirements of the Knox County Health Department.
2. Obtaining a variance for the parking lot driveway that is located directly across from Osprey Vista Way at the intersection of Osprey Vista Way and Accelerator Way.
3. Providing a crosswalk on Accelerator Way between the sidewalks connecting the two parking lots.
4. Providing the design plans for the water quality system for the entire subdivision to the Knoxville Department of Engineering for their review and approval, prior to obtaining a building permit for this site.
5. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
6. Providing a copy of a recorded lease agreement for the off-site parking lot, meeting the requirements of Article 5, Section 7.A.2.a of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance, prior to obtaining an occupancy permit for the office building.
7. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.

With the conditions noted, this plan meets the requirements for approval of a use on review in the BP-1 district.
Disposition Summary
APPROVE the request for an office building with approximately 55,291 square feet as shown on the development plan subject to 7 conditions
Details of Action
1. Connection to sanitary sewer and meeting any other relevant requirements of the Knox County Health Department.
2. Obtaining a variance for the parking lot driveway that is located directly across from Osprey Vista Way at the intersection of Osprey Vista Way and Accelerator Way.
3. Providing a crosswalk on Accelerator Way between the sidewalks connecting the two parking lots.
4. Providing the design plans for the water quality system for the entire subdivision to the Knoxville Department of Engineering for their review and approval, prior to obtaining a building permit for this site.
5. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Department of Engineering.
6. Providing a copy of a recorded lease agreement for the off-site parking lot, meeting the requirements of Article 5, Section 7.A.2.a of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance, prior to obtaining an occupancy permit for the office building.
7. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.

With the conditions noted, this plan meets the requirements for approval of a use on review in the BP-1 district.

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 - June 27, 2014 - has passed.

The Process
Applicant

University of Tennessee Research Foundation


Case History