Use On Review

7-C-12-UR

Recommended for approval
by the Planning Commission

APPROVE the request for a 195' monopole telecommunications tower in the A zoning district and a waiver of the landscaping requirements around the tower enclosure, subject to 6 conditions.


See case notes below

Request

Property Info

Case Notes

What's next?

Applicant Request

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Property Information

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Location
8152 Monday Rd

East side of Monday Rd., northeast of Corryton Rd.

Commission District 8
Census Tract 65


Size
95.26 acres

Sector
Northeast County

Land Use Designation? AG/RR and SLPA


Currently on the Property
Vacant land

Growth Plan
Rural Area

Case Notes

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Staff Recommendation
APPROVE the request for a 195' monopole telecommunications tower in the A zoning district and a waiver of the landscaping requirements around the tower enclosure, subject to 6 conditions.
1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Zoning Ordinance.
2. The access drive and turnaround area at the tower site shall meet the utility access driveway standards of the Knox County Fire Prevention Bureau.
3. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works.
4. Since the FAA does not require any lighting for this facility, there shall be no lighting on the tower.
5. Submitting revised development plans to Planning Commission staff reflecting the change from a 250' lattice tower to a 195' monopole tower.
6. 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 A zoning district.
Disposition Summary
APPROVE the request for a 195' monopole telecommunications tower in the A zoning district and a waiver of the landscaping requirements around the tower enclosure, subject to 6 conditions.

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 - August 11, 2012 - has passed.

The Process
Applicant

U. S. Cellular Corporation


Case History