Staff Recommendation

RECOMMEND that City Council APPROVE C-3 (General Commercial) / F-1 (Floodway) zoning. (Applicant requested C-4/F-1.)

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The majority of the surrounding commercial properties are zoned either C-3 or O-1. Only one small parcel to the south is zoned C-4. The Central City sector plan supports expansion of C-3 zoning in the area, but not C-4. Automobile sales, which was the previously established use of the site, could still be permitted on site as a legal, non-conforming use, based on a determination by the Knoxville Inspections and Permitting Department. The applicant is requesting C-4 zoning, based on the proposed use of the site for a pawn shop that may have some outdoor display of merchandise during business hours. C-3 zoning is more compatible with the surrounding land uses and zoning pattern and is consistent with the general intent of the Central City Sector Plan.

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Disposition Summary

C-3 (General Commercial) / F-1 (Floodway)