Use On Review

8-J-12-UR

Recommended for approval
by the Planning Commission

APPROVE the request for a 170' monopole telecommunications tower in the A zoning district and a waiver of the landscaping requirements around the tower enclosure, subject to 5 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
4328 E Emory Rd

Northeast side of Andersonville Pike., south side of E. Emory Rd., northwest side of Maynardville Pike.

Commission District 7
Census Tract 62.04


Size
3 acres

Sector
North County

Land Use Designation? P/I


Currently on the Property
Church

Growth Plan
Planned Growth Area

Case Notes

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Staff Recommendation
APPROVE the request for a 170' monopole telecommunications tower in the A zoning district and a waiver of the landscaping requirements around the tower enclosure, subject to 5 conditions.
1. Submitting revised development plans to Planning Commission staff reflecting the change from a 195' monopole tower to a 170' monopole tower.
2. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knox County Zoning Ordinance.
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. 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 170' monopole telecommunications tower in the A zoning district and a waiver of the landscaping requirements around the tower enclosure, subject to 5 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 - September 8, 2012 - has passed.

The Process
Applicant

U. S. Cellular Corporation


Case History