Staff Recommendation

ADOPT RESOLUTION # 9-B-16-SP, amending the Southwest County Sector Plan to O (Office), SLPA and STPA and recommend that County Commission also adopt the sector plan amendment. (See attached resolution, Exhibit A.) (Applicant requested GC, SLPA, STPA.)

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Staff recognizes that the property may not be desirable for residential uses, but allowing commercial uses would place non-compatible commercial use directly adjacent to an established residential use to the north. Office uses would be more compatible with adjacent residential and are not as likely to generate as much traffic or have late business hours. Offices would be an appropriate transitional use between the adjacent low density residential uses to the north and the office use and CA zoning to the south. An office plan designation would allow consideration of OB zoning, which would allow professional and medical offices, or any number of other similar uses, giving the applicant reasonable use of the property.

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Disposition Summary

Adopt Resolution # 9-B-16-SP, amending the Southwest County Sector Plan to O (Office), SLPA (Slope Protection Area) and STPA (Stream Protection Area) and recommend the Knox County Commission also adopt the sector plan amendment.