Use On Review

1-K-08-UR

Recommended for approval
by the Planning Commission

APPROVE the request for a 190' monopole telecommunications tower in the RP-1 zoning district, subject to the following 7 conditions:


See case notes below

Details

Request

Property Info

Case Notes

What's next?

Details of Action

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1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.
2. Obtaining all Federal, State and local approvals for the proposed tower.
3. Relocation of the access drive/easement for the tower lease parcel to the existing access drive for the church.
4. Installation of landscaping as shown on the development plan within six months of the tower becoming operational.
5. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Engineering Division.
6. Since the FAA does not require any lighting for this facility, there shall be no lighting on the tower.
7. 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 RP-1 zoning district.

Applicant Request

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Property Information

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Location
4739 McKamey Rd

North side of McKamey Rd., west of Cain Rd.

Council District 3
Census Tract 46.01


Size
5,625 square feet

Sector
Northwest County

Land Use Designation? LDR & SLPA


Currently on the Property
Church and vacant land

Growth Plan
Urban Growth Area (Inside City Limits)

Case Notes

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Staff Recommendation
APPROVE the request for a 190' monopole telecommunications tower in the RP-1 zoning district, subject to the following 7 conditions:
1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.
2. Obtaining all Federal, State and local approvals for the proposed tower.
3. Relocation of the access drive/easement for the tower lease parcel to the existing access drive for the church.
4. Installation of landscaping as shown on the development plan within six months of the tower becoming operational.
5. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Engineering Division.
6. Since the FAA does not require any lighting for this facility, there shall be no lighting on the tower.
7. 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 RP-1 zoning district.
Disposition Summary
APPROVE the request for a 190' monopole telecommunications tower in the RP-1 zoning district, subject to the following 7 conditions:
Details of Action
1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance.
2. Obtaining all Federal, State and local approvals for the proposed tower.
3. Relocation of the access drive/easement for the tower lease parcel to the existing access drive for the church.
4. Installation of landscaping as shown on the development plan within six months of the tower becoming operational.
5. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Engineering Division.
6. Since the FAA does not require any lighting for this facility, there shall be no lighting on the tower.
7. 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 RP-1 zoning 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 - January 25, 2008 - has passed.

The Process
Applicant

U. S. Cellular Corp.


Case History