May 9, 2024 - Agenda Item No. 20Designated to be Automatically Postponed for 30 Days

Staff Recommendation

Approve the alternative design standards based on the justification provided by the applicant and recommendations of the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works.

Approve the Concept Plan subject to 11 conditions.

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1) Connection to sanitary sewer and meeting other relevant utility provider requirements.
2) Provision of street names consistent with the Uniform Street Naming and Addressing System within Knox County (County Ord. 91-1-102).
3) Meeting the approved development standards in the preliminary plan for the Belltown planned development (11-A-22-PD).
4) Provide a reference on the final plat to the dimensional standards for the Single Family Designated Area of the Belltown preliminary plan, Section 8.1, as provided on the Belltown, Phase I plats. See Exhibit C for the approved dimensional standards.
5) Revising the northwest terminus of Road 'N' to be in compliance with Section 3.04 (Streets) of the Knoxville-Knox County Subdivision Regulations, including but not limited to the Section 3.04.K.3 (Cul-De-Sacs). The design is to be reviewed and approved by Knox County Engineering and Public Works during the design plan phase.
6) Complying with the terms and conditions of the Memorandum of Understanding with Knox County to implement the recommended improvements to W. Emory Road and the Clinton Highway intersection as outlined in the Belltown Planned Development Traffic Impact Study by Cannon & Cannon (Exhibit B) and as revised and approved by Planning Commission staff, Knox County Engineering and Public Works, and Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT).
7) Providing 200-ft sight distance easements through curves with a horizontal radius of less than 200 ft, as required by Knox County Engineering and Public Works during the design plan phase. Driveways must have a depth of 20 ft past the sight distance easement.
8) If any building construction is proposed within the 50-ft buffer area around the designated sinkholes/depressions (including the depressions), a registered engineer must prepare a geotechnical report to determine soil stability. That report must be submitted to the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works for consideration. Any construction in these areas is subject to approval by the County following a review of the report. Engineered footings must be designed for these areas. For those lots that do not have a building site outside of the 50-ft buffer, approval by Knox County will be required prior to final plat approval. The sinkholes/depressions and 50-ft buffer shall be designated on the final plat even if they are approved to be filled.
9) Providing a detailed landscape plan for the W. Emory Road frontage and the eastern boundary of the development, consistent with the requirements of Section 8.1.4 (Peripheral Boundary) of the Belltown preliminary plan. This shall be reviewed and approved by the Planning staff during the design plan phase.
10) Revising the Road 'N' intersection grade at Freedom Bell Ave to meet the ADA crosswalk standards of no more than 2 percent cross slope.
11) Meeting all applicable requirements of the Department of Engineering and Public Works.