- The South City Sector
has 25.8% or 1,826 acres of vacant land.
- Approximately 50% of
vacant land has environmental constraints. Most of the areas with
slopes above 15% have development limitations.
- The unconstrained vacant
land has only 10% or 755 acres within sewer service areas.
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Development Constraints
and Issues
Physical
Constraints
- Steep slopes (25%+)
- Sinkholes
- Localized flooding areas
Development Constraints
Chapman
Highway
- Lack of sidewalks
- Too many curb cuts
- Proliferation of signs
- Underutilization of
some properties and structures
Maryville
Pike
- Superfund sites
- Houses within industrial
development
Development Issues
- Land use impacts along
the James White Parkway extension
- Land use changes along
waterfront
- Neighborhoods in change—growth
or decline
- Land uses in the newly
designated Urban Growth Boundary and Planned Growth Boundary
- Areas with higher crime
rates
Infrastructure Issues
- Sanitary sewer overflow
after heavy rainfall in some areas
- Groundwater contamination
by leakage of underground fuel tanks
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