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Douglas T Lubienski of Knoxville submitted a proposal response opposing a planned Walmart Neighborhood Market at Schaad Road and Bakertown Road, citing insufficient time for affected homeowners associations to review the project and raising concerns about redundant services given existing shopping and fuel options, ongoing Weigel's development, and potential traffic and safety issues. He identified specific concerns including dangerous driveway proximity to Truitt Path Lane, lack of clarity on protective landscaping installation, unrealistic traffic impact assessments, and misalignment with the county's "Advance Knox" growth plan, while suggesting relocation further west on Schaad Road as an alternative that would better prioritize local resident interests over commercial development.
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This subdivision proposal for Arcadia - Phase 3C seeks to create one detached residential lot on approximately 9.323 acres in Knox County Commission District 5, with zoning in the Planned Residential and Floodway zones. The developer, Beacon Park, LLC, requested one alternative design standard to reduce the minimum horizontal curve radius from 250 feet to 100 feet, which requires Planning Commission approval. Staff recommendations include compliance with engineering and public works requirements, connection to sanitary sewer, designation of common area, provision of appropriate street naming, compliance with Fire Marshal requirements, and installation of a temporary turnaround at the southern terminus of Arcadia Peninsula Way during the design phase.
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The Knox County Planning Commission considered a proposal to rename a section of Andes Road to Hitching Post Drive in County Commission District 6, requested by Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works due to the realignment of Schaad Road. The change is necessary to comply with the County Street Naming Ordinance, as the realignment would create non-contiguous sections of Ball Camp Pike, and the new name logically extends the existing Hitching Post Drive to the west; the proposal requires three new addresses to be assigned and has received no public objections. Staff recommended approval as the name change meets all requirements of Knox County Code Chapter 54, Article II, Section 54-40, with the item scheduled for forwarding to Knox County Commission on November 12, 2024.
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The City of Knoxville received a proposal from Eric Forrestall to close an unnamed, unimproved alley located between Wilson Avenue and Houston Street in Council District 6 to facilitate construction of a new home on his property. The staff recommendation approves the closure, with the condition that all existing easements for drainage and utilities be retained, noting that closure would not adversely affect surrounding properties since all abutting owners have legal street access and signed in agreement with the request. Upon approval, the right-of-way would be divided equally among abutting property owners through quit claim deeds, with the applicant able to acquire additional portions only through written, notarized agreements from neighboring property owners.
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