Throughout the project, we’ll post questions and comments that have been submitted on comment cards collected at community meetings, sent via email or submitted via the website.
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January 4, 2019
Very Old Houses & Multifamily Zoning
December 29, 2018
Thank You From Claiborne Pl
December 13, 2018
Sw1 Removing Edu. Facility From The Last Draft
I hope the input to remove the educational facility from SW1 at the north neighborhood meeting was addressed in this last draft to MPC. Each SW 1 area has a school near or just outside of the areas. SW 1 only protection is to solely be residential as in the vision plan.
January 17, 2019
Sw Parking Lots In Recode
We have lost the requirement that surface lots in the SW must be in the rear. This was missing in the July draft. I commented about it and it was included in the October draft. Now it's gone again - compare page 11-4 in the Oct. and Dec. drafts.
This, as you know, is a major deal.
Honestly, I wasn't reviewing the current draft to see if corrections made had been unmade. However, it looks like that kind of review is necessary.
Thanks for catching this. I will forward to the consultants and make sure they correct it and do a thorough review of the entire SW code.Regards,Gerald
January 13, 2019
Rv Parking And "screening"
January 4, 2019
Rn-2 Density
January 7, 2019
Request For Postponement Of Agenda Item 5, 11-a-8-oa
January 4, 2019
Recode, Zone Map
January 4, 2019
Recode Timing Is Way To Fast
January 4, 2019
Recode Knoxville
Over the past days I was reviewing the 4th version on Recode and would like to ask why Materials are excluding from being used in zones? I strongly disagree with any exclusion of materials. Having just worked on a project in Muscle Shoals, AL recently there was a material exclusion and it was going to cost the owner 40% more for his typical building by changing material. We went in front of City Council and they understood our issue and allowed the material.
How do you think Sequatchie Concrete Services on Sutherland Avenue in Knoxville would feel if CMU is exclude as a material in the city they do business in? Or what about other companies located in Knoxville that makes a forbidden material are you wanting them to leave the area? That doesn’t make planning since. If you want better design this isn’t the way to go about it.
I ask that you exclude any building material references in the new zoning ordinance.
The restriction on materials was proposed by the consultants assisting with the zoning code update based on their experience in other cities and research done by them. We are still revising the materials restrictions to further reduce and clarify the restricted materials, with input from AIA-ETN. Please note that the restrictions are only for the facade that faces a public right-of-way and only in certain zoning districts. In the downtown district, the Downtown Design Review Board can waive the restriction on materials. In the other districts in which materials are restricted, they can still be used for up to 25% of the facade. Our goal is to ensure the ability to use a variety of materials in all structures.--Response from original poster:I appreciate your response and I have spoken with John Sanders the AIA representative and he was the one who told me to reach out to you. Limiting materials is not what a zoning ordinance should encompass. The Ordinance does not get updated very often as you can see with our current one. For example, you want to exclude plastics from commercial zones. I am the chair for the School of Architecture Deanâs Board, did you know we printed a House out of plastic? It won several awards nationally see the link https://web.ornl.gov/sci/eere/amie/. This technology will only grow. My point is materials constantly update and change, just look at the plastic house. Let architects decide the proper materials not planners.
January 4, 2019
Recode Effect On East Knoxville
January 4, 2019
Please Do Not Zone Historic Eligible Blocks Higher Density
January 4, 2019
Plans Review By Mpc Staff
January 16, 2019
Parcel 119dd003 / 0 Mars Hill
According to the official zoning map of the City of Knoxville, the property at 0 Mars Hill Road is currently zoned RP-1 at less than 6 dwelling units per acre (see attached). The RN-1 designation would allow 4 dwelling units per acre, which would be a reduction n density. We will change the proposed designation to RN-2, which would permit up to 8 dwelling units an acre (an increase in density).Upon approval of the updated zoning ordinance, you may wish to consider requesting RN-4 designation for the property. This change would require a zoning amendment, a sector plan amendment, and a one year plan amendment.
January 4, 2019
Os-1 Status In Recode
January 2, 2019
Need Better Exterior Lighting Standards - Section 10.2
January 17, 2019
Min Lot Width Prevents New Housing In Rn-4
January 7, 2019
Map Draft 4 Comments - Belle Morris Community Group
January 3, 2019
Landscaping Code
January 4, 2019
Landscaping
January 6, 2019
Landscape, Lighting And Design Standards
January 6, 2019
Kcdp Pac Comment Submission On Recode Knoxville Draft 3 Map And Draft 4 Text
On behalf of the Knox County Democratic Party (KCDP) Progressive Action Committee (PAC), we would like to submit the attached comments on ReCode Knoxville Map Draft 3 and ReCode Text Draft 4.
We would especially like to point out our recommendation that the Planning staff seek out more lots to designate as RN-3 or RN-4, focusing on lots within a quarter-mile of core and local bus route stops that have no structures and/or that have non-historic structures that were built more recently, for example since 1980. We would be happy to partner with you and neighborhood groups to find such lots suitable for RN-3 or RN-4, and we look forward to following up with you about this.
Below is the list of PAC members that ratified this comment submission:
Emily Gregg - KCDP Chair & TNDP Executive Committee Member
Allie Cohn - PAC Co-Chair & KCDP Secretary and Executive Committee Member
Michael Davis - PAC Co-Chair & KCDP Executive Committee Member
Sylvia Woods -PAC Steering Team Member, KCDP Executive Committee Member; Tennessee Democratic Party Executive Committee Member
LaKenya Middlebrook - PAC Steering Team Member
Elizabeth Rowland - PAC Steering Team Member
Moira Connelly - PAC Steering Team Member
Matt Sterling - PAC Member
Please let us know if you or your team members have any questions on our submission.