New Standards for C-1 Zones Fail at Council
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September 18, 2017 www.knoxfocus.com Now offering onlinePAGE A1 auction services Fountain City Auction for all of your auction needs (865)604-3468 fountaincityauction.com FREE Take One! September 18, 2017 Board of Education sends controversial policy changes back to committee By Pete Gawda a motion, which passed was some discussion about the board approved, a for a minimum of 4 percent with two new schools under At their meeting Wednes- unanimously, that these spending almost $400,000 delay of action for 30 days pay raise for teachers. The construction. day evening, September 13 polices be referred back for a culinary arts program to see if a funding source board unanimously passed There was also some dis- the Knox County Board of to the policy review com- at Karns High School since could be found. the memorandum of under- cussion about a motion to Education delayed action mittee for further consid- Austin-East High School The board spent some standing after the explana- freeze the current teacher on the two proposed poli- eration. A variety of other has not yet received prom- time discussing a memo- tion that the school system retirement program and cies that generated a lot of proposed policy changes ised funds for a similar pro- randum of understanding was not bound to the four not make it available to discussion in the work ses- were passed on the first gram. When he learned that between the Knox County percent. It was understood new hirees. It was decided sion the previous Monday and second reading with there is currently no fund- Education Association that the four percent would to defer action for 30 days evening, J-210 Harassment no discussion. ing source and no money and Knox County Schools. be based on the availability to allow further study of the of Students and G-220 Several routine contracts budgeted for the request- The discussion centered of funds and it might not be issue by staff. Harassment of Employ- were passed with no dis- ed program at Karns, Mike around wording that the possible to grant that large ees. Jennifer Owen made cussion. However, there McMillan requested, and school system would work a pay increase especially Continued on page 2 Patriotic week at Karns High Major zoning Karns remembers changes proposed anniversary of terrorist attacks for Knox County By Ken Lay By Mike Steely Patriotic music played as the [email protected] several zones, including low students, faculty, administration density residential, general and staff at Karns High School Knox County is being asked residential, estates, transition paused to remember the biggest to make some major changes and planned residential dis- terrorist attack on American soil to its zoning regulations and tricts, are currently illegal. and pay tribute to those who lost the commissioners are begin- Green told the meeting the their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. ning their learning curve about proposed ordinance, a change On this cloudy morning on the things like rural retreats, sup- to the Knox County Code, is 16th anniversary of a terrorist portive housing and self-ser- to “enable legal operation” on attack that brought the United vice storage facilities. The Met- those activities that are not States to a temporary stand- ropolitan Planning Commis- currently addressed in county still, the Patriot Day ceremo- sion is proposing the changes zoning ordinances. He said the ny began with the Karns High and the Knox County Commis- idea has been to study ordi- School marching band playing sion has scheduled a public nances in other counties, pre- the National Anthem. hearing before considering the serve family farms, protect The school’s choral group then changes in a second and final neighborhoods, insure bath- sang a rendition of Lee Green- reading next Monday. room facilities, require ade- wood’s “God Bless the USA” as Recently several commis- quate parking, etc. the Air Force JROTC raised the sioners had a special meeting Busler, who represents north flag to half-staff. The band also with MPC to get more informa- Knox County which contains played a patriotic piece and tion about the changes. Com- several rural areas outside of Karns JROTC Senior Aerospace missioners Charlie Busler, Halls and Powell, questioned Instructor Lt. Col. John O’Donnell John Schoonmaker, Evelyn the ordinance’s requirements read a narrative recounting the Gill and Michelle Carringer of 10, 20 and 50 acres for day in 2001 when four separate met with MPC Director Gerald events. He also asked about planes were hijacked by terror- Green and his staff. the setback requirements ists and crashed into the World The growing number of from other properties. Trade Center in New York, at the events like festivals, gather- Green replied that the reg- Pentagon and in Pennsylvania in ings, weddings and such are ulations are for commercial suicide attacks. PHOTO BY MICHAEL DUBRULE. being eyed as needing regu- events only and would not “These attacks were car- lations. apply to things like weddings Members of the Karns High School Air Force JROTC raise the Ameri- ried out by those who fear and The initial discussion was being held on farms. He said can Flag in a ceremony marking the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 ter- despise the blessing of the free- about rural retreats and that each commercial gather- rorist attacks last week. doms that we know and enjoy,” events planned and held by ing would require a use-on-re- O’Donnell said during the pro- of the faculty, staff and adminis- prosperous nation.” property owners within agri- view hearing prior to approv- gram, which took place in front of tration of the school. The ceremony has become culturally zoned areas. Green al. the school and was attended by “Today, we celebrate the told them that occasional or the student body as well as many cohesive power of a free and Continued on page 2 regular public events held in Continued on page 3 New standards for C-1 zones fail at council By Mike Steely [email protected] zone in a residential neigh- one little zone” and said it businesses to serve a small neighborhoods and it gets Della Volpe. borhood for the convenient is “designed to go after the neighborhood. at that.” Other zoning changes on The proposal to limit the shopping of the surrounding Dollar Stores.” Seymour said Councilman George Wal- “It is prudent to wait and First Reading included allow- size of businesses in C-1 population. there are 26 Dollar General lace said the proposed ordi- see,” said Councilman Nick ing mixed residential and (Neighborhood Commercial) Fountain City Town Hall Stores in Knox County and nance “appears to be very Pavlis, adding, “We’ve got business within C-3 and C-6 zones failed at city coun- member Carlene Malone most of those type stores reactionary” and said it pockets out there that drive zones. The proposed ordi- cil Tuesday in a 6-3 vote told the city council that the are larger than the 5,000 may have resulted from the a distance to shop and Dollar nance is somewhat based amid accusations that the proposal is an “excellent square limit in the propos- approval of a Dollar General General fills that gap.” on the Bearden Village Plan attempt to restrict the size ordinance” and urged them al. on Boyd’s Creek Road. Voting against the pro- and the idea was first intro- was a backdoor way to stop to “make sure you have a MPC Director Gerald He suggested that the posed ordinance were duced by Grieve several the proliferation of dollar- limitation on the size” of the Green told the meeting ReCode effort in Knoxville Pavlis, Wallace, Finbarr years ago. He described the type stores in those zones. businesses locating there. that the planning commis- can address the issue. Saunders, Mark Campen, proposal as “A big step for Actually there are few C-1 Attorney Arthur Seymour sion did not designate any Councilman Marshall and Brenda Palmer. Sup- this council.” zones in Knoxville. The cur- Jr. said the proposal was store name and the idea is Stair said the proposal is porting the ordinance were The council also voted rent idea is to have a small an attempt to “pick apart to create an ordinance for trying to “mix them into Stair, Duane Grieve and Nick Continued on page 4 OVER 40 QUALITY LEASE TURN-INS **ALL UNDER SPECIAL LOW FINANCING FACTORY PAYMENTS WARRANTY** From $13,890 Civic . CR-V . 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The ber 11 centered on pro- ing the victims of harass- In his report Superinten- done it, or you ly states that posed board policies J-210 ment to report the incident, dent Bob Thomas stated Hope Street Group works know someone at a minimum, Harrassment of Students teachers, administrators or that the coupon book to see everyone has the who has done someone who and G-220 Harassment of other officials who observe campaign had begun with tools for economic oppor- it…smashed tampers with a Employees.