2014 East City Sector Plan
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2014 EAST CITY SECTOR PLAN KNOXVILLE • KNOX COUNTY METROPOLITAN PLANNING COMMISSION East City Sector Plan Th is plan was adopted by: Knoxville Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission on April 10, 2014 Knoxville City Council on May 27, 2014 Acknowledgements Th is plan is the result of a team eff ort, including the following MPC staff : Project Leader: Jeff Archer, AICP, Senior Planner Liz Albertson, Planner II Tarren Barrett, Transportation Engineer Bryan Berry, Research Associate Doug Burton, AICP, Principal Planner Michael Carberry, AICP, Comprehensive Planning Manager Mark Donaldson, Executive Director Ewing (Buz) Johnson, AICP, Deputy Executive Director Tim Kuhn, Geographic Information Systems Manager Eric Matravers, Intern Debbie Mitchell, Administrative Assistant I Sarah Powell, Webmaster Mike Reynolds, AICP, Planner II Kelley Segars, AICP, Senior Transportation Planner Jo Ella Washburn, Graphic Designer Jeff Welch, AICP, Knoxville Area Transportation Planning Organization Director Ellen Zavisca, Senior Transportation Planner Alex Zendel, GIS Analyst Also, thanks to Kristin Grove (Johnson Architecture), John Hunter (CDM Smith), David Massey (City of Knoxville), and Jordana Nelson (KCDC) Table of Contents Section 1: Section 2: Section 3: Background Report Land Use, Community Facilities, Green Infrastructure, Five- and Fifteen-Year Improvement Plans ........................43 Historic Resources, and Transportation Plans Comprehensive Planning Process Overview .............................1 An Overview of Sector Achievements .........................................2 Land Use Plan .....................................................................................23 Appendices Community Population Profi le .......................................................3 Proposed Land Use Policies ......................................................23 Public Safety ..........................................................................................3 Mixed-Use Special Districts .......................................................25 A. Public Participation .................................................................45 Public Facilities and Infrastructure ................................................3 EC-1: B. Land Use Classifi cations ........................................................46 Libraries ..............................................................................................3 Magnolia Avenue C. Traffi c Calming ..........................................................................55 Schools ...............................................................................................3 (Cherry Street to Chilhowee Park) .................................25 Public Utilities ..................................................................................3 EC-2: List of Tables Parks and Greenways .........................................................................5 Magnolia Avenue Transportation ...................................................................................... 5 (East of Chilhowee Park/Asheville Highway/ 1. East City Sector Population by Age and Sex ....................3 Sidewalks ...........................................................................................5 Rutlege Pike) .........................................................................26 2. Knox County Population .........................................................3 Bike Lanes ..........................................................................................5 EC-3: 3. Knoxville City Sectors Population ........................................3 Transit ................................................................................................8 Broadway (Washington Pike to I-640) .........................27 4. East City Sector School Enrollment .....................................3 Implications from Adopted corridor Plans ..........................10 EC-4: 5. East City Sector Park Acreage ................................................5 Natural Resources and Environmental Constraints ..............11 East Town Center Mall Area .............................................27 6. East City Sector Land Use Acreage, 2012 ........................14 Topography ....................................................................................11 EC-5: 7. Residential Building Permits for New Construction, ........ Water Resources ............................................................................11 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue January 2003-December 2012 .......................................16 Flood Prone Areas ...................................................................11 (within Five Points) .............................................................28 8. Residential Building Permits for Water Quality.............................................................................11 Other Opportunity Areas Renovations/Alteration/Additions, Agricultural Soils and Greenbelt Parcels ..............................11 Whittle Springs Corridor .......................................................28 January 2003-December 2012 ..................................16 Existing Land Use ..............................................................................14 Other Opportunities 9. Non-Residential Building Permits for Development Activity ......................................................................16 Corridor Overlay District (CO-1) ..........................................29 New Construction, Residential Building Permits .....................................................16 Heart of Knoxville Residential District (R-1HK) .............30 January 2003-December 2012 ..................................16 Non-Residential Building Permits ...........................................16 Community Facilities Plan ..............................................................31 10. Non-Residential Building Permits for Housing ............................................................................................16 Green Infrastructure Plan ...............................................................33 Renovations/Alteration/Additions, Building Conditions .....................................................................19 Urban Agriculture and Food Access ......................................34 January 2003-December 2012 ..................................16 Other Plan Recommendations .....................................................19 Historic Resources Plan ...................................................................36 11. City Sectors Non-Residential Building Permits, ................ Knox Housing Partnership ........................................................19 Transportation Plan ..........................................................................40 2000-2010 ..............................................................................16 Knoxville Community Development Corporation ...........19 Complete Streets ..........................................................................40 12. Residential Subdivision Permits, 2000-2010 ..................16 Magnolia Avenue Corridor Plan ..............................................19 Traffi c Calming ...............................................................................40 13. East City Sector Housing Units............................................16 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue Corridor Plan .....................19 Sidewalk Improvements ............................................................40 14. Residential Building Conditions .........................................19 Growth Policy Plan .......................................................................19 Access Improvements to 15. Non-Residential Building Conditions ...............................19 Corridor Planning Implications ....................................................19 Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum ..................40 16. Hillside and Ridgetop Protection Plan Policies .............23 List of Maps • Existing Wastewater Service .......................................................4 • Road Classes and Traffi c Congestion .......................................6 • Sidewalks, Greenways, Transit Routes and Parental Responsibility Zones ...............................................7 • Environmental Constraints .......................................................12 • Agricultural Soils and Greenbelt Program Parcels ............13 • Existing Land Use .........................................................................15 • New Construction, January 2003-December 2012 ..........17 • Renovations, Alterations, Additions, January 2003-December 2012 ............................................18 • Residential Building Conditions ..............................................20 • Non-Residential Building Conditions ....................................21 • Proposed Land Use Plan ............................................................24 • Community Facilities Plan .........................................................32 • Green Infrastructure Plan ..........................................................35 • Historic Resources ........................................................................37 • Planned Roadway Improvements ..........................................41 Section 1: Background Report Comprehensive Planning Process Overview sector plan that is to guide land use and development Small Area Plans are neighborhood-based and address Th e East City Sector Plan is