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Planning staff recommends denial of 650‑unit ‘Cardinal Place’ planned development
Summary
Planning staff told the commission that Cardinal Place, a proposed 650‑unit development on about 32.5 acres, requests zoning exceptions that staff say provide benefits largely internal to the project and are not commensurate with the requested intensity; staff recommended denial of the preliminary plan development.
Planning staff recommended denial of the preliminary plan for “Cardinal Place,” a proposed 650‑unit residential planned development on roughly 32.5 acres near Williams Creek Golf Course that would place six four‑story apartment buildings and about 80 townhouses on the site.
The recommendation came at the Knoxville/Knox County Planning Commission agenda review meeting May 6 after staff summarized the application, which seeks 13 exceptions to RN4/RN1 standards and lists 22 compensating benefits organized under community/recreation, environmental/preservation, and infrastructure/mobility themes.
Staff said the development would include 570 apartment units and 80 townhouses, on‑site amenities such as a pool, clubhouse, community garden, pickleball courts, walking paths and two multi‑acre stormwater detention ponds. The applicant…
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