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Staff recommends approval of Planned Residential rezoning at Shady Lane for up to 5 dwelling units per acre
Summary
Planning staff recommended approval to rezone 19.09 acres near Shady Lane and Cunningham Road from agricultural to Planned Residential (up to five dwelling units per acre), citing consistency with surrounding transitions from agricultural to residential and the property's suitability for clustering given streams and hillside protection.
Staff recommended approval of a rezoning request to convert 19.09 acres near the corner of Shady Lane and Cunningham Road from agricultural to Planned Residential (PR) with up to five dwelling units per acre.
A planning staff member presenting the case said the property sits about 1.5 miles west of Maynardville Pike and just west of Beaverbrook Country Club. The surrounding area has transitioned since the 1990s toward residential zoning — RB, RA, and PR — with densities of roughly 2 to 6 dwelling units per acre in adjacent subdivisions. The site contains a blue-line stream and hillside protection on its southeast corner; staff said PR is appropriate because it allows clustering and flexible responses to environmental constraints.
Staff recommended approval because the PR zone and up-to-5-du/acre density are consistent with the comprehensive plan's suburban-residential place type and with surrounding development patterns. Commissioners asked clarifying questions about parcel boundaries; staff said the rezoning covers two parcels shown on the screen. No formal vote was recorded in the transcript.
