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Planning commission approves 7‑lot Locust Hill concept plan with conditions after neighbors raise access and slope concerns
Summary
The commission approved a 7‑lot concept plan for Locust Hill Lane subject to 11 conditions after residents warned of slope instability, narrow road access and emergency response risks; engineering confirmed the project’s disturbance fits city guidelines but requires bonded road widening and sight‑distance mitigation.
The Knoxville‑Knox County Planning Commission approved a concept plan for seven lots at Locust Hill Lane, subject to 11 staff conditions that commissioners and staff said are intended to address neighbors’ safety and slope‑stability concerns.
Neighbors testified that Locust Hill is a narrow, dead‑end road with a blind curve and steep slopes that make emergency access difficult and complicate equipment and construction access. Tiana Winter summarized technical…
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