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Blount County Planning Commission approves series of plats and a shop expansion; multiple outstanding conditions remain
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Summary
The planning commission approved a site-plan expansion for Kingdom Custom (a 2,100 sq ft shop) and several preliminary/final plats — Goolsby, Best (Smokemont Drive), Carl Cromwell, Preserve at Butcher Ridge, Valentine Estates replat, and Young replat — all with conditions or outstanding certification items; a variance request for Lot 58 was discussed but the transcript does not record a final vote outcome.
The Blount County Planning Commission approved multiple plats and a site-plan expansion during its recent meeting, while staff listed outstanding conditions that must be completed before final recording or building permits.
Mr. Buckner described a site plan for Kingdom Custom at 2307 and 2309 Mitchell Avenue as an expansion of a nonconforming use; he said the proposal adds a 2,100-square-foot shop. Commissioners moved to approve the site plan with conditions (motion by Commissioner Bridal; second by Commissioner Wale) and the motion passed.
Planning staff (Mister Hancock) presented several preliminary and final plats and summarized outstanding items — common items include completion of on-site construction and erosion controls, notarized maintenance agreements for common driveways and cluster mailboxes, required signature plats (Environmental Health, electric, water) and payment of Environmental Health Department review fees and planning fees. The plats approved with conditions included:
- Goolsby property (Lots 5R1–5R5 off Old Niles Ferry Road by Jeremy and Cara Krai): five lots; outstanding items listed on staff report; motion to approve with conditions passed. - Best property (Smokemont Drive by Roger and Robin Best): four lots; outstanding construction and utility items; motion to approve with conditions passed. - Carl Cromwell property (Mizer Station Road): four lots; motion to approve with conditions passed. - Tracks 10–12 of The Preserve at Butcher Ridge (MP Land Holdings, Morgantown Road): three lots and a remainder greater than five acres; motion to approve with conditions passed. - Replat of Lot 2 of Valentine Estates (Lacey Hill and Harold Brewster, Blockhouse Road): three lots; staff noted a possible title question recorded on the plat — the surveyor had included a notation of a possible title issue but did not claim an overlap; the commission approved the replat with conditions after discussion. - Replat of Lot 2 of Ronald Young and Edward Young (Hutton Ridge Road by Kevin and Tracy Pitts): two lots and a remainder greater than five acres; motion to approve with conditions passed.
Staff also described a variance request for Lot 58 in the Oliver Pickens Farm Subdivision by Rosa Cruz: the zone minimum lot size is 0.75 acre (32,670 sq ft) while the combined lot measures 17,115 sq ft. Environmental Health reviewed and provided a septic layout and staff listed outstanding items including the variance request fee. The transcript records presentation and discussion of the variance and a motion to approve conditions (motion by Commissioner Bryant; second by Commissioner Franklin), but it does not include an explicit final vote tally or a recorded “motion passed” phrase for that item in the meeting record.
Where the commission approved plats and site plans, the approvals were conditional on completing the outstanding items staff listed — typically signature plats, certifications, and payment of review/planning fees — before recording or permitting. Several commissioners asked clarifying questions about road abandonments, surveyor notations and the process for combining long-platted substandard lots; staff said combining such lots is encouraged by zoning rules in order to improve development situations, and that recorded combinations allow owners to obtain building permits without returning to the planning commission.
The meeting adjourned after routine closing business.
