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Staff presents Holston Bend shared‑parking plan; flags TDEC brownfield and flood‑plain constraints
Summary
Staff reviewed a recurring Holston Bend application for a 1,931‑space parking facility and associated design guidelines, noting prior master plan approval, required roadway improvements from a traffic study, conservation buffers, a river floodplain/retaining‑wall conflict to resolve, and a shared‑parking agreement with the River Breeze event center.
Planning staff reviewed a recurring Holston Bend application focusing on a large parking facility and accompanying design guidelines intended to guide future sports‑park and outparcel development. The current submission covers parking and access drives and indicates 1,931 parking spaces.
Staff recapped prior planning‑commission action: a March 2025 master plan approval that outlined future roads and commercial lots; subsequent filings show a concept plan for public roads and lots, with some conditions carried forward. Environmental constraints include a phase‑2 brownfield area and a 100‑year flood plain/floodway along the river; staff said a retaining wall currently shown would intrude into the floodway and will need relocation or modification, potentially reducing spaces.
Staff recommended approval with four conditions, including preserving undisturbed tree lines within 100 feet of the river until a detailed plan is approved, requiring type‑C landscape screening along Asheville Highway frontage, cross‑referencing landscape and permitting requirements, and recording protective covenants. Staff noted the applicant’s shared‑parking agreement with the River Breeze event center as part of the packet.
Commissioners asked about pedestrian connections to the conservation area and landscaping levels; staff said pedestrian routes loop through driveways and under a bridge to existing boat‑launch parking and that the final landscape plan will be cross‑checked during permitting.
