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County OKs planned-residential rezoning on Sam Lee Road with stormwater and landscaping conditions
Summary
Knox County Commission approved a planned residential rezoning for property near Sam Lee Road at 4.5 units per acre, adding conditions that the proposed pond serve as bio-retention and that Type B landscaping be installed; commissioners stressed ongoing monitoring of road capacity.
Knox County commissioners voted to approve a planned-residential (PR) rezoning for property off Sam Lee Road, settling on 4.5 dwelling units per acre and attaching two conditions: (1) the development’s pond/retention area will be treated as bio-retention and (2) Type B landscaping will be installed around the development.
The request (originally for up to six du/ac; Planning recommended five) drew detailed questions about road width and…
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