Commission approves variance and plat note requiring pedestrian facility when Kingston Pike lot is developed

The Farragut Planning Commission approved a variance from the subdivision regulation that ordinarily requires construction of a pedestrian facility along Kingston Pike when property is subdivided, and it separately approved the related resubdivision plat combining three parcels west of the Fast Pace Urgent Care in the 13021'13045 Kingston Pike address range.

Staff explained the request: the property owner is combining three tracks owned by the same person into a three-lot resubdivision (tax map referenced in the application). Because Kingston Pike is a major arterial, the subdivision regulations normally require a pedestrian facility along the frontage. The applicant asked for a variance to defer construction of the pedestrian facility to the future site-development process, when the exact location of buildings and drives will be known. Staff recommended approval of the variance with a plat note requiring the pedestrian facility to be built along the Kingston Pike frontage of Lot 1 when that lot is developed.

The commission moved and approved the variance, then approved the plat subject to obtaining required signatures and including the plat note reflecting the variance action. There were no public comments at the hearing and the property owner was present and acknowledged the approach.

The approvals leave the construction timing and design of the pedestrian facility to the later site-development review process and the applicant's future plans for Lot 1.