The Future Land Use Plan, along with proposals outlined in previous sections of this document, will guide future growth and provide assistance in making zoning and subdivision decisions. It will be incorporated into the General Plan for Knoxville and Knox County.

Existing commercial area on Rutledge Pike.

Changes in the future land use designation are proposed for these areas:

1. Emory Road – Low density residential (LDR) in areas within Knox County’s planned growth boundary. Some adjustments to the Future Land Use Plan have been made to increase consistency with the Growth Policy Plan (discussed on page 25).
2. Washington Pike to south of Babelay Road – From agricultural to LDR. This area is within the City of Knoxville’s urban growth boundary and will have improved access when the proposed Murphy Road expansion is complete. However, some areas are flood-prone and others are in slope protection areas.
3. Tazewell Pike – Removal of commercial land use designation from property zoned rural residential across the street from the proposed Middle School Site.
4. Millertown Pike – LDR in an expanded area along both sides of the road, formerly agricultural. Also, it is recommended that the Growth Policy Plan be amended during its next scheduled update to reflect this change.
5. Rutledge Pike

   a. Woods Creek Road to Rosewood Drive, commercial area extended. Plan also designates some property as medium density residential (MDR) to buffer an existing residential area. Previously this portion of Rutledge Pike was designated LDR, but most of the property already has existing highway commercial establishments, many of them trucking related.

   b. Branville Road to Ellistown Road, slight expansion of commercial node.

   c. East of Ellistown Road to Shipe Road, previously agricultural, Future Land Use Plan recommends two options: Potential business park using the employment center zone, or equally acceptable as a mixed use/LDR-MDR development using Town Center or Traditional Neighborhood Development zone. The site on the south side of Rutledge Pike currently belongs to the Strong estate and is over 750 acres, large enough for an entire planned community. It does contain historic buildings which should be preserved.

   d. Shipe Road to Roberts Road, properties with access to Old Rutledge Pike proposed as commercial and office. A mix of community uses already exists in the area.

   e. Three Points Road and Daffodil Lane, recognizes existing commercial uses.

   f. Shipetown Road and Roberts Road, establishes neighborhood commercial location.