|
Action
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Responsible
Organization
|
Time
Frame
|
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NATURAL
AND HISTORIC RESOURCES
|
|
Working
with residents in the Rural Heritage Areas, identify properties
and areas that have
potential for an historic overlay designation
|
MPC,
South County Community Organizations
|
2001-2003
|
|
Promote
and protect the scenic highway designation for the segment of
Governor John
Sevier Highway located in the South County Sector.
|
TDOT,
MPC, City and County Engineering, South
County Community Organizations
|
2001-2006
|
|
Preserve
the historic area around the home of Governor John Sevier (Marble
Springs).
|
MPC,
South County Community Organizations
|
2001-2006
|
|
HOUSING
AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
|
|
Encourage
the residents in the South Doyle area to form neighborhood associations
to
better advocate for community interests.
|
MPC,
South County Community Organizations
|
2001-2006
|
|
PARKS,
RECREATION, AND GREENWAYS
|
|
Work
with the UT Department of Agriculture to implement their plans
to develop community
facilities at the University of Tennessee Experimental Farm and
other university
research lands, to include walking trails, greenway connections
to public facilities,
and educational programming.*
|
University
of Tennessee, South County Community
Organizations, MPC
|
2001-2006
|
|
Develop
a park on the French Broad River to include a boat ramp and a
fishing pier.
|
Knox
County Parks & Recreation
|
2001-2006
|
|
Promote
the creation of a French Broad Blueway that would include a development
buffer,
public access, and a community education program.
|
Tennessee
Valley Greenway Association, Knox
County Parks & Recreation, MPC
|
2001-2006
|
|
Create
a linear park in the low-lying area along Stock Creek between
South
Doyle High School and the Bonny Kate Library.
|
Tennessee
Valley Greenway Association
|
2001-2006
|
|
Improve
Maloney Road Park to include facilities such as picnic areas,
restrooms, and
a trailhead for a walking trail within the park. *
|
Knox
County Parks & Recreation
|
2001-2006
|
|
TRANSPORTATION
|
|
Prepare
an Advance Planning Report (APR) to evaluate operational and safety
issues for
pedestrians, bicycle and vehicular traffic on Chapman Highway.
|
TPO,
MPC, Knox
County Engineering & Public Works
|
2001-2003
|
|
Monitor
the TDOT planning process for extending the James White Parkway
from
Moody Avenue to Chapman Highway.
|
TPO,
MPC, Knox
County Engineering & Public Works
|
2001-2003
|
|
Extend
the James White Parkway to Governor John Sevier Highway
|
TPO,
TDOT, MPC, Knox
County Engineering & Public Works
|
2001-2006
|
|
Develop
a corridor zoning overlay to guide land use development along
designated
scenic corridors.
|
MPC
|
2001-2003
|
|
Initiate
a request for Governor John Sevier Highway to be designated as
a Scenic
Highway for its full length, from Alcoa Highway to Asheville Highway.
|
South
County Community Organizations, TDOT
|
2001-2006
|
|
Develop
public transportation services along Alcoa Highway to the Airport.*
|
MPC,
Knoxville Area Transit, Knoxville
Commuter Pool
|
2001-2006
|
|
Implement
the TPO bike plan along the major and minor arterials, focusing
on Governor
John Sevier Highway, Martin Mill Pike, Neubert Springs Road, Hendron
Chapel Road, and Kimberlin Heights Road.*
|
Knox
County Engineering & Public Works, TDOT
|
2001-2006
|
|
Emphasize
sidewalk improvements within Parental Responsibility Zones around
schools.*
|
MPC,
Knox County Engineering & Public Works
|
2001-2006
|
|
Continue
to use accident and related information to prioritize improvements
to intersections
and road segments.*
|
Knox
County Engineering & Public Works, TDOT
|
2001-2006
|
|
LAND
USE
|
|
Limit
the abandonment trend of big box commercial development by requiring
that all
"replacement" developments provide a commercially viable
reuse for the building and
land that are to be vacated.
|
MPC,
City Council, County Commission
|
2001-2006
|
|
Revise
the commercial, office, and industrial zoning ordinances to include
a requirement that
the developer justify that the proposed land use is warranted.
This may include a market
research study.
|
MPC,
City Council, County Commission
|
2001-2006
|
|
Limit
land intensities in areas that are prescribed as Rural by the
Growth Plan, to
include limiting zoning to no more than 1du/ac for residential
land uses and preventing the
addition and/or expansion of commercial, office, and industrial
land uses.
|
MPC,
City Council, County Commission
|
2001-2006
|
|
Provide
technical assistance to South County Sector community groups as
they pursue land
use changes, historic preservation, and scenic corridor protections.
|
MPC,
South County Community Organizations |
2001-2006
|
|
COMMUNITY
FACILITIES
|
|
Extend
sewer service to roaded areas within the areas designated as planned
growth and
limit infrastructure upgrades in areas designated as rural areas.
|
Knox
Chapman Utility, KUB
|
2001-2006
|
|
Work
with the community in remodeling existing and future Convenience
Centers to
be less obtrusive through the use of improved landscaping, site
layout, and design.
|
Knox
County Solid Waste, South
County Community Organizations
|
2001-2006
|
|
Install
fire hydrants at every 1,000 foot intervals along the main water
lines.*
|
Rural/Metro
Corporation
|
2001-2006
|
|
Upgrade
2" waterlines to 6" waterlines to accommodate fire fighting
needs.*
|
Rural/Metro
Corporation, Knox
Chapman Utility, KUB
|
2001-2006
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