[Andy Fox]

Yes I did meet with Taylor Forrester today, who represents Thunder Mountain.

[Andy Fox]

Commissioner Frazier

I met with a representative for DR Horton today and a representative for Thunder Mountain today. These meetings covered the representatives for all the parcels I proposed to bring up for rezoning.

I did not file a resolution for proposing to rezone 7-W-24-RZ. I also did not propose to rezone parcel 138 274, which is the Legacy Parks Foundation land. There are two separate rezoning resolutions for 8744 Chapman Highway, however, which is parcel 138 104, because this is how the August 2024 zonings were obtained. The previous rezonings are identified as 1-L-24-RZ and 1-K-24-RZ, as I read the backup documents. The Bower Field portion of 8744 Chapman Hwy. falls under 1-L-24-RZ.

Each parcel that I proposed to be brought up for rezoning is involved in a lawsuit. I refer to these by their common address as well:
*2814 Tipton Station Rd., parcel 148 049, Knox County Circuit Court Docket No. 3-247-24
*8802 Sevierville Pike, parcel 138 270, Knox County Circuit Court Docket No. 1-219-22,
*8744 Chapman Hwy., parcel 138 104, Knox County Circuit Court Docket No. 2-247-24

*Item 15, 2814 Tipton Station
Thank you very much for the back story context regarding 2814 Tipton Station Rd., parcel 148 049. Here is some additional history:

This parcel was part of what was known as Goddard farm, if you go back to the 1950s. In 1955, the Goddards sold this parcel to a company then known as Atlas Powder Company. The dynamite that was stored on this location was used in the expansion of Chapman Highway to four lanes, by my understanding. There was also dynamite storage just a few miles north on Magazine Road, which is why it is called “Magazine Road,” this is where magazines for the storage of dynamite were also located. Atlas Powder Company eventually became ICI Americas Inc., and sold the parcel to the Schubert family in 1979 as you note.

If you are interested in seeing evidence of the dynamite magazines, I suggest you go to the KGIS website and look at some of the historical aerial photographs for this parcel. They first appear in the 1959 aerial.

TDEC expects the request for additional information to be provided by November 5. I have a letter from Dr. Christina R McNaughton, East Tennessee Regional Manager for TDEC Division of Remediation. I was informed by the DR Horton representative I met with that a phase I study was conducted and nothing was found. Dr. McNaughton advises that a phase I investigation should have revealed munitions, i.e. dynamite, were located on this parcel. I think we need to have a better understanding about what a phase I investigation is. After reading Dr. McNaughton’s letter, my perception of a phase I investigation is that it should disclose whether there is anything of concern, which would lead to further investigation. I will forward this letter to Dru so that she can post it as information for item 15, which is now characterized as 24-10-1-RZ.

[Andy Fox]

You’re welcome!

[Andy Fox]

Commissioner Frazier

I wasn’t specific enough in my citation of the provision allowing rezonings to be initiated by the Commission. The provision is not found in the Charter, it’s found in the zoning ordinances of the Knox County Code, Appendix A:
https://library.municode.com/tn/knox_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_APXAZO_ART6ADENIN

[Andy Fox]

You requested a state statute. I am relying on what appears to be a longstanding provision in the charter that allows the Commission to apply for a rezoning: Art. 6, Sec. 6.30. In Agenda Item 15, the 2002 case file summary for 4-M-02-RZ, which was uploaded, reveals that the Commission was the applicant and initiated that rezoning.

[Andy Fox]

This is actually Agenda Item 19

[Andy Fox]

Each one of the proposed findings contains the immediate previous zoning case number. Also, Dru uploaded relevant documents to the cases that can be viewed by clicking through the online agenda.

[Andy Fox]

I drafted proposed resolutions for each one of these agenda items, which I will post separately. Because it’s unusual for a commissioner to draft a proposed resolution, we were trying to work through how a resolution number gets assigned. You can click through to the resolutions now, but I was planning on posting these separately anyways, to give everyone extra notice.

[Andy Fox]

Thank you Madam Chair, for your response. I do intend to bring up this proposed resolution under Section 1 B.

[Andy Fox]

Thank you Commissioner Frazier!

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