Sevierville

Sevierville Posts Echota Phase 4 Plat for 33 Lots

Sevierville Planning Commission’s Oct. 1, 2026, Civic Center packet asks preliminary plat approval for Echota Phase 4 — 33 new lots on Tax Map 38 Parcels 032.12 and 032.16 in High Density Residential, with private roads and staff recommending preliminary approval.

Tracy King

29 Sep 2026 • 5 min read

Sevierville Planning Commission posts Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. at the Civic Center with New Business Item E.7: a preliminary plat request by Ascent Engineering & Surveying, LLC for Echota Phase 4 on Tax Map 38 Parcels 032.12 and 032.16 (City). Staff notes say the site is inside the HDR High Density Residential Zoning District, the proposed plat includes 33 new lots within the Echota subdivision, all roads will be private, the engineer has indicated no building height or driveway variances will be needed, and staff recommends preliminary approval.

For Smoky Mountains homeowners watching Sevierville subdivisions, short-term product, and HDR edges, this file is a 33-lot preliminary plat inside an existing subdivision name — not a cabin PUD hearing and not a Parkway amusement site plan. The packet ties the tax map parcels, the lot count, the private-road note, and the staff recommendation in one agenda line.

What the Oct. 1 agenda asks for Echota Phase 4

Under New Business, the printed agenda lists: “Preliminary Plat - Request by Ascent Engineering & Surveying, LLC for preliminary plat approval for Echota Phase 4 - Tax Map 38 Parcels 032.12 and 032.16 (City).” That is the controlling identifier set for sellers and listing agents who need a case line on a disclosure sheet.

Agenda notes for the same item state the site is located within the HDR High Density Residential Zoning District; the proposed plat includes 33 new lots within the Echota subdivision; all roads will be private; the engineer has indicated no building height or driveway variances will be needed; and staff recommends preliminary approval. Quote those packet lines when a buyer asks whether Phase 4 is a variance-heavy cabin stack or a standard preliminary plat.

Why 33 private-road lots matter next to Echota

A preliminary plat with 33 lots and private roads changes the underwriting questions for nearby listings: construction traffic once final plats and building permits follow, HOA or private-road maintenance language if a buyer asks who plows, and whether Phase 4 is disclosed as an extension of Echota rather than a new named community. The Oct. 1 notes do not publish a sales price, a builder list, or a groundbreaking date. Leave those to later plat stamps and permits.

Keep this file separate from other Oct. 1 site plans in the same packet. Weigel’s at 1512 Dolly Parton Pkwy, The Station at 1620 Parkway, and 896 Parkway Attraction are commercial or tourist commercial site plans. Echota Phase 4 is the residential preliminary plat line. Compare the residential track to Sevierville Posts Bogart Drive 43-Unit Preliminary PUD and Sevierville Posts Sept. 3 Hearing on Cate Road 28-Cabin PUD only when the question is about unit count and product type — not when the question is specifically Tax Map 38 Parcels 032.12 and 032.16.

Field	Packet language
Meeting	Planning Commission, Oct. 1, 2026, 5:00 p.m., Civic Center
Agenda item	New Business E.7 — Preliminary Plat, Echota Phase 4
Applicant	Ascent Engineering & Surveying, LLC
Tax IDs	Tax Map 38 Parcels 032.12 and 032.16 (City)
Zoning	HDR High Density Residential
Ask	33 new lots; private roads; preliminary plat approval
Staff	Recommends preliminary approval; no height or driveway variances indicated

What’s on Sevierville’s Oct. 1 Planning night

Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, 5:00 p.m. — Planning Commission: Echota Phase 4 preliminary plat (33 lots); Knife Works Ln martial arts site plan (old business, staff recommends denial after Sept. 3 deferral); Dialysis Clinic addition at 765 Sunrise Circle; Connect Church on Veterans Blvd; Weigel’s reconfiguration at 1512 Dolly Parton Pkwy; The Station indoor amusement at 1620 Parkway; 896 Parkway Attraction; County Flood Damage Prevention Resolution amendments.
Same night — Board of Zoning Appeals meets at the Civic Center with variance cases tied to Sunrise Circle and Live Oak Ln (separate BZA agenda).

How sellers should underwrite a 33-lot preliminary plat

If you own near Echota or other HDR edges in Sevierville, treat this as a preliminary plat with a stated 33-lot count and private roads. Put Tax Map 38 Parcels 032.12 and 032.16, the HDR district, and the Oct. 1 agenda line in writing when a buyer asks which Phase 4 file is active. Leave any builder marketing brochure out of the disclosure until a final plat and permits exist.

Do not average Echota’s 33 lots with cabin PUD unit counts from Cate Road or Bogart Drive. Those are different applications with different zoning paths. Point a buyer who asks about commercial Parkway redevelopment to the Weigel’s or Station lines in the same packet — not to this preliminary plat.

Confirm both parcel numbers (032.12 and 032.16) match the survey before you quote acreage.
Disclose private roads if a lender or buyer asks who maintains Phase 4 streets.
Keep Knife Works denial/deferral language on a separate disclosure line from Echota.
If a title company asks for a city contact, point them to the Oct. 1 Planning packet item — not to a social post about “33 new cabins.”

Reading Echota next to other Oct. 1 site plans

The same Oct. 1 agenda stacks a martial arts site plan on Knife Works Ln, a dialysis addition on Sunrise Circle, a church/school plan on Veterans Blvd, a Weigel’s rebuild on Dolly Parton Pkwy, and two Parkway indoor amusement site plans beside this residential plat. Sellers should not merge those into one “city is approving everything” story. HDR preliminary plats do not rezone Tourist Commercial Parkway parcels. A staff recommendation of preliminary approval on Echota does not approve The Station.

When a buyer’s agent asks whether “Echota is going short-term,” answer from the notes: 33 new lots, private roads, HDR, preliminary approval recommended, no height or driveway variances indicated. Point them to Sevierville Posts Apple Ln Rural Commercial Rezoning on Sept. 3 only when the question is actually about rural commercial rezoning — not when the question is about this Phase 4 plat.

Keep the Ascent Engineering & Surveying, LLC applicant name on the same disclosure page as the tax map. Title reviewers catch mismatches; rumor threads do not. For corridor context outside this plat, see also Sevierville Approves 407 Indoor Water Park Site Plan — What It Means for Nearby Sellers and Sevierville Posts Phase 1 Art Walk Alley at 114 Court Ave.

What sellers should do next

If you are pricing a Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, or Gatlinburg home while Echota Phase 4 moves through preliminary plat, get a current valuation before you lock a possession date. Start with a free home valuation or ask about a cash offer.

What is on Sevierville’s Oct. 1 agenda for Echota Phase 4?

Preliminary plat approval for Echota Phase 4 on Tax Map 38 Parcels 032.12 and 032.16 (City), requested by Ascent Engineering & Surveying, LLC, for 33 new lots in HDR with private roads.

How many lots does the staff note list?

Staff notes state the proposed plat includes 33 new lots within the Echota subdivision.

Staff recommends preliminary approval and notes the engineer has indicated no building height or driveway variances will be needed.

Are the roads public or private?

Staff notes state all roads will be private.

How should nearby sellers talk about this file?

Quote Tax Map 38 Parcels 032.12 and 032.16, the 33-lot count, HDR, private roads, and the Oct. 1 preliminary plat line. Keep Parkway amusement site plans and Knife Works on separate disclosure lines.