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ZONING ORDINANCES FOR KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE
As Amended through March 24, 2003

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Zoning and Regulations:

City of Knoxville Zoning Ordinance

Knox County Zoning Ordinance

Knoxville-Knox County Minimum Subdivision Regulations

Quick Facts

 

 

Article 1

 

 

 

 

Title, Authority, and Purpose

 

 

 

1.20

Authority for Resolution

 

 

 

1.30

General Provisions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Article 2

 

 

 

 

Definitions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Article 3

 

 

 

 

General Provisions

 

 

 

3.10

Zones

 

 

 

3.20

General Exceptions

 

3.30

Highway Set Back Lines

 

 

 

3.40

Number and Location of Buildings on Lot

 

 

 

3.50

Off-Street Parking Requirements

 

 

 

3.60

Non-conforming uses

 

 

 

3.70

Flood fringe Area Requirements

 

 

 

3.90

Signs, Billboards, and Other Advertising Structures

 

 

 

 

 

 

Article 4

 

 

 

 

Supplementary Regulations

 

 

 

4.10

Supplementary Regulations Applying to Specific, to Several, or to All Zones

 

 

 

4.20

Mobile Home Parks

 

 

 

4.30

Standards for Marina Development

 

 

 

4.40

Standards for Automobile, Wrecking, Junk and Salvage Yards, and Similar Uses

 

 

 

4.50

Standards for Mining and Mineral Extraction

 

 

 

4.60

Adult Oriented Establishments

 

 

 

4.70

Sanitary Landfills

 

 

 

4.80

Demolition Landfills

 

 

 

4.90

Home Occupations

 

 

 

4.91

Requirements for Child Day Care Centers

 

 

 

4.92

Standards for Use on Review Approval of Commercial Telecommunications Towers

 

 

 

4.93

Standards for Self-Service Storage Facilities

 

 

 

4.94

Requirements for Sports Playing Fields

 

 

 

4.95

Standards for the Use on Review Approval of Solid Waste Processing Facilities

 

 

 

4.96

Standards for the Use on Review Approval of Commercial Mulching Operations

4.97

Standards for the Approval of Indoor and Outdoor Paintball Ranges

      4.98 Requirements for Adult Day Care Centers, When Considered as Uses Permitted on Review
      4.99 Requirements for Certain Agricultural Uses, When Considered as Uses Permitted on Review in CA and CB Zones.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Article 5

 

 

 

 

Zone Regulations   

 

 

 

5.10

RAE Single Family Exclusive Residential

 

 

 

5.11

RA Low Density Residential Zone

 

 

 

5.12

RB General Residential Zone

 

 

 

5.13

PR Planned Residential Zone

 

 

 

5.20

OS Open Space Zone

 

 

 

5.21

E Estates Zone

 

 

 

5.22

A Agricultural Zone

 

 

 

5.31

CA General Business Zone

 

 

 

5.32

CB Business and Manufacturing Zone

 

 

 

5.33

PC Planned Commercial Zone

 

 

 

5.34

SC Shopping Center Zone

 

 

 

5.35

CH Highway Commercial Zone

 

 

 

5.36

T Transition Zone

      5.37 CR Rural Commercial Zone
      5.38 CN Neighborhood Commercial Zone

 

 

 

5.40

OA Office Park Zone

 

 

 

5.41

OB Office, Medical, and Related Services Zone

 

 

 

5.50

BP Business and Technology Park

      5.51 EC Employment Center Zone

 

 

 

5.60

LI Light Industrial Zone

 

 

 

5.61

I Industrial Zone

 

 

 

5.70

F Floodway Zone

 

 

 

5.80

HZ Historical Overlay Zone

 

 

 

5.90

TO Technology Overlay Zone

      5.91 Town Center Zoning District

 

 

 

 

 

 

Article 6

 

 

 

 

Administration, Enforcement and Interpretation   

 

 

 

 6.10

Permits

 

 

 

 6.11

Grading permit

 

 

 

 6.20

Enforcement

 

 

 

 6.30

Amendments

 

 

 

 6.40

Board of Commissioners Review

 

 

 

 6.50

Procedure for Authorizing Uses Permitted on Review

 

 

 

 6.60

Board of Zoning Appeal

       6.70 Administrative Site Plan Review

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix A

 

The zoning ordinances and minimum subdivision regulations as presented here are not legal documents. They do not replace or amend the existing ordinances and regulations maintained by MPC. Further, presentation of this information here does not replace or amend the procedures and regulations governing the publication of agency information. Questions can be directed to MPC staff planners. Please call (865) 215-2500 for assistance.

Copies of the city and county zoning ordinances and minimum subdivision regulations can be purchased at MPC.

Call (865) 215-2500 for more information.