Special Use
11-A-25-SU
To be heard November 13, 2025Agenda Item No. 0
Recommendations will be available 1 week prior to the meeting.
Request
Property Info
What's next?
Applicant Request
− +Zoning
- Current
RN-2, HP, (C)
RN-2 (Single-Family Residential Neighborhood), HP (Hillside Protection Overlay), HP (Hillside Protection Overlay), (C) (Previously Approved Plan District)The RN-2 Single-Family Residential Neighborhood Zoning District is intended to accommodate low density single- family residential development on relatively small lots with smaller setbacks within the City of Knoxville. Two-family dwellings may also be allowed by special use approval. Limited nonresidential uses that are compatible with the character of the district may also be permitted.
The HP District is intended to protect Knoxville's significant natural topographic features, and to prevent potential serious consequences from hillside development, such as increased erosion, fire, or flood hazards, and property damage.
Land Use
- Current
Rural Residential
ProposedRemoval of "C" designation and remain as R-2.
Property Information
− +4900 BUFFAT MILL RD
Southeast side of Buffat Mill Rd, north of Monte Vista Rd
Council District 4
Size
2.03 acres
Planning Sector
East City
Land Use Classification LDR (Low Density Residential), HP (Hillside Ridgetop Protection) LDR (Low Density Residential), HP (Hillside Ridgetop Protection)
Rural Residential
Growth Plan
N/A (Within City Limits)
Fire Department / District
Knoxville Fire Department
- Utilities
- Water
Knoxville Utilities Board
What's next?
− +Planning Commission decisions on Special Use (SU) cases are final unless appealed.
SU cases do not move forward to City Council unless the request is to remove a planned district designation from the zoning map.
Joel & Pam Poteat
Case History
- September 19, 2025
Date Filed
- November 13, 2025
To be heard by the Planning Commission