Rezoning
11-L-25-RZ
To be heard November 13, 2025Agenda Item No. 11
Recommendations will be available 1 week prior to the meeting.
Request
Property Info
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Applicant Request
− +- Zoning- Current
 - OP, TO-1OP (Office Park), TO-1 (Technology Park Overlay)- To facilitate development that reinforces and enhances the existing varied character areas of downtown Knoxville, the DK District is divided into five sub-districts that include tailored dimensional and design standards: 
 DK-B Downtown Knoxville Boulevards Subdistrict, intended to accommodate those areas of Downtown characterized by wide, planted boulevards, and a green, open landscape.
 DK-G Downtown Knoxville Grid Subdistrict, intended to accommodate those areas of Downtown predominantly
 characterized by the traditional 300 foot by 300 foot grid pattern established in the Plan of the City.
 DK-H Downtown Knoxville Historic Core Subdistrict, intended for areas with a preponderance of historic and cultural resources.
 DK-W Downtown Knoxville Warehouse Subdistrict, for the area located primarily along Jackson Avenue and the rail yard on the north end of Downtown.
 DK-E Downtown Edge Subdistrict, intended to address areas of transition between the higher intensity of Downtown and adjacent smaller-scale mixed-use areas- The TO-1 Technology Park Overlay Zoning District is intended to provide for physical development review in the Tennessee Technology Corridor area of the City of Knoxville by the Tennessee Technology Corridor Development Authority (TTCDA). 
 Requested- C-G-3, TO-1C-G-3 (General Commercial), TO-1 (Technology Park Overlay)- The C-G General Commercial Zoning District is intended to provide for a heterogeneous mix of retail, personal service, office, and residential uses within and along Knoxville's commercial nodes and corridors. The C-G District is intended to promote mixed-use development in a pedestrian-oriented environment that recalls the City's traditional business districts, and offers flexibility in the creation of integrated commercial, office and residential spaces. The C-G District is divided into three levels of intensity related to the overall form and design of the development; however, uses are the same across all levels. This district is intended primarily for indoor commercial uses with limited exceptions per special use approval. - The TO-1 Technology Park Overlay Zoning District is intended to provide for physical development review in the Tennessee Technology Corridor area of the City of Knoxville by the Tennessee Technology Corridor Development Authority (TTCDA). 
Property Information
− +0 GLOBAL WAY
East of Sherill Blvd and south of Dutchtown Rd at the western terminus of Global Way.
Council District 2
Size
0.97 acres
Planning Sector
Northwest County
Land Use Classification MU-SD, NWCO-2 (Mixed Use Special District, Century Park) MU-SD, NWCO-2 (Mixed Use Special District, Century Park)
Agriculture/Forestry/Vacant Land
Growth Plan
N/A (Within City Limits)
Fire Department / District
Knoxville Fire Department
- Utilities- Sewer
 Knoxville Utilities Board
 WaterKnoxville Utilities Board
Pellissippi Dutchtown General Partnership
Case History
- September 30, 2025
- Date Filed
 
- November 13, 2025
- To be heard by the Planning Commission
 
- December 9, 2025
- First Legislative Reading
 
- January 6, 2026
- Second Legislative Reading