Special Use
12-C-25-SU
To be heard December 11, 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-3, HP, (C)
RN-3 (General Residential Neighborhood), HP (Hillside Protection Overlay), (C) (Previously Approved Plan District)The RN-3 General Residential Neighborhood Zoning District is intended to accommodate medium density residential neighborhoods in the City of Knoxville characterized by one and two-family homes. Townhouse dwellings may be allowed by special use approval to facilitate a more urban development form. 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
Single Family Residential, Agriculture/Forestry/Vacant Land
ProposedChange to a previously approved planned district. Increase the maximum lot area of a Type 1 house lot from 6,999 sq ft to 11,520 sq ft.
Property Information
− +9838 CLINGMANS DOME DR
Northeast side of Clingmans Dome Dr, north of Horizon Dr
Council District 2
Size
11,520 square feet
Planning Sector
Southwest County
Land Use Classification MU-CC (Mixed Use Community Center), HP (Hillside Ridgetop Protection) MU-CC (Mixed Use Community Center), HP (Hillside Ridgetop Protection)
Single Family Residential, Agriculture/Forestry/Vacant Land
Growth Plan
N/A (Within City Limits)
Fire Department / District
Knoxville Fire Department
- Utilities
- Sewer
First Knox Utility District
WaterFirst Knox Utility District
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.
Pinnacle Land Surveying, Inc.
Case History
- October 27, 2025
Date Filed
- December 11, 2025
To be heard by the Planning Commission