Recommended for approval
by the Planning Commission
approve
See case notes below
Ordinance Amendment
4-B-07-OA
Recommended for approval
See case notes below
Purpose
Case Notes
What's next?
Purpose
− +Amend the City of Knoxville Zoning Ordinance, Article 4, Section 2, Part G (off street parking in the R-1 district), Article 4, Section 2a, Part G (off street parking in the R-1A district) and Article 4, Section 2b, Part F (off-street parking in the R-1E district) and associated sections to provide requirements for paving, parking and driveways in front and street side yards.
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Case Notes
− +Staff Recommendation
approvalCity Council recently passed a resolution, requesting the Metropolitan {Planning Commission to examine issues and solutions to problems related to front yard parking. Staff has looked at several types of neighborhoods (for example, early 20th century, post-WWII), talked to some neighborhood associations, and examined existing code provisions regarding the issues, which include excessive front yard paving, aesthetic concerns where lawns have been turned into parking areas, and impediments to the use of alleys as means of parking access in older neighborhoods (see the attached report for more detailed information).
This amendment has been created to address the first recommendation of the report to limit the amount of pavement in the front yard for parking in the low density residential districts.
Disposition Summary
approveWhat's next?
− +After the Planning Commission
This Ordinance Amendment case in the was recommended for approval. The appeal deadline - May 25, 2007 has passed.
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