Rezoning
4-D-26-RZ
To be heard April 9, 2026Agenda Item No. 32
Recommendations will be available 1 week prior to the meeting.
Request
Property Info
What's next?
Applicant Request
− +Zoning
- Current
RA, TO
RA (Low Density Residential), TO (Technology Overlay)This residential zone provides for residential areas with low population densities. These areas are intended to be defined and protected from encroachment of uses not performing a function necessary to the residential environment.
The TO, Technology Overlay Zone, is established to provide for physical development review in the Tennessee Technology Corridor area of the county by the Tennessee Technology Corridor Development Authority (TTCDA). Within the TO, Technology Overlay Zone, no base zoning may be changed, no variance from the provision of the zoning ordinance may be granted and no building or grading permit may be issued prior to the issuance of a certificate of appropriateness by the TTCDA except for a residential or agricultural use or any use within the Town of Farragut or City of Knoxville defined by the jurisdictional boundaries at the time of enactment of Private Chapter No. 148, Senate Bill No. 1230 of the Private Acts of 1983, hereafter referred to as the Act unless otherwise set forth below.
RequestedPR, TO
PR (Planned Residential), TO (Technology Overlay)The regulations established in this zone are intended to provide optional methods of land development which encourage more imaginative solutions to environmental design problems. Residential areas thus established would be characterized by a unified building and site development program, open space for recreation and provision for commercial, religious, educational, and cultural facilities which are integrated with the total project by unified architectural and open space treatment.
The TO, Technology Overlay Zone, is established to provide for physical development review in the Tennessee Technology Corridor area of the county by the Tennessee Technology Corridor Development Authority (TTCDA). Within the TO, Technology Overlay Zone, no base zoning may be changed, no variance from the provision of the zoning ordinance may be granted and no building or grading permit may be issued prior to the issuance of a certificate of appropriateness by the TTCDA except for a residential or agricultural use or any use within the Town of Farragut or City of Knoxville defined by the jurisdictional boundaries at the time of enactment of Private Chapter No. 148, Senate Bill No. 1230 of the Private Acts of 1983, hereafter referred to as the Act unless otherwise set forth below.
Land Use
- Current
Single Family Residential
Proposed Densityup to 6 du/ac
Property Information
− +3230 GEORGE LIGHT RD
East side of George Light Rd, east of Pellissippi Pkwy
Commission District 6
Size
1.54 acres
Place Type Designation
SR (Suburban Residential), HP (Hillside Ridgetop Protection)
Single Family Residential
Growth Plan
Planned Growth Area
Fire Department / District
Karns Fire Department
- Utilities
- Sewer
West Knox Utility District
WaterWest Knox Utility District
Neal W Parkman
Case History
- February 4, 2026
Date Filed
- April 9, 2026
To be heard by the Planning Commission
- May 11, 2026
First Legislative Reading