Rezoning
4-K-26-RZ
To be heard April 9, 2026Agenda Item No. 36
Recommendations will be available 1 week prior to the meeting.
Request
Property Info
What's next?
Applicant Request
− +Zoning
- Current
EC
EC (Employment Center)This zoning district is intended to encourage development of business parks and other employment centers that will contribute to the future economic well being of the county; to provide standards and procedures that will minimize any conflicts or adverse impacts of these developments with other properties, public roads or facilities; to provide a zoning district for use in areas meeting the locational standards for industrial parks and technology based development contained in the Knoxville-Knox County General Plan; and to provide a zoning district for business and technology park development that requires site plan review and complies with the requirements of the Farragut-Knoxville-Knox County Growth Policy Plan.
RequestedLI
LI (Light Industrial)The intent of this zone is to provide areas in which the principal use of land is for processing, storage, packaging, wholesaling, distribution, light manufacturing, and restricted retailing. In order to achieve compatibility in transition of property in the same or neighboring zones, performance standards are applied at lot lines. Landscaping and buffering requirements are intended to augment the transition of this zone with neighboring residential areas.
Property Information
− +8822 VALGRO RD
Southeast side of Valgro Rd, south of Dry Hollow Rd, east of Chapman Hwy
Commission District 9
Size
5.81 acres
Place Type Designation
RL (Rural Living), BP (Business Park), HP (Hillside Ridgetop Protection)
Agriculture/Forestry/Vacant Land
Growth Plan
Planned Growth Area
Fire Department / District
Seymour Volunteer Fire Department
- Utilities
- Sewer
Knox-Chapman Utility District
WaterKnox-Chapman Utility District
Eric White
Case History
- February 20, 2026
Date Filed
- April 9, 2026
To be heard by the Planning Commission
- May 11, 2026
First Legislative Reading