Disposition Summary

Deny the proposed amendments to the City of Knoxville Zoning Code, Article 4.6 because they create contradictions and inconsistencies with existing definitions and other sections of the zoning code, and because they are not aligned with the established intent of the Middle Housing standards.

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Staff Recommendation

Staff recommends tabling of 8-A-23-OA, as requested by the applicant.

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The atached amendment (Exhibit A) to the City of Knoxville Zoning Code, Ar??cles 2 and 4 were proposed
by Mr. R. Bentley Marlow in August 2023. At the August 10, 2023 meeting, the Planning Commission
recommended zoning code amendments to enable middle housing in the City follow the process of
implementation as defined in the September 2022 Missing Middle Housing (MMH) scan and the Missing
Middle Housing book, and the applicant appealed the recommendation to the Knoxville City Council. At
its September 5, 2023 meeting, City Council referred the ordinance back to the Planning Commission for
further for review and consideration. The applicant submitted a series of modifications to the City of
Knoxville's proposed Middle Housing Standards (10-B-23-OA) (Exhibit B). The applicant has requested to
table the proposed amendment.