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Ordinance Amendments

Consideration of an amendment to the Knox County Code, Appendix A, Zoning, Article 5, Zone Regulations, Sections 5.31 and 5.32, to add multifamily developments, townhouses, and above ground dwellings, and clinics, medical offices, dental offices, and other medical uses of a similar nature in size to the uses allowed in the CA and CB zones.

Consideration of amendments to the Knoxville City Code, Appendix B, Zoning Code, Article 2.3, Definitions; Article 2.4, Rules of Measurement; Article 4.3, Dimensional Standards; Article 4.4, EN District Standards; Article 9.3.J, Principle Use Standards for Two-Family Dwellings; and adding subsection G to Article 10.1, General Development Requirements to add standards for flag lots and lots using shared permanent access easements.

Consideration of an amendment to the Knoxville City Code, Appendix B, Zoning Code, Article 9.2, Table 9-1: Use Matrix to add Residential Care Facilities as a special use in the OP (Office Park) Zoning District.

Consideration of an amendment to the Knoxville City Code, Appendix B, Zoning Code, Article 2.3, Definitions, to amend the definition for Independent Living Facilities to allow evidence to be supplied to the Zoning Administrator showing that no portion of the structure is intended for use as, or actually used as, more than one (1) rental unit, regardless of the number of leases.

Proposed amendments to the Knox County Zoning Code, Article 5, Sections 5.31.02, 5.31.03 pertaining to the CA (General Business) zone, 5.32.02 and 5.32.03 pertaining to the CB (Business and Manufacturing) zone, Section and 5.37.03 pertaining to the CR (Rural Commercial) zone, Section 5.38.03 pertaining to the CN (Neighborhood Commercial zone, and 5.91.03 pertaining to the TC (Town Center) zone, to allow consideration of Drive-Through Facilities within these zones, and Article 4 creating standards for Drive-Through Facilities in Article 4.108.

Consideration of amendments to the Knoxville City Code, Appendix B, Zoning Code, Article 5.4, Table 5-2, Commercial Districts Design Standards, to add design standards to the C-G-1 district.