Update on City Council Consideration
Since City Council rules require action on an agenda item within 120 days, no action can be taken on the H-1 expansion and revised design guidelines at Council's May 22nd meeting.
Further consideration of the H-1 expansion or revised design guidelines will require a new proposal and recommendations from HZC and the Planning Commission before City Council would hear the item again.
Demolition Permit Moratorium
By operation of the zoning code, the property within the proposed expansion is currently subject to a 180-day moratorium on the issuance of demolition permits. By Ordinance O-236-2017, the Knoxville City Council voted to enact an additional 150-day moratorium on the issuance of demolition permits within the proposed overlay expansion area; this moratorium extends the prohibition on the issuance of demolition permits in the proposed expansion area until July 1, 2018.
By the Numbers
Number of Parcels
- Expansion522
- Existing H1189
Buildings (expansion)
- Contributing340
- Non-Contr.110
Land Use (expansion)
- Residential437
- Non-residential13
- Vacant lots61
- Park space11
District Maps
Proposed District Boundaries
Housing Style
Contributing and Non-contributing Structures
Proposed District Boundaries
The existing Edgewood/Park City H-1 is shown in pink and the proposed expansion area is show in orange. Toggle the legend at the top, right hand corner of the map to learn more.
Housing Style
Each dot on the map shows the location of a residential building and the color represents the housing style. Toggle the legend at the top, right hand corner of the map to learn more.
Contributing and Non-contributing Structures
Each structure in the expansion area has been identified for its contribution to the historic character of the proposed district expansion. Toggle the legend at the top, right hand corner of the map to learn more.
Demographic and Housing Trends
Total Population
Race Demographics
Home Ownership and Vacancy
Population
The combined population of the existing H-1 area and the proposed H-1 expansion area held steady from 1990-2010 at around 2100 people. Population fell by 376 people over the next decade.
Demographics
Since 1990, the racial makeup of the Edgewood-Park City community has seen only modest fluctuations, both within the existing H-1 area and the proposed expansion area.
Housing
The rate of homeownership within the existing H-1 area rose slightly between 1990-2010, increasing from 38% to 44%. In 2010, homeownership rates were similar for the existing H-1 and proposed expansion areas.
Since 1990, housing vacancy rates have climbed in both the existing and proposed H-1 areas. In 2010, one in five housing units were vacant in the existing H-1 area. One in four housing units were vacant in the proposed H-1 expansion area. Both rising vacancy and declining household size contributed to population declines in the neighborhood from 2000 to 2010.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Population and Housing, 1990, 2000, 2010