The Recode Knoxville Stakeholder Advisory Committee will reconvene to work through points of clarification requested by City Council. The group last met in January and will meet again for the first time since the adoption of the updated zoning code on September 25, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. in the Small Assembly Room of the City County Building. The committee will continue to meet on a regular basis for two years following the codification of the ordinance. Meetings will be held as needed to maintain a strong channel of communication between those on the committee serving as community representatives, Planning and City staff, and City Council.

For more information about the group, upcoming meetings, and a list of current and past members, visit the Stakeholder Advisory Committee page.

Recode Knoxville – both the text and the map – passed on second reading at City Council’s August 13 meeting. The Stakeholder Advisory Committee will reconvene this fall to work on points of clarification requested by Council for later consideration. The ordinance will go into effect on January 1, 2020.

After making an amendment to the text of Recode, Knoxville City Council once again voted to pass the ordinance on first reading at their July 30 meeting. In addition to approving the ordinance, they also voted to approve the accompanying zoning map on first reading. Both the ordinance and map are on the agenda for a second reading at the August 13 meeting.

The comprehensive update to Knoxville’s zoning ordinance was approved by City Council on first reading at their regularly scheduled meeting on July 16, 2019. Council made their way through a list of proposed changes that originated from previous meetings held in May. All changes can be viewed in the updated text of Draft 5. Council will meet again on July 30, at which time a second vote will be held.

Knoxville City Council will consider Recode Knoxville at its regularly scheduled meeting on July 16. In addition to the ordinance update, Council will also consider a list of proposed zoning map revisions. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. in the Main Assembly Room of the City County Building.

Map Revision Proposals_2019-07-08.

Though the names of zones have changed through Recode Knoxville, the uses of those zones have largely stayed the same. Charts are now available that illustrate the changes made to each type of zone.

To keep up with questions and requested changes at City Council’s May 14 meeting, staff has documented all discussed items and compiled a list of revisions to be made. See the latest documents here.

Knoxville City Council will hold a special-called meeting on Tuesday, May 14, at 3 pm in the Main Assembly Room of the City County Building to consider Recode. The following document outlines the proposed order for consideration at that meeting.

Proposed Order Revised – Recode – May 14

Review the summary of revisions from draft 4 to 5 of the Updated City of Knoxville Zoning Code.