Board of Commissioners · Development & land use
Case 1-B-26-RZ
Approved — Approved as voted.
The request, as filed
- Request
- Request of George Ewart for rezoning from RB (General Residential) to RP (Rural Preservation).
- Applicant, as named
- George Ewart
- Zone change
- RB (General Residential) → RP (Rural Preservation)
- Location, as printed in the minutes
- 0 Riverside Drive · Parcel ID 095 00203 · District 1
- Case type
- Rezoning
What these zones are, in the county’s own words
- RB — General Residential Zone
- “This residential zone provides for medium population density. The principal uses of land may range from houses to multi-dwelling structures or developments. Certain uses which are more compatible functionally with intensive residential uses than with commercial uses are permitted.” — §5.12.01, The Zoning Ordinance of Knox County, Tennessee (as amended through 2023-08-28)
- RP — Rural Preservation Zone
- “The rural preservation zone is provided to help insure the continued production of agricultural commodities by encouraging preservation of productive agricultural lands and the open space, wildlife habitat, and scenic corridor value that productive agricultural lands provide.” — §5.23.01, The Zoning Ordinance of Knox County, Tennessee (as amended through 2023-08-28)
Quoted verbatim from the ordinance’s “general description” of each zone — what a zone permits in full is defined by the complete ordinance text at the link.
On the record
Every published meeting that took this case up, oldest first.
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Feb 17, 2026 — Adopted 11-0-0-0 · moved by Damon Rawls, seconded by Courtney Durrett