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Board of Commissioners · Development & land use

Case 12-J-25-RZ

Approved — Approved as voted.

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Approximate location of the printed address — not a parcel boundary. Position confirmed by human review. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

The request, as filed

Request
Request of Abdulrahman Qasem for rezoning from A (Agricultural) to RA (Low Density Residential).
Applicant, as named
Abdulrahman Qasem
Zone change
A (Agricultural) → RA (Low Density Residential)
Location, as printed in the minutes
1402 Andes Road · Parcel ID 105 100 · District 3
Case type
Rezoning

What these zones are, in the county’s own words

A — Agricultural Zone
“This zone provides for a wide range of agricultural and related uses as well as residential uses with low population densities and other compatible uses which generally require large areas or open spaces.” — §5.22.01, The Zoning Ordinance of Knox County, Tennessee (as amended through 2023-08-28)
RA — Low Density Residential Zone
“This residential zone provides for residential areas with low population densities. These areas are intended to be defined and protected from encroachment of uses not performing a function necessary to the residential environment.” — §5.11.01, 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.

  1. Feb 17, 2026 — Adopted 11-0-0-0 · moved by Gina Oster, seconded by Adam Thompson

    Source minutes (PDF) →

How this case is recorded. Every field above is copied verbatim from the official minutes — the request, the applicant, and the location are the filing’s own words. The location is reproduced as printed text only; it is not a verified map position. The status restates the latest published vote and predicts nothing.