Board of Commissioners · Development & land use

Case 2-E-26-RZ

Approved — Approved as voted.

The request, as filed

Request: Consideration of the request of Mesana Investments, LLC for rezoning from CA General Business to PR Planned Residential up to 5 dwelling units per acre was before the Board of Commissioners.
Applicant, as named: Mesana Investments, LLC
Zone change: CA General Business → PR Planned Residential (up to 5 dwelling units per acre)
Location, as printed in the minutes: · District 8
Case type: Rezoning

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

CA — General Business Zone: “This zone is for general retail business and services but not for manufacturing or for processing materials other than farm products, except that portable sawmills are allowed.” — §5.31.01, The Zoning Ordinance of Knox County, Tennessee (as amended through 2023-08-28)
PR — Planned Residential Zone: “The regulations established in this zone are intended to provide optional methods of land development which encourage more imaginative solutions to environmental design problems. Residential areas thus established would be characterized by a unified building and site development program, open space for recreation and provision for commercial, religious, educational, and cultural facilities which are integrated with the total project by unified architectural and open space treatment.” — §5.13.01, 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.

Mar 16, 2026 — Adopted 11-0-0-0 · moved by Terry Hill, seconded by Larsen Jay

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Mar 16, 2026 — Deferred 11-0-0-0 · moved by Terry Hill, seconded by Larsen Jay

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Apr 20, 2026 — Adopted 11-0-0-0 · moved by Adam Thompson, seconded by Courtney Durrett

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May 11, 2026 — Heard — no vote on the published record for this appearance.

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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.