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Zoning meeting — March 16, 2026

On March 16, 2026, the Knox County, TN Board of Commissioners recorded 12 published decisions. Each links to its place in the official minutes.

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The Knox County Board of Commissioners met to consider zoning requests. They approved several rezoning applications, including changes for properties on Lovell Road, Ball Camp School Road, Buttermilk Road, and Strawberry Plains Pike. One rezoning request for Ball Camp School Road was approved with specific conditions regarding road paving and hillside disturbance. A proposed amendment to the Comprehensive Plan was denied. One item, a rezoning request for Asheville Highway, was deferred to a later meeting.

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Everything taken up, in order

Amend agenda to defer Mesana Investments rezoning to April meeting

Amendment to the agenda to defer Item #8 - Request of Mesana Investments, LLC for rezoning from CA General Business to PR Planned Residential up to 5 dwelling units per acre, property located at 7920 and 8014 Asheville Highway, parcel ID 062 164, 165 (partial), (8th Commission District) (Planning Commission's file number: 2-E-26-RZ) to the April 2026 meeting

Unanimous Adopted 11-0-0-0

Motion to amend agenda to defer Item #8 to April 2026 meeting

Moved by Terry Hill · seconded by Larsen Jay

Gina Oster — Aye Rhonda Lee — Aye Larsen Jay — Aye Kim Frazier — Aye Courtney Durrett — Aye Terry Hill — Aye Damon Rawls — Aye Shane Jackson — Aye Angela Russell — Aye Adam Thompson — Aye Andy Fox — Aye
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Approve February 17, 2026 meeting minutes with amendment

Consideration of approval of minutes from the previous meeting held on February 17, 2026

Unanimous Adopted 11-0-0-0

Motion to approve the minutes from the previous meeting held on February 17, 2026 with amendment adding language to Resolution RZ-26-2-106

Moved by Larsen Jay · seconded by Terry Hill

Gina Oster — Aye Rhonda Lee — Aye Larsen Jay — Aye Kim Frazier — Aye Courtney Durrett — Aye Terry Hill — Aye Damon Rawls — Aye Shane Jackson — Aye Angela Russell — Aye Adam Thompson — Aye Andy Fox — Aye
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RZ-26-3-101 · item history →

Rezone Lovell Road property from CN(k)/TO to PC/TO

Consideration of the request of the SH Build Group Team for rezoning from CN(k) Neighborhood Commercial with conditions and TO Technology Overlay to PC Planned Commercial and TO Technology Overlay was before the Board of Commissioners. Property located at 0 Lovell Road, Parcel ID 118 01203. (3rd Commission District) (Planning Commission's file number: 12-G-25-RZ)

Unanimous Adopted 11-0-0-0

Motion to approve Resolution RZ-26-3-101 with condition: Include a Type C landscape buffer on the west side of the property

Moved by Gina Oster · seconded by Shane Jackson

Gina Oster — Aye Rhonda Lee — Aye Larsen Jay — Aye Kim Frazier — Aye Courtney Durrett — Aye Terry Hill — Aye Damon Rawls — Aye Shane Jackson — Aye Angela Russell — Aye Adam Thompson — Aye Andy Fox — Aye
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RZ-26-3-102 · item history →

Rezone Lovell Road property from CB to OB

Consideration of the request of ECG Acquisitions, LLC for rezoning from CB Business and Manufacturing to OB Office, Medical and Related Services was before the Board of Commissioners. Property located at 608 Lovell Road, Parcel ID 131 06504 (partial). (3rd Commission District) (Planning Commission's file number: 2-H-26-RZ)

Unanimous Adopted 11-0-0-0

Motion to approve Resolution RZ-26-3-102 as per Planning Commission's recommendation

Moved by Gina Oster · seconded by Terry Hill

Gina Oster — Aye Rhonda Lee — Aye Larsen Jay — Aye Kim Frazier — Aye Courtney Durrett — Aye Terry Hill — Aye Damon Rawls — Aye Shane Jackson — Aye Angela Russell — Aye Adam Thompson — Aye Andy Fox — Aye
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RZ-26-3-103 · item history →

Rezone Ball Camp School Road property to higher density residential

Consideration of the request of Kevin Griffin/Clean Slate Realty LLC for rezoning from PR Planned Residential up to 2.5 dwelling units per acre to PR Planned Residential up to 5 dwelling units per acre was before the Board of Commissioners. Property located at 9717 Ball Camp School Road, Parcel ID 104 026. (6th Commission District) (Planning Commission's file number: 1-D-26-RZ)

Split Adopted 6-5-0-0

Motion to approve Resolution RZ-26-3-103 for rezoning to PR up to 4 dwelling units per acre with conditions: (1) paving and striping of Ball Camp School Road from subdivision entrance to Middlebrook Pike; and (2) disturbing no more than 2.5 acres within hillside protection area for slope analysis, designated as common area

Moved by Terry Hill · seconded by Larsen Jay

Gina Oster — Aye Rhonda Lee — No Larsen Jay — Aye Kim Frazier — No Courtney Durrett — Aye Terry Hill — Aye Damon Rawls — Aye Shane Jackson — Aye Angela Russell — No Adam Thompson — No Andy Fox — No
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RZ-26-3-104 · item history →

Rezone Buttermilk Road properties to PR up to 2 dwelling units per acre

Consideration of the request of Ball Homes, LLC for rezoning from RA Low Density Residential and PR(k) Planned Residential with conditions up to 2 dwelling units per acre to PR Panned Residential up to 2 dwellings units per acre was before the Board of Commissioners. Property located at 12412 and 12434 Buttermilk Road, Parcel ID 129 103 (partial); 129 096. (6th Commission District 6) (Planning Commission's file number: 2-B-26-RZ)

Unanimous Adopted 11-0-0-0

Motion to approve Resolution RZ-26-3-104 subject to 1 condition as per Planning Commission's recommendation

Moved by Terry Hill · seconded by Courtney Durrett

Gina Oster — Aye Rhonda Lee — Aye Larsen Jay — Aye Kim Frazier — Aye Courtney Durrett — Aye Terry Hill — Aye Damon Rawls — Aye Shane Jackson — Aye Angela Russell — Aye Adam Thompson — Aye Andy Fox — Aye
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Comprehensive plan amendment for Bakertown Road property to mixed residential

Consideration of the request of James Defenderfer for a Knox County Comprehensive Plan Amendment from SR Suburban Residential to SMR Suburban Mixed Residential was before the Board of Commissioners. Property located at 3320 Bakertown Road, Parcel ID 091 148. (6th Commission District) (Planning Commission's file number: 2-B-26-PA)

Unanimous Adopted 11-0-0-0

Motion to deny the request of James Defenderfer for a Knox County Comprehensive Plan Amendment from SR Suburban Residential to SMR Suburban Mixed Residential

Moved by Terry Hill · seconded by Kim Frazier

Gina Oster — Aye Rhonda Lee — Aye Larsen Jay — Aye Kim Frazier — Aye Courtney Durrett — Aye Terry Hill — Aye Damon Rawls — Aye Shane Jackson — Aye Angela Russell — Aye Adam Thompson — Aye Andy Fox — Aye
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Rezone Bakertown Road property from Agricultural to Neighborhood Commercial

Consideration of the request of James Defenderfer for rezoning from A Agricultural to CN Neighborhood Commercial was before the Board of Commissioners. Property located at 3320 Bakertown Road, Parcel ID 091 148. (6th Commission District) (Planning Commission's file number: 2-M-26-RZ)

No published motion on this item.

Rezone Byington Beaver Ridge Road property to higher density residential

Consideration of the request of Clouds Rest Development, LLC for rezoning from PR(k) Planned Residential with conditions up to 4 dwelling units per acre to PR Planned Residential up to 4.3 dwelling units per acre was before the Board of Commissioners. Property located at 2713 Byington Beaver Ridge Road, Parcel ID 090 116. (6th Commission District) (Planning Commission's file number: 2-F-26-RZ)

Unanimous Adopted 11-0-0-0

Motion to deny the request of Clouds Rest Development, LLC for rezoning from PR(k) Planned Residential with conditions up to 4 dwelling units per acre to PR Planned Residential up to 4.3 dwelling units per acre

Moved by Terry Hill · seconded by Angela Russell

Gina Oster — Aye Rhonda Lee — Aye Larsen Jay — Aye Kim Frazier — Aye Courtney Durrett — Aye Terry Hill — Aye Damon Rawls — Aye Shane Jackson — Aye Angela Russell — Aye Adam Thompson — Aye Andy Fox — Aye
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Rezone Asheville Highway properties to planned residential

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. Property located at 7920 and 8014 Asheville Highway, Parcel ID 062 164, 165 (partial). (8th Commission District) (Planning Commission's file number: 2-E-26-RZ)

Deferred Deferred 11-0-0-0

This item was deferred to the April 2026 meeting (see Amendments to the Agenda)

Moved by Terry Hill · seconded by Larsen Jay

Gina Oster — Aye Rhonda Lee — Aye Larsen Jay — Aye Kim Frazier — Aye Courtney Durrett — Aye Terry Hill — Aye Damon Rawls — Aye Shane Jackson — Aye Angela Russell — Aye Adam Thompson — Aye Andy Fox — Aye
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RZ-26-3-105 · item history →

Rezone Strawberry Plains Pike property from Agricultural to General Business

Consideration of the request of Kelly Graham for rezoning from A Agricultural to CA General Business was before the Board of Commissioners. Property located at 7602 Strawberry Plains Pike, Parcel ID 073 040. (8th Commission District) (Panning Commission's file number: 2-K-26-RZ)

Unanimous Adopted 11-0-0-0

Motion to approve Resolution RZ-26-3-105 as per Planning Commission's recommendation

Moved by Adam Thompson · seconded by Larsen Jay

Gina Oster — Aye Rhonda Lee — Aye Larsen Jay — Aye Kim Frazier — Aye Courtney Durrett — Aye Terry Hill — Aye Damon Rawls — Aye Shane Jackson — Aye Angela Russell — Aye Adam Thompson — Aye Andy Fox — Aye
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Rezone Hendron Chapel Road property from Agricultural to General Business

Consideration of the request of Trent Collins for rezoning from A Agricultural to CA General Business was before the Board of Commissioners. Property located at 115 West Hendron Chapel Road, Parcel ID 138 049 (partial). (9th Commission District) (Planning Commission's file number: 2-I-26-RZ)

Split Adopted 10-1-0-0

Motion to defer to the April 2026 meeting the request of Trent Collins for rezoning from A Agricultural to CA General Business

Moved by Andy Fox · seconded by Rhonda Lee

Gina Oster — Aye Rhonda Lee — Aye Larsen Jay — No Kim Frazier — Aye Courtney Durrett — Aye Terry Hill — Aye Damon Rawls — Aye Shane Jackson — Aye Angela Russell — Aye Adam Thompson — Aye Andy Fox — Aye
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