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City Council · November 11, 2025

Create new use: Single Family - Attached Dwellings

An Ordinance to amend the Knoxville City Code, Appendix B, Zoning Code, Article 2, General Definitions and Measurement Methodologies; Article 4, Residential Neighborhood Districts; Article 9, Uses; Article 10, Site Development Standards; and Article 11, Off-Street Parking, to create a new use, Single Family - Attached Dwellings, Knoxville-Knox County Planning, Applicant. (Planning Commission Approved 13-0) (File No. 7-B-25-OA) (All districts) (Requested by Knoxville-Knox County Planning)

On November 11, 2025, the City of Knoxville, TN City Council adopted “Create new use: Single Family - Attached Dwellings” by a vote of 5–3.

Split Adopted 5-3-1-0

Motion to approve the ordinance

Moved by Seema Singh · seconded by Lauren Rider

The vote as recorded

Abstain · 1

Charles Thomas District 5

No · 3

Lynne Fugate At-Large Seat A Andrew Roberto District 2 Gwen McKenzie District 6

Aye · 5

Debbie Helsley At-Large Seat B Amelia Parker At-Large Seat C Tommy Smith District 1 Seema Singh District 3 Lauren Rider District 4

Public forum

The clerk’s minutes note 4 speakers at the public forum for this meeting.

A sign-up count from the minutes — not a measure of overall public opinion.

Minutes of the 11 November 2025 meeting — page 10

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