The City of Knoxville's zoning ordinance regulates the location, height, bulk, number of stories, percentage of lot coverage, setbacks, open spaces and use of buildings, structures and land within the city limits.
Article 1. Title, Purpose, & Applicability
Article 2. General Definitions & Measurement Methodologies
Article 3. Zoning Districts & Zoning Map
Article 4. Residential Neighborhood Districts
Article 5. Commercial & Office Districts
Article 6. Industrial Districts
Article 7. Form-Based Code Districts
Article 8. Special Purpose & Overlay Districts
Article 9. Uses
Article 10. Site Development Standards
Article 11. Off-Street Parking
Article 12. Landscape
Article 13. Signs
Article 14. Code Administrators
Article 15. Application Process
Article 16. Zoning Applications
Article 17. Nonconformities
Article 18. Enforcement
What is my property zoned?
To find out what a property is zoned visit
KGIS Maps and enter in an address. Click the Maps tab in top left of the KGIS webpage. Then click the drop-down icon beside Planning and Zoning Maps. Select the Zoning layer.
Form Based Code Districts
Form Districts are intended to foster a series of mixed use, pedestrian-friendly districts for specific areas of the City. The City of Knoxville has two Form Districts which are the
Cumberland Avenue Zoning District and the
South Waterfront Zoning District.
Zoning and Certification Permits
A zoning permit is used anytime a project or request requires review and approval based on the Zoning Ordinance, the project is exempted from the requirement for a building permit.
Some examples of zoning and certification projects include:
1. Establishing a business in your residential dwelling (home occupancy),
2. Obtaining approval for a temporary use,
Opens in new window
PDF Download
Word Download
Excel Download
PowerPoint Download
Document Download