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Planning commission approves zoning text updates to align vesting rules with state law
Summary
Commissioners approved edits to city zoning provisions governing vesting, appeal deadlines and building‑permit notice to align local code with recent Tennessee statutory changes and new online permit posting.
The Knoxville Knox County Planning Commission approved amendments to City of Knoxville zoning code provisions intended to align the city’s vested‑rights rules with recent changes in Tennessee law. The changes will affect when vested rights begin, appeal deadlines and public notice of permits.
City attorney Christina McGraw of the City Law Department told commissioners the state law…
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