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Neighbors’ safety, notice concerns send Keck Road rezoning back to planning
Summary
Council remanded a rezoning request for property on Keck Road to planning for further review after multiple residents and planning staff raised safety, notice and sewer‑access concerns.
The Knoxville City Council voted to send a proposed rezoning for property on Keck Road back to the planning staff for further analysis and recommendations after several neighbors testified against the change and staff raised safety concerns.
The request sought to change the zoning of roughly 1.38 acres on Keck Road from agricultural to RN‑1 (residential) to allow the applicant to subdivide the parcel. Neighbors and planning staff said the parcel’s access and surrounding conditions warrant closer study before council approves any change to intensify residential development.
Why the council sent the item back Members of the nearby neighborhood told council…
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