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Knoxville council approves zoning package with RN1/RN2 pulled for further review after heated debate
Summary
After hours of public testimony and council debate over whether single-family attached dwellings should be allowed in low-density neighborhoods, council voted to approve an amended zoning change but removed RN1 and RN2 from that approval and sent those portions back to planning for further review.
Knoxville City Council approved most of a proposed zoning amendment to create a new use category, "single-family attached dwellings," but voted to remove RN1 and RN2 references and refer those components to the planning department for additional study. The ordinance, as amended, proceeds for districts outside RN1 and RN2 after a night of robust public comment and multiple council amendments.
The proposal would amend the city zoning code (appendix B) across several articles to allow single-family attached housing — units that share a party wall but can be individually owned — in more residential districts. Supporters, including neighborhood residents Sarah Dugger, Suzanne Stevens and Drew Harper of Yes, Knoxville, told council the change…
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