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Knoxville BZA approves parking variance allowing restaurant conversion with no on‑site spaces
Summary
The City of Knoxville Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance reducing required off‑street parking from 15 spaces to zero for a property converting to an eating and drinking establishment, citing existing conditions and reliance on adjacent shopping‑center parking.
The City of Knoxville Board of Zoning Appeals voted to approve a parking variance for a change of use from an arena facility to an eating and drinking establishment, allowing the tenant to proceed without any on‑site parking.
Staff told the board that the subject property has no existing parking and that all parking for the site is located on adjacent shopping‑center parcels. A staff summary said the previous tenant had been an indoor arena facility and that a change of use required recalculation of parking requirements.
A board member moved to approve BZA260002 "as requested due to existing conditions," and the motion was seconded. The board voted in favor and the variance was granted.
The applicant and staff said the property uses a nonexclusive agreement to access adjacent parking and that the owner pays a monthly fee for use of spaces. Board discussion focused on whether accessible parking requirements were met and the adequacy of shared‑parking arrangements.
The decision allows the tenant to proceed under the reduced parking standard. Any appeal of a BZA decision must be filed with the city's plans review/building inspections department within 15 days of the decision, as noted by the chair.
