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Knox County approves several rezoning requests; one item deferred

Knox County Board of Zoning Appeals/Commission (zoning meeting) · February 18, 2026
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Summary

The Knox County commission approved multiple rezoning requests on Sept. 17 — including downzoning for preservation and approvals for low-density residential and planned residential projects — and deferred a commercial rezoning after the applicant failed to appear.

Knox County commissioners on Sept. 17 approved a series of rezoning requests spanning rural-preservation, low-density residential and planned-residential designations and deferred one commercial item when the applicant was absent.

Small-scale and preservation-oriented requests moved quickly. The commission approved George Ewart’s request to rezone a parcel on Riverside Drive from RB general residential to RP rural preservation; Ewart told the board he sought the…

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