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Staff outlines Unified Development Ordinance outreach and redline changes
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Summary
Planning staff said revised district purpose statements, updated use definitions and two redline documents are posted on advancednox.org/udo; a public survey is open through next Wednesday and staff will post answers to virtual‑meeting chat questions on the project site.
Kelsey, a planning staff member, told commissioners the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) team has posted updated materials, including revised district purpose statements, a uses/definitions table and two redline documents showing legal and staff edits.
The staff presentation highlighted meetings with technical and community advisory committees, a virtual public meeting recording and slides available on advancednox.org/udo, and a feedback tab that hosts a survey currently open through next Wednesday. Kelsey said staff added a new content tab each month to document the project’s fast pace over the coming months.
Kelsey said staff review chat questions submitted during the virtual meeting, answer them and post responses on the site; commissioners asked about timing of posted answers and requested outstanding items be uploaded.
The UDO update matters because it will reshape permitted uses and purpose statements for multiple district types and feed into Knoxville’s longer comprehensive‑plan update. Staff urged commissioners to review the posted redlines and use the website materials to prepare for future hearings.
The commission did not take action; staff said a fuller briefing on the comprehensive plan is expected next month.
