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Knoxville BZA approves reduced car parking and halves bike‑rack requirement for Oklahoma Avenue reception venue
Summary
The Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance allowing a reception facility on Oklahoma Avenue to reduce required off‑street parking from 76 to 58 spaces and to cut the bicycle‑parking requirement from eight spots to four after the applicant said the business has operated five years without needing the full calculated parking.
The City of Knoxville Board of Zoning Appeals on April 22 approved a pair of variances for a reception facility on Oklahoma Avenue that reduce the required off‑street parking and the bicycle‑parking requirement.
Applicant Daniel Shue told the board the venue has operated for five years and said "we don't have the need for it. There's plenty of on‑street parking around there. And quite honestly, a lot of people arrive to…
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