Knoxville-Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission

Joint City/County Task Force on Ridge, Slope and Hillside
Development and Protection

Task Force Notebook

Introduction

Members
Meeting Minutes
- June 11, 2008
Resolutions
Survey Results
Definitions
- Concepts of Slope: Definintions related to percent, degree, and grade of slope
- Steep Slope Definitions for Various Cities and Counties

Existing Codes

Other Plans/Studies

Preferred Directions: Sevier County and Municipalities Hillsides and Ridges Study
City of Fayetteville, Arkansas: Hillside Overlay District—Best Management Practices Manual

Example Codes

City of Asheville, North Carolina: Steep Slope and Ridgetop Development
(Adopted July 10, 2007, replacing the Hillside Area Development ordinance below.)
City of Asheville, North Carolina: Hillside Area Development
City of Brentwood, Tennessee: Hillside Protection Overlay District
DRAFT Conservation Subdivision Ordinance for Residential Zone
Fulton County, Georgia: Conservation Subdivision Ordinance

For more information, please contact Liz Albertson: 215-2500
This project is funded under an agreement with the
USDA Forest Service and the Tennessee Department of Agriculture.