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A citizen has the right to appeal any decision of the Metropolitan
Planning Commission to the appropriate legislative body, or in certain
cases, the Knox County Board of Zoning Appeals.
This can be a complicated process, and MPC staff should be consulted
for advice. The following information provides a starting point.
When MPC votes to deny an application, that decision is final
unless appealed.
When MPC votes to approve an application for a use-on-review,
concept plan, final subdivision plat, or one-lot subdivision, that decision
is final unless appealed.
When MPC votes to approve other applications, such as rezonings,
the applications are automatically forwarded to the City Council or
County Commission for their consideration and do not need to be appealed.
Who hears the appeal?
- Appeals for rezonings and street name
changes are heard by the Knoxville City Council for properties
in the City and by the Knox County Commission for properties in the county.
- Use-on-review appeals in the city are
heard by the City Council. Use-on-review appeals in the county are
heard by the Knox County Board of Zoning Appeals.
- City street closure appeals are heard
by the City Council. County street closures are not reviewed by MPC,
but are considered by the County Commission.
When must appeals be
filed?
Appeals made to the City Council must be filed no later than
15 days from the date of the action taken by MPC; appeals made to the
County Commission or the County Board of Zoning Appeals must be filed
no later than 30 days.
Wherer do I file the appeal?
Applications for most types of appeals are available at the MPC Office,
Suite 403 City County Building. Applications for use-on-review appeals in the county are available
from the Knox County Codes Administration Office, Suite 547 City County
Building. There is a filing fee.
When will the appeal
be heard?
You will be notified when your appeal will be heard by the City Council
or County Commission—usually about two months after the application
is filed. The Knox County Board of Zoning Appeals will determine your
hearing date at the time of filing. Before an appeal is heard, MPC runs
a public notice in the Knoxville News-Sentinel and prepares an information
packet on the property for the legislative body hearing the appeal.
Property owners are notified by certified mail, and a sign stating the
nature of the appeal and the time and place of the scheduled public
hearing is posted on the property.
Can an application for
appealing a particular decision be filed more than once?
- If an application is
denied by a vote of the Knoxville City Council, Knox County Commission,
or Knox County Board of Zoning Appeals, a property owner must wait
one year from the time of denial to refile the same request. Use-on-review
appeals may be refiled by non-property owners as well as property
owners under the same above conditions.
- If an application for
appealing a particular decision is withdrawn before being heard, it
may not be refiled for one year from the time of the first filing.
Knoxville-Knox County
Metropolitan Planning Commission
Suite 403 City County Building
400 Main Street
Knoxville, TN 37902
phone: (865) 215-2500
fax: (865) 215-2068
e-mail: contact@knoxmpc.org
Knox County Board of
Zoning Appeals
Suite 547 City County Building
400 Main Street
Knoxville, TN 37902
phone: (865) 215-2325
fax: (865) 215-4255
e-mail: code.admin@knoxcounty.org
This is not a legal document.
It does not replace or amend the existing ordinances for planning and
zoning in Knoxville or Knox County.
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