The UDO Draft Zoning Map and draft Dimensional Standards are out for review this week. Lots to do by Sunday, April 5th. KCPA cannot stress HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO ENGAGE NOW. This week are the details that really matter for how the county will develop and look for the...
Tonight KCPA hosted a Zoom call for an Open Forum about the Knox County UDO, Module A. Thank you for the attendees and advocates who participated. The main page from the county for this process is https://advanceknox.org/udo/feedback which has a link to the county's...
Cumberland Regional Tomorrow posted with insight about land use decisions in Middle Tennessee https://www.yourcrt.com/post/connecting-communities-through-regional-transportation-mobility-smart-infrastructure-and-the-work "Land use decisions—made locally—shape whether...
2026 needs to be the year we top chasing growth for growth's sake. It's a failed policy. Sprawl expansion doesn't benefit the residents of Knox County. We should want our places to get better, not just bigger. Does development we approve make our county more...
Cumberland Region Tomorrow recently held a panel discussion about housing affordability. The write-up linked here is a concise overview of some of the causes, results, and potential solutions. A Market Turning Red: What Today's Housing Pressures Mean - and What We Can...
The Knox Community Planning Alliance (KCPA), a volunteer-organized coalition of involved citizens and community groups advocating for improved and effective planning for future development and growth, is excited to endorse these candidates in the upcoming 2025...
Public input meetings for Knox County's new development ordinances will be Sept 23 and Sept 25th. THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE. After these meetings, the next engagement will be in May, when the draft is available. If you want to help shape what will be in that...
Below is the Knox Community Planning Alliance (KCPA) Policy Statement for the new Knox County Unified Development Ordinance. Knox County has kicked off the next phase of Advance Knox - the creation of a “UDO” or Unified Development Ordinance. The new UDO will combine...
Engage Agenda Review Meeting - Tues, Mar 11th, 11:30AM, Small Assembly Room. Not broadcast. Current Agenda and Cases Submit comments - due no later than 3PM Wed, Mar 12th View Submitted Comments Request to speak - due 9AM Thurs Mar 13th Planning Commission Meeting...
A bill in the Tennessee state legislature seeks to micro-manage subdivision design at the state level and take it away from local bodies. HB652 SB785 prohibits local governments or planning commissions from requiring more than one means of ingress and egress into a...