PROJECT OVERVIEW: Knox County, an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, seeks to retain the services of an experienced, qualified professional consultant firm to perform an in-depth analysis of existing Knox County ordinances and regulations relating to and affecting the development in Knox County. The awarded consultant will develop the County’s first Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). The purpose of this project is to develop, draft, and adopt a new UDO combining the zoning ordinance and land development regulations into a cohesive, singular resource. The result will be a Unified Development Ordinance and Zoning Map for the unincorporated areas of Knox County. PROJECT BACKGROUND: The analysis and update of these ordinances and manuals is the logical next step to the recent comprehensive land use and transportation plan completed by Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs, Knoxville-Knox County Planning and Knox County Engineering and Public Works. The project team working on Adva
If the Knox County Commission votes against a final version of the Comprehensive Land Use and Transportation Plan, then leaders may need to restart work on it.