It was another long meeting for Knoxville City Council on July 30. The agenda included a second-reading vote on Recode Knoxville, the complete rewrite of the city’s zoning regulations. Recode …
Regulating neighborhood groups prep for Recode?
Looking down the road, assuming Knoxville’s Recode is in place, it would seem to be inevitable that neighborhood groups will sometimes be at odds with the planning commission, the city, …
Recode: Poised at the finish line? Or a forced finish?
Knoxville City Council will take up Recode today (7/30). It’s apparent that Mayor Rogero will push for adoption on second reading of the 425-page text, and a first reading vote …
Rating the Class of ’17
Five newbies joined the Knoxville City Council two years ago, replacing term-limited incumbents. Let’s score them, based on Tuesday’s vote on Recode Knoxville.
Gwen McKenzie (District 6: East Knox) – Solid …
Recode Knoxville passes 7-2 on first reading
Update: Knoxville City Council voted 7-2 to adopt Recode Knoxville on first reading. The July 16 meeting again went past midnight with much discussion and amendments adopted by the council. …
Recode vote imminent: It’s time to call your council member
Knoxville City Council could vote next Tuesday (July 16) on Recode Knoxville. Residents cannot sit on the sidelines. Speak up. Council answers to you. No rezoning until it’s right. Here …
Recode Workshop 4: planned development and public input
Planned development is one of the many issues that deserves additional city council attention. Under Recode Knoxville, it is being reworked from three separate “zoning districts” into a “process,” administered …
The Midis touch: Newcomer runs for city council
Betty Bean has been getting me into trouble for years. And while I’m getting smarter, she’s getting more devious. So, a couple of weeks ago when Bean wrote an ode …