# Planning R 399 260929 Agenda Review


**Body:** Knoxville Community Media
**Date:** September 29, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Physical Infrastructure


The September 29, 2026, pre-agenda review for the Knoxville-Knox County Planning Commission covered upcoming public input sessions and several subdivision, rezoning, and land-disturbance cases. The principal infrastructure discussion concerned the Carter Ridge/Carter Valley subdivision, proposed for up to 121 lots. County engineering recommended that the developer widen Carter Mill Drive, while commissioners discussed the allocation of costs, legal uncertainty under a new state law, and whether a lower lot count could avoid the improvement. The applicant was expected to defer the item for 30 days; staff also said traffic data had not been successfully collected and further analysis could help inform a development threshold. The county may contribute to the road’s final surface, consistent with past practice. No vote or contract award was reported.

Other cases included a Beaver Creek-area subdivision with sight-distance, access, and stormwater concerns; a hillside disturbance request for a proposed 18-lot subdivision, for which staff described protective approval conditions; and rezoning requests involving rural-area density limits, floodplain constraints, and potential sinkhole risks. Staff recommended denying the requests for three units per acre on Fort Sumpter Road and for rezoning a flood-prone parcel, while supporting a lower-density rezoning on South Gallagher View Road. The meeting also reviewed a proposed city zoning ordinance amendment to reduce the relevant commission’s membership to seven, which still requires City Council adoption. No procurement activity was identified.

**Source:** Knoxville Community Media