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Knoxville, Tennessee Municipal Code
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Knoxville TN ordinances
2106 published ordinances from the Code of Ordinances, City of Knoxville, Tennessee (Supplement 81; codified through Ordinance O-51-2026, June 23, 2026; online September 9, 2026; later unincorporated ordinances excluded). View the full index →
- 1.1 — TITLE AND AUTHORITY
- 1.2 — PURPOSE
- 1.3 — APPLICABILITY
- 1.4 — TRANSITION RULES
- 1.5 — SEVERABILITY
- 2.1 — RULES OF INTERPRETATION
- 2.2 — GENERAL ABBREVIATIONS
- 2.3 — DEFINITIONS
- 2.4 — RULES OF MEASUREMENT
- 3.1 — ZONING DISTRICTS
- 3.2 — ZONING MAP
- 4.1 — PURPOSE STATEMENTS
- 4.2 — USES
- 4.3 — DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS
- 4.4 — EN DISTRICT STANDARDS
- 4.5 — POCKET NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN STANDARDS
- 4.6 — MIDDLE HOUSING STANDARDS
- 4.7 — COTTAGE COURT
- 4.8 — GENERAL STANDARDS OF APPLICABILITY
- 5.1 — PURPOSE STATEMENTS
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Code of Ordinances, City of Knoxville, Tennessee (Supplement 81; codified through Ordinance O-51-2026, June 23, 2026; online September 9, 2026; later unincorporated ordinances excluded): published from the City's codifier, Municode (library.municode.com).
Charter of the City of Knoxville (Supplement 81; codified through Ordinance O-51-2026, June 23, 2026; online September 9, 2026; later unincorporated ordinances excluded): published from the City's codifier, Municode (library.municode.com).
Zoning Code, City of Knoxville (Appendix B) (Supplement 81; codified through Ordinance O-51-2026, June 23, 2026; online September 9, 2026; later unincorporated ordinances excluded): published from the City's codifier, Municode (library.municode.com).
Subdivision Regulations, City of Knoxville (Appendix A) (Supplement 81; codified through Ordinance O-51-2026, June 23, 2026; online September 9, 2026; later unincorporated ordinances excluded): published from the City's codifier, Municode (library.municode.com).
Selected supplemental ordinances, City of Knoxville; partial (Selected whole enacted instruments; O63/O64/O79-2026; O65-2026 effective January 1, 2027; partial): published from the City's codifier, Municode (library.municode.com). Machine-readable campaign JSON · Canonical page