ReCode Knoxville resulted in the City of Knoxville’s first new Zoning Code in over 60 years.

Working with the City of Knoxville and Knoxville/Knox County Planning, Camiros updated a code that was over 60 years old. The outdated regulations in place did not address modern development, or acknowledge the essential character of the City of Knoxville, including residential standards that failed to address both historic compact urban development patterns, as well as new more efficient suburban-style development. The use structure did not easily allow for mixed-use, and the impacts of large campuses present in the City, including the University of Tennessee, were not addressed within the Code.

ReCode Knoxville streamlined application and approval processes and created a more predictable, sustainable, and consistent development environment in the City. Key revisions within the updated Code included regulations that facilitated the City’s innovative “maker city” trend (Knoxville was designated a Maker City by the online crafter marketplace Etsy in 2016) and addressed a key housing concern - middle-density housing - by diversifying the types of housing allowed within traditionally single-family neighborhoods, and allowing new housing development types such as pocket neighborhoods.