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Knox Planning Posts Briggs Station: 131 Lots on Marietta Church

Knoxville-Knox County Planning’s Sept. 10 agenda includes Briggs Station, a 131-lot concept plan on about 94 acres at 1928 Marietta Church Road with a staff recommendation to approve.

Tracy King

04 Sep 2026 • 5 min read

Marietta Church Road / Hardin Valley area context for Briggs Station — illustrative only.

Knoxville-Knox County Planning posts case 9-SD-26-C — Briggs Station — for Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. in the Main Assembly Room of the City-County Building, 400 Main Street. Homestead Land Holdings, LLC is asking for concept-plan approval of 131 single-family lots on about 94 acres at 1928 Marietta Church Road, on the east side of Marietta Church Road northeast of Broady Glan Lane in Commission District 6. Staff recommends approval subject to nine conditions. That is the locked Knox County tape for this desk — not Crippen Road’s Sept. 21 PR hearing, not the Prices Point 40-lot file already on the same Sept. 10 docket, and not the data-center moratorium.

The property is already zoned Planned Residential up to 2 dwelling units per acre. Staff’s case notes put the 131-lot layout at roughly 1.39 du/ac. Place types are Rural Conservation and Hillside Ridgetop Protection inside the Rural Area growth plan. Fire coverage is Karns Fire Department. Water and sewer are West Knox Utility District. The concept plan shows public streets and a sidewalk along the entrance road, with a stub connection toward Vining Mill to the north.

Briggs Station (9-SD-26-C)	Figure	Source
Hearing	Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, 1:30 p.m., City-County Building	knoxplanning.org
Address	1928 Marietta Church Rd	Case file
Lots / acres	131 lots on ~94 acres	Case file
Application density	2 du/ac (plan yields ~1.39 du/ac)	Staff notes
Zoning	PR up to 2 du/ac	Staff notes
HP disturbance cap	44.43 acres	Condition 10 / slope analysis
TIS cited	Briggs Station TIS (Ardurra, Nov. 2021)	Condition 7
Staff recommendation	Approve Concept Plan subject to 9 conditions	Case page
30-year fixed (context)	6.71% (Freddie Mac PMMS as of Sept. 3, 2026)	Freddie Mac PMMS

What is Briggs Station on the Sept. 10 Knox Planning agenda?

Case 9-SD-26-C is a concept plan for Briggs Station: 131 single-family lots on about 94 acres at 1928 Marietta Church Road, east of Marietta Church Road and northeast of Broady Glan Lane in Knox County Commission District 6. Proposed density is 2 du/ac on the application; the staff notes calculate about 1.39 du/ac on the plan. The property is zoned PR (Planned Residential) up to 2 du/ac.

The condition list is where west Knox owners should spend five minutes. Staff ties final plat certification to a property owners association for common areas and stormwater. Engineering can require a memorandum of understanding for unforeseen off-site right-of-way work caused by the development. The November 2021 Ardurra traffic study has to be implemented in the design-plan phase; if it is revised, it returns to Planning and the reviewing agencies. A 50-foot right-of-way stub-out from Leatherback Road must reach the property to the east (parcel 129 12601) and appear on the final plat. Sidewalks follow Knox County Code Chapter 54 on Leatherwood Road and on internal segments with 1,000 or more average daily trips.

Approve the Concept Plan subject to nine numbered conditions, including sanitary sewer connection, street naming, a property owners association for common facilities, Knox County Engineering requirements, implementing the Briggs Station Traffic Impact Study (Ardurra, Nov. 2021), a 50-foot right-of-way stub-out from Leatherback Road to the east, sidewalks per Chapter 54 on qualifying streets, and a Hillside Protection disturbance cap of 44.43 acres.

Hillside Protection covers a large share of the tract. Condition language caps land disturbance in the HP area at 44.43 acres, with high-visibility fencing required before grading permits. Undergrowth clearing for walking trails is allowed in undisturbed HP areas; selective tree removal is limited to invasive species or safety hazards. That is the county’s slope-budget language, not a landscaping brochure.

Does a concept-plan hearing reprice my Karns or Hardin Valley house?

Not by itself. A concept plan is how Knox County reviews lot layout, roads, and hillside limits before design plans and plats. It is not an East Tennessee REALTORS MLS closed sale. Disclose nearby subdivision filings if a buyer asks. Price to closed comps, condition, and days on market.

Freddie Mac’s survey prints 6.71% on the 30-year fixed as of Sept. 3, 2026. A five-basis-point bump from the prior week does not reprice a Hardin Valley or Karns house by itself. A 131-lot concept plan on Marietta Church Road does change how listing agents talk about inventory timing if design plans follow. Keep the distinction: concept approval is not a closed comparable.

Alternative design standards in the case file ask Knox County Engineering to allow steeper intersection grades at Leatherback Road (up to 2%), at Road 2 and Leatherback Road (1.54%), and at Marietta Church Road and Leatherback Road (1.44%). Those are engineering deviations, not density bonuses. Owners along Marietta Church Road should also note the Sept. 10 docket neighbors: Prices Point’s 40-lot concept, Nickle Road’s 18-lot plan (staff recommending a 60-day postponement), The Fields’ 26 lots on West Beaver Creek Drive, and the Conner Road A-to-RA rezoning (8-G-26-RZ) near I-75. One hearing night can stack several west Knox files; your disclosure folder should name the case number that actually touches your street.

How does Briggs Station connect to nearby subdivisions?

Staff notes say the streets are public with a sidewalk along the entrance road, and the development will connect to Vining Mill to the north (Phases 1 and 2 complete). Vining Mill Phase 3 (9-SE-26-C / 9-D-26-DP) shows connectivity toward Catatoga. The site is in the Rural Area growth plan with Rural Conservation and Hillside Protection place types, served by Karns Fire and West Knox Utility District.

What's happening in Knoxville this week

Tuesday, Sept. 8, 11:30 a.m. — Planning Commission Agenda Review Meeting.
Thursday, Sept. 10, 1:30 p.m. — Planning Commission (Briggs Station 9-SD-26-C; Prices Point; Nickle Road 9-SA-26-C; The Fields 9-SC-26-C; Conner Road 8-G-26-RZ).
Monday, Sept. 21, 5:00 p.m. — Knox County Board of Commissioners (Crippen Road PR; data-center moratorium; other rezonings).

You can write the offer on the next Knox County house. A contingent contract is still a maybe when the next seller already has a buyer who is not waiting on a Sept. 10 concept plan. Our proven system puts a written sale date under this house so the next offer is a real buyer. If you need a date certain, ask about a cash offer.

What should Knox County owners do this week?

If you own near Marietta Church Road, Hardin Valley Road, or Vining Mill, open case 9-SD-26-C before the Thursday, Sept. 10, 1:30 p.m. Planning Commission meeting at the City-County Building. Watch the Sept. 21 County Commission docket for related rezonings. Price to closed comps. Start with a free home evaluation at kingsofrealestate.com/l/home-evaluation/ or ask about a cash offer. Call 865-365-2280.

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