Where does the file go if Planning approves?

The staff report states that if approved, the item will be forwarded to Knoxville City Council for action on 10/13/2026 and 10/27/2026.

Knoxville

Knox Planning Approves Sullivan Rd AG-to-RN-1 (9-E-26-RZ)

Knox Planning approved 9-E-26-RZ (5015 Sullivan Road, AG to RN-1 with HP retained) and 9-A-26-OB on Sept. 10; Knoxville City Council readings follow Oct. 13 and Oct. 27.

Tracy King

29 Sep 2026 • 6 min read

Knoxville-Knox County Planning Commission heard Item 10 for Joshua Oxendine at 5015 Sullivan Road — Parcel ID 079EA004, Council District 3 — on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, and Knox Planning’s case pages now show both linked files as Approved: Rezoning 9-E-26-RZ from AG (General Agricultural), HP (Hillside Protection Overlay), (C) to RN-1 (Single-Family Residential Neighborhood) with HP retained, and Other Business 9-A-26-OB removing a previously approved (C) planned district designation on a portion of the parcel to correct a map error. The rezoning is not final yet: the case page lists Knoxville City Council first and second legislative readings on Oct. 13, 2026, and Oct. 27, 2026.

For Knoxville and northwest-city sellers watching Sullivan Road, Nickle Road, and Pleasant Ridge corridor work, this file is a 1.18-acre AG-to-RN-1 ask with a map-error cleanup on the (C) tag — not a Planned Residential density bump and not a Dutchtown RB denial. The Planning action, the address, the acreage, the maximum five-lot math under RN-1’s 10,000-square-foot minimum, and the two City Council dates are the lines to keep together.

What Planning approved in 9-E-26-RZ and 9-A-26-OB

The Sept. 10 agenda lists Manuel Hudson’s Sylvan Street and Beit Ventures’ Kim Watt files nearby, then Item 10 for Joshua Oxendine at 5015 Sullivan Road / Parcel ID 079EA004, Council District 3: (A) Other Business 9-A-26-OB — administrative removal of a previously approved (C) planned district designation; (B) Rezoning 9-E-26-RZ — from AG (General Agricultural), HP (Hillside Protection Overlay), (C) (Previously Approved Plan District) to RN-1 (Single-Family Residential Neighborhood), HP (Hillside Protection Overlay).

The rezoning report lists applicant Joshua Oxendine, owner Meghan Mencer, street address 5015 Sullivan Rd, location on the north side of Sullivan Rd east of Nickle Rd, and approximate size 1.18 acres. Staff recommendation: Approve the RN-1 district because it is consistent with the sector plan and surrounding development; the HP overlay would be retained. The companion memorandum for 9-A-26-OB recommends approving removal of the (C) designation for a portion of parcel 079EA004 to correct a map error per Article 3.2.C, noting the rear portion never had an approved plan under the old RP-1 tag.

Why Sullivan Road’s five-lot math matters for nearby sellers

Staff writes that no significant adverse impacts are anticipated and that the 51,160-square-foot subject property could be subdivided into a maximum of five lots based on RN-1’s minimum lot size of 10,000 square feet for single-family residential development. That maximum intensity line is the figure sellers should put on a disclosure sheet — not a rumor about apartments. The report also notes multimodal upgrades about 500 feet away on Pleasant Ridge Road, including turn lanes at Sullivan Road, and parental responsibility zones for Pleasant Ridge Elementary, Northwest Middle, and Karns High.

Compare this AG-to-RN-1 cleanup to density and concept-plan files already on the Kings desk such as Knox Planning Posts Briggs Station: 131 Lots on Marietta Church and Knox County Sets Sept. 21 Hearing on Data-Center Moratorium. Those files are a large concept subdivision and a county moratorium track. This file is 5015 Sullivan Road asking for RN-1 with HP retained.

Field	Staff / agenda language
Meeting	Planning Commission, Sept. 10, 2026, 1:30 p.m., Main Assembly Room
Files	9-A-26-OB (remove (C)); 9-E-26-RZ (AG/HP/(C) → RN-1/HP)
Address / Parcel	5015 Sullivan Rd / 079EA004
Size	1.18 acres (51,160 sq ft noted for lot math)
Applicant / Owner	Joshua Oxendine / Meghan Mencer
Staff on rezoning	Approve RN-1; retain HP
Planning Commission action	Approved, Sept. 10, 2026 (9-E-26-RZ and 9-A-26-OB)
Next	Knoxville City Council readings 10/13/2026 and 10/27/2026

What’s happening in Knox this cycle

Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026 — Planning Commission approved 9-E-26-RZ / 9-A-26-OB Sullivan Road; other city and county rezonings and concepts were on the same agenda.
Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, and Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026 — Knoxville City Council first and second legislative readings on 9-E-26-RZ, per the Knox Planning case page.
County track (separate) — data-center moratorium and county zonings remain on their own Commission calendars; do not merge them into the Sullivan Road RN-1 ask.

How sellers should underwrite an AG-to-RN-1 cleanup

If you own near Sullivan Road, Nickle Road, or the Pleasant Ridge corridor, treat this as a titled rezoning with a stated maximum of five lots under RN-1 lot-size math and a separate administrative (C) removal. Put 5015 Sullivan Road, Parcel 079EA004, 9-E-26-RZ, and 9-A-26-OB in writing when a buyer asks which northwest-city file is active. Leave any builder pad schedule to later permits — the staff report does not publish one.

Confirm 1.18 acres and the 10,000-square-foot RN-1 minimum before you quote a lot yield.
Disclose that HP is retained under the RN-1 recommendation, and that Council readings are still pending.
Keep county data-center moratorium language on a separate disclosure line.
If a lender asks for a city contact, point them to the Planning case numbers — not to a social post about “five new houses guaranteed.”

Reading Sullivan Road next to other Sept. 10 rezones

The same Sept. 10 agenda stacks Kim Watt RN-2, Sylvan Street RN-2, Vance Road RN-2, Dutchtown RB, Fox Road OB, and large concept plans beside this Sullivan Road item. Sellers should not average those files into one northwest-city density story. An OB ask on Fox Road does not change RN-1 lot math on Sullivan Road. A PR concept on Marietta Church Road does not move Parcel 079EA004.

When a buyer’s agent asks whether “the city is wiping agricultural zoning,” answer from the report: one address, 1.18 acres, AG to RN-1 with HP retained, (C) removed as a map error, Planning approved it Sept. 10, and City Council reads it Oct. 13 and Oct. 27. Point them to Knox Planning Commission Recommends a Data Center Freeze Through June 2027 only when the question is actually about the moratorium — not when the question is about this RN-1 file. For subdivision scale elsewhere in the county, see also Knox County Home Prices: 4 New Subdivisions Cleared Aug. 13 and Knox County Pauses Its Zoning Overhaul — What Rural Landowners and Home Buyers Need to Know.

Keep Jessie Hillman’s staff-report byline and the Oct. 13 / Oct. 27 Council forward dates on the same disclosure page as the parcel ID. Title reviewers catch mismatched case numbers; group chats do not.

What sellers should do next

If you are pricing a Knoxville, Powell, Karns, or Farragut home while 9-E-26-RZ moves, get a current valuation before you lock a possession date. Start with a free home valuation or ask about a cash offer.

What does 9-E-26-RZ request at 5015 Sullivan Road?

Rezoning from AG (General Agricultural), HP, and (C) to RN-1 (Single-Family Residential Neighborhood) with HP retained, for Parcel ID 079EA004 at 5015 Sullivan Road.

What is 9-A-26-OB?

Administrative removal of a previously approved (C) planned district designation on a portion of parcel 079EA004 to correct a map error, reviewed with the same Sullivan Road rezoning.

What lot yield does staff discuss?

Staff states the 51,160-square-foot property could be subdivided into a maximum of five lots under RN-1’s 10,000-square-foot minimum lot size.

Is the Sullivan Road rezoning final?

Not yet. Knox Planning shows 9-E-26-RZ approved by the Planning Commission on Sept. 10, 2026; Knoxville City Council has first and second legislative readings scheduled for Oct. 13, 2026, and Oct. 27, 2026.

How should nearby sellers talk about this file?

Quote 5015 Sullivan Road, Parcel 079EA004, 9-E-26-RZ, 9-A-26-OB, RN-1 with HP retained, and the five-lot maximum math. Keep county moratorium and large PR concepts on separate disclosure lines.