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Knoxville Council Sets Nov. 10 Hearing on Rudy Street C-G-1 Rezoning

Knoxville City Council will consider a rezoning at 0 Rudy Street from I-MU to C-G-1 on Nov. 10, 2026. Planning staff called it a minor extension on a 5,000-square-foot piece west of Rudy Street and north of Heiskell Avenue.

Tracy King

16 Oct 2026 • 6 min read

Knoxville City Council will take up the Rudy Street C-G-1 rezoning on Nov. 10, 2026. Illustrative photo.

Knoxville City Council will hold a public meeting on Nov. 10, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the Main Assembly Room of the City County Building at 400 Main St. to consider several rezoning and plan-amendment cases that already cleared the Knoxville-Knox County Planning Commission. One of them is a small but telling commercial cleanup at 0 Rudy Street.

Case 10-A-26-RZ, filed by Robert Marlino, asks to rezone 5,000 square feet on the west side of Rudy Street, north of Heiskell Avenue, from I-MU (Industrial Mixed-Use) with an IH (Infill Housing Overlay) to C-G-1 (General Commercial) while keeping the IH overlay. Planning staff recommended approval because it is a minor extension and is compatible with surrounding development.

Rudy Street case at a glance

Item	Detail	Source
Case	10-A-26-RZ / related 10-A-26-SP and 10-A-26-PA	Public notice; Knox Planning
Applicant	Robert Marlino	Public notice
Address	0 Rudy St, west side, north of Heiskell Ave	Knox Planning
Size	5,000 square feet	Knox Planning
Current zoning	I-MU, IH	Knox Planning
Requested	C-G-1, IH	Knox Planning
Council district	5	Knox Planning
Planning action	Approve plan amendments to GC and rezoning to C-G-1 and IH	Public notice
Council hearing	Nov. 10, 2026, 6:00 p.m., 400 Main St.	Public notice

Why staff called it a minor extension

The Knox Planning case notes say that in 2003 the subject area was subdivided from the abutting parcel to the north at 904 Dinwiddie Street and combined with the current parcel, creating dual zoning. Staff described a small area of I-MU zoning on a 1.4-acre parcel that is primarily zoned C-G-1, and said the requested down-zoning would bring that portion into alignment with the rest of the parcel and extend C-G-1 from the south.

Staff also pointed to more commercial development west of the Heiskell Avenue and I-275 interchange since 2009, including a gas station and dollar store to the south and a shopping center on the east side of Rudy Street that was rezoned in an earlier case. Nearby Lonsdale and Oakwood/Lincoln Park neighborhoods have seen more residential investment, including KCDC Transforming Western work and Middle Housing standards adopted in 2024.

On the zoning purpose test, staff said I-MU is meant to reuse older industrial structures and does not fit a tract that has historically been vacant and was used for commercial parking until 1996. C-G-1, staff wrote, is intended for a mix of retail, personal service, office and residential uses along commercial nodes and corridors.

What else is on the Nov. 10 Council docket

The Oct. 11 public notice lists three other rezoning packages beside Rudy Street:

324 and 334 Moody Ave. (10-H-26-RZ): Planning approved plan amendments to MDR and rezoning to RN-3. See Knox Planning Staff Backs RN-3 for Vacant E. Moody Avenue Lots (10-H-26-RZ).
1625 Clinch Ave. and 1634 Laurel Ave. (10-I-26-RZ): Planning approved MDR/O plan amendments and rezoning to RN-6 with an NC overlay. Planning approved that package on Oct. 1; it is not yet a published Kings post, so we are not linking a draft.
337, 339, 341 and 355 Nash Rd. (10-E-26-RZ): Planning approved RN-2 with HP. The Oct. 1 staff report lists about 2.88 acres on the north side of Nash Road, south of I-40, changing from I-G and HP to RN-2 and HP. See Knox Planning Staff Backs Nash Road Industrial-to-RN-2 Rezone (10-E-26-RZ).

The same notice also lists ordinance amendment 10-A-26-OA, which would change the number of members on the Knoxville Board of Zoning Appeals.

Dual zoning and why 5,000 square feet matters

Staff framed the Rudy Street scrap as a dual-zoning cleanup, not a greenfield commercial project. The notes say the 1.4-acre parent parcel is already mostly C-G-1, with only a small I-MU remnant left from the 2003 lot line move. Extending C-G-1 onto that remnant is what Planning called a minor extension.

That distinction matters for neighbors. A 5,000-square-foot rezoning can still change what can be built on that corner of the parcel, but it is not the same as opening a new commercial node from agricultural land. Staff said C-G-1 allows a less intensive mix than I-MU and carries design standards meant to limit impacts on nearby homes.

Sector plan and One Year Plan labels

The Oct. 11 public notice pairs the rezoning with sector plan and One Year Plan amendments, cases 10-A-26-SP and 10-A-26-PA. Planning’s action, as printed in the notice, was to approve plan amendments to GC (General Commercial) along with the C-G-1 and IH rezoning. Staff’s case notes say C-G-1 matches the recommended GC classification in the One Year Plan and Central City Sector Plan.

If two documents ever disagree on an acreage, address or vote, print both. Here the notice and the case page agree on Rudy Street and on the C-G-1 request; the notice is the document that sets the Nov. 10 Council clock.

Timeline for the Rudy Street file

July 15, 2026 — Case filed, according to the Knox Planning case page.
Oct. 1, 2026 — Planning Commission hearing date listed on the case page.
Oct. 11, 2026 — Public notice published for the Nov. 10 City Council meeting.
Nov. 10, 2026, 6:00 p.m. — City Council public meeting at 400 Main St.

How city rezoning appeals work

Because the Rudy Street property is inside the city, Planning Commission approval still goes to City Council for final action. The case page says appeals of Planning decisions in the city are heard by Knoxville City Council. That is the Nov. 10 hearing on the notice.

What nearby owners should watch

Read the case map. The rezoning covers only 5,000 square feet on a larger dual-zoned parcel, not a brand-new shopping center site.
Watch the commercial node, not just one lot. Staff tied the request to the Heiskell / I-275 commercial node and to growth in Lonsdale and Oakwood/Lincoln Park.
Keep disclosures factual. If you sell near Rudy Street or Heiskell Avenue, cite the case number and the Nov. 10 hearing date rather than guessing the next use.
Price from closed sales. A zoning cleanup on a vacant scrap of land does not reset neighborhood comps by itself.

Recent city zoning fights show how Council can still reverse Planning. For the Kerbela appeal, see Knoxville City Council Overturns Kerbela 55+ Plan 5-4 in First Level III Appeal. For a hillside denial that stayed at Planning, see Knox Planning Denies Nickle Road Hillside Request 10–3 and Woods-Smith Road Sinkhole Rezoning.

Selling near Lonsdale, Oakwood or the Heiskell interchange? Get a free home valuation, or ask for a cash offer if you want certainty on timing.

When will City Council hear the Rudy Street rezoning?

Nov. 10, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 400 Main St., Knoxville, according to the Oct. 11 public notice.

What zoning change is proposed at 0 Rudy Street?

Knox Planning case page lists a change from I-MU with IH to C-G-1 with IH on 5,000 square feet on the west side of Rudy Street, north of Heiskell Avenue.

Did Planning support the request?

Yes. Staff recommended approval of C-G-1 because it is a minor extension and is compatible with surrounding development. The public notice says Planning approved plan amendments to GC and rezoning to C-G-1 and IH.

Who is the applicant?

The Oct. 11 public notice lists Robert Marlino for 0 Rudy St.

What other rezonings are on the same Nov. 10 docket?

The notice also lists Moody Avenue RN-3, Clinch/Laurel RN-6 with NC, Nash Road RN-2 with HP, and a Board of Zoning Appeals membership ordinance amendment.