Land Development Manual

Engineering Director

Thomas V. Clabo, P.E.
[email protected]
(865) 215-2148

400 Main St., Suite 475
Knoxville, TN 37902

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The Land Development Manual (LDM) is intended to provide assistance with procedures for land development within the City of Knoxville. The LDM focuses primarily on the role of the Engineering Department; however, land development is also regulated by Knoxville-Knox County Planning and the Plans Review & Inspections Department.


LAND DEVELOPMENT MANUAL (LDM) SECTIONS
Main Text Forms Ordinances Policies





MAIN TEXT


Abbreviations and Acronyms [PDF]
Site Construction Activities [PDF]
Site Construction Administration [PDF]
Small Single Family Residential [PDF]
Stormwater Design [PDF]
Stormwater Detention and Quality [PDF]
Street Design Criteria [PDF]





FORMS


Checklists

Site Development Permit Checklist (Commercial) [PDF]
Site Development Permit Checklist (Small Residential) [PDF]
Minimum Submission Checklist for Commercial and Large Residential Site Development Permits [PDF]
NOI/SWPPP Review Checklist [PDF]
Site Inspection Checklist [PDF]
Development Certification Checklist [PDF]

Development Documents

Permit Application Process [PDF]
Fee Schedule [PDF]
Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control (EPSC) Plan for Small-Single Family Lots [PDF]

Elevation Certificate

FEMA Elevation Certificate and Instructions [PDF]
Preliminary Structure Elevation [PDF]

Special Pollution Abatement Permit (SPAP) Applications

Special Pollution Abatement Permit (SPAP) - Commercial [PDF]
Special Pollution Abatement Permit (SPAP) - Industrial [PDF]

Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) Forms

Notice of Intent (NOI) Form [PDF]
Notice of Termination (NOT) Form [PDF]
Stormwater Monitoring Report Form [PDF]





ORDINANCES


Flood Damage Prevention and Control (Chapter 12)

• Flood Damage Prevention (Enclosures)
• Flood Damage Prevention (Manufactured Homes)
• Flood Damage Prevention (Recreational Vehicles)

Forestry (Chapter 14)
Stormwater and Street (Chapter 22.5)
Streets and Sidewalks (Chapter 23)





POLICIES


Administrative

Appealed Concept or Special Use Plan [PDF]
Covenants - CPMSF (Permanent Maintenance Agreement) [PDF]
Declaration Document Process [PDF]
Performance and Indemnity Agreements (Bonds) [PDF]
Permit Application Process [PDF]
Right-of-Way Closure [PDF]
Stormwater Easements [PDF]
Stormwater Easements - Mapping Requirements [PDF]
Survey Control System Requirements [PDF]

Flood Damage Prevention


Certifying Structure Elevation [PDF]
Cost Breakdown for Projects in a Floodplain [PDF]
Enclosures [PDF]
Manufactured Homes [PDF]
Recreational Vehicles [PDF]
Substantial Improvement / Substantial Damage [PDF]
Work on Existing Structures in a Floodplain [PDF]

Grading and Erosion Controls

Qualified Local Program Construction General Permit [PDF]
Retaining Walls [PDF]

Maintenance (Post-Construction)

Creek Restoration and Channel Maintenance [PDF]
Maintenance Responsibility for Stormwater Drainage Systems [PDF]
Sediment Disposal for Detention Basin Maintenance [PDF]
Underground Stormwater Facility Maintenance [PDF]
Underground Stormwater Facility Recordkeeping / Reporting [PDF]

Stormwater

Attenuation Requirements for Substantial and Additional Development [PDF]
Downstream Study Guidance [PDF]
List of Studied Streams [PDF]
No-Rise Certification for No Fill Line Area Encroachment [PDF]
No-Rise Certification for Floodway Encroachment [PDF]
Post-Construction Water Quality Control for Proprietary Flow-Through Best Management Practices (BMPs) [PDF]
Sinkhole Development [PDF]
Stormwater Pipe Design and Installation [PDF]
Stormwater Enforcement Response Plan [PDF]
Stormwater Message for Curb Irons and Manhole Lids [PDF]
Stormwater Pipe Materials [PDF]

Transportation and Utilities

Gravel Driveway and Parking Lots [PDF]
Permits for Utility Construction [PDF]
Permits for Utility Maintenance [PDF]
Sidewalk Construction and Maintenance [PDF]
Street Lighting and Overhead Wiring in the Central Business Improvement District (CBID) [PDF]
Temporary Traffic Control Permit [PDF]
Transportation and Access Control [PDF]
Utility Access Driveways [PDF]
Utility Construction in the Right-of-Way [PDF]





Engineering Development Services Division personnel are available for contact at [email protected] to answer any questions.