Blount County Government
Maryville, TN 37804
Blount County Planning Department
 
Blount County Courthouse
327 Court Street
Maryville, TN 37804-5906
         Phone (865) 273-5750
Fax (865) 273-5759
E-Mail: planning@blounttn.org
 
John Lamb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director
 

General Information Planning Commission Meetings Plans Regulations


Plans


The Blount County Planning Commission will hold public hearing on the Blount County Green Infrastructure Plan at 5:30 PM on July 23, 2009 in Room 430 of the Courthouse. The Planning Commission may also consider acting on adoption of the Plan. Copy of the proposed Plan may be viewed in the Blount County Planning Department, Room 308 of the Courthouse during regular office hours, and by clicking the link below.

Click here for PDF of the Blount County Green Infrastructure Plan 

The Blount County Planning Commission will hold public hearing on the proposed revised Blount County Policies Plan on September 25, 2008 at 5:30 PM in room 430 of the Courthouse.  The Planning Commission will also consider adoption of the revised Policies Plan at the September 25, 2008 meeting.  Below is the proposed revised Policies Plan, subject of the Public Hearing.

Proposed Revised Policies Plan

After a one year review process, the Planning Commission produced a first draft of a revised Policies Plan.  The revised Plan was available for citizen review and comment for approximately two months, and the Planning Commission held a citizen input workshop on July 15, 2008.  Below are the first draft of the revised Plan and related citizen comments.

a - Policies Plan first draft 6-08 for review

b - Report on July 15, 2008 citizen input workshop

c - Raven Society comments

d - Commissioner Wendy Pitts Reeves comments

e - Other Written Comments

The County Planning Commission undertook a review of the 1999 Policies Plan beginning in June of 2007.  Below are summaries and other materials used in review by the Planning Commission. 

Blount County Growth Strategy, sprawl and smart growth background and summary powerpoint presentation

Blount County Policies Plan background and summary, and report of progress powerpoint presentation

1101 Growth Plan review - powerpoint

Conceptual Land Use Plan review - powerpoint

Mountain Area Plan review - powerpoint

Roads and Transportation Plans review

School Plans review

Parks & Recreation Plans review

Water Quality Plan review

EHAT Action Plan review

Report of July 17, 2007 plans review citizen input session (first of series)

Report of August 9, 2007 plans review citizen input session (second of series)

Report of September 24, 2007 plans review citizen input session (third of a series)

Consolidated July, August and September 2007 citizen comments sorted by issue

Report of citizen comments from sessions held October 9 to November 13, 2003

Policies Plan - Process and Documents

Executive Summary - Report, Analysis and Summary of 17 Citizen Input Workshops in support of the Blount County Planning Process April 14 to June 9, 1997

Report, Analysis and Summary of 17 Citizen Input Workshops in support of the Blount County Planning Process April 14, to June 9, 1997

Summary results of the second round of Citizen Input Workshops September - November 1997

Report of the Blount County Citizen Advisory Committee Recommendations January 1999

Blount County Policies Plan June 24, 1999

Blount County Policies Plan Implementation Agenda Report on Progress - July 1999 - June 2003


Land Use Plan and Zoning Regulations

Conceptual Land Use Plan for Blount County March 23, 2000

Original zoning Regulations Blount County, Tennessee June 15, 2000 - Containing the text of resolutions from Resolution 00-06-010, a resolution adopting zoning in Blount County pursuant to Sections 13-7-101, et seq., of the Tennessee Code Annotated, Also titled Zoning Resolution of Blount County, Tennessee and Resolution 00-06-011, Blount County Floodplain Zoning Resolution, a resolution adopted pursuant to Sections 13-7-110 through 13-7-115 of the Tennessee Code Annotated for the purpose of regulating the floodplain areas of Blount County, Tennessee to minimize danger to life and property and to establish eligibility in the National Flood Insurance Program.

UPDATED Blount County Zoning Regulations with incorporated amendments to September 1, 2006 


Water Quality Plan

Tally of Responses and Written Comments Collated by Item from Citizen Input Workshop Response Forms and Other Sources Blount County Water Quality Planning Process April to July 2002

Open Comment Session - Citizen Input Workshops - Blount County Water Quality Planning Process - April 15 to July 2, 2002

Blount County and Little River Basin Nonpoint Source Pollution Inventories and Pollutant Load Estimates - February 2003 (TVA IPSI report)

"Water Quality Plan, Blount County, Tennessee" - April 24, 2003

 

Miscellaneous Plans and Studies

Mountain Area Plan - 1998

Hunter Interest Growth Study Final Report

Environmental Health Action Team, “Action Plan and Issue Profiles”, January 2007, addressing environmental health issues of land use, growth and development, outdoor air quality, and water quality. 
(click here for pdf file)

Reflections on the 1101 Process in Blount County

A Long-Range Facilities Plan for the Blount County School District (1997)

Blount County Roadway Needs Study Update 2004

Maryville-Alcoa-Blount County Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan (2005)
        1 - Report Cover
        2 - Acknowledgements and Table of Contents
        Section 1 - Introduction
        Section 2 - Demographic Analysis
        Section 3 - Public Input
        Section 4 - Parks and Recreation System Organization
        Section 5 - Program and Budget Evaluation
        Section 6 - Facility Assessments and Recommendations
        Section 7 - Facility Phasing and Cost Recommendations
        Section 8 - Project Funding Recommendations

The State of Planning in Blount County , Tennessee (brochure text September 2006)

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