COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Planning Division

The Planning Division guides the growth of the City through application of the:
Comprehensive Plan
Housing Design Program
Zoning Ordinance(Illustrations available upon request. Call 865-425-3531.)
Sign Regulations(Illustrations available upon request. Call 865-425-3531.)
Landscaping and Design Standards(Illustrations available upon request. Call 865-425-3531.)
Subdivision Regulations
And through recommendations for Capital Improvements Program projects (such as new or expanded City parks or ball fields, City schools, or major utility or road improvements.)

ONLINE APPLICATIONS
Sign Permit Application
Temporary Sign Permit Application

This Division also oversees zoning, subdivisions, planned unit developments, and site plan reviews, as well as managing the collection and dispersal of data about Oak Ridge and answering general information requests. A variety of reports, maps, and area plans are available, as well as an information packet of basic statistical data, population projections, census information and a census tract map.

Hot Zoning Ordinance Amendments:
PUD Ordinance
TND (Traditional Neighborhood Development) Ordinance
FIR (Federal Industry and Research) Ordinance
Manhattan District Overlay (MDO)

Maps and Publications Available at the Community Development Department
City Maps Available
Code Publications
Planning Division Publications

For questions regarding the Sign Ordinance, Home Occupations, and the Housing Design Program, call Monica Austin ( maustin@cortn.org ) at 865-425-3581.
For questions regarding the Subdivision Regulations, zoning of particular properties, Census, and Flood Plain information, call Kahla Gentry ( kgentry@cortn.org ) at 865-425-3580.

Location: Municipal Building, 200 S. Tulane, Community Development Department