Board approves 100‑foot commercial boundary extension to enable tiny‑home project on Clinton Highway

The Knox County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a request to extend an existing CA zoning boundary north by 100 feet at 6328 Clinton Highway, a move the applicant says is intended to create enough commercially zoned acreage to pursue a small tiny‑home community.

Christy Scarro of POW Auction Realty, representing the property owner, told the board the extension would increase the CA portion to roughly 1.41 acres of the 5.23‑acre parcel and is not a request to commercialize the entire property. "We are requesting approximately a 100 foot extension of our existing CA zoning boundaries which would bring the CA portion to approximately 1.41 acres," Scarro said. She said the proposal aims to provide "safe and affordable housing for people in our community who need additional housing options," while complying with utilities, emergency access, setbacks, parking and drainage requirements.

Board members asked staff to verify acreage and plat dimensions; one member noted a surveyor may need to measure exact square footage before building permits are sought. The board voted to approve the 100‑foot boundary extension (motion carried; individual vote tally not specified).