Refer to the appropriate Sector Plan for land use classifications in Knox County.
City of Knoxville
Institutional (INST)
The INST Institutional District is intended to accommodate federal, state, county, and municipal governmental operations (with the exception of those operations that are industrial in nature), and campus institutional uses such as healthcare institutions and educational facilities, to allow for their expansion in a manner that protects surrounding neighborhoods. Additional uses may also be permitted, such as residential, and professional office or business uses that are compatible with the character of the district.
City Zoning Districts
Code
Classification
Description
Location Criteria
Permitted Zones
CI
Civic / Institutional
CI
Land used for major public and quasi-public institutions, including schools, colleges, the university, churches, correctional facilities, hospitals, utilities and similar uses.
- Existing public uses, other than parks and greenways
Quasi-public uses of two acres or more
INST
