For inquires concerning plat review, declaration documents, and survey control system requirements, please contact the following:

Technical Services
City-County Building, Suite 473
400 W. Main St, Knoxville TN 37902
(865) 215-2103

Office Hours: 
Monday  - Friday  8:00 am to 4:30 pm

Plat & Declaration Document Review (Technical Services)

City Plats and Declaration Documents must be approved by Technical Services staff prior to recording.

Subdivision Plat Review

• Reviewed by Technical Services & Knoxville-Knox County Planning
• Plat Review Process summarized in Figure 2-3 of the Land Development Manual
• Additional Information in Section 4 of Land Development Manual
• Subdivisions of 2 lots or less - $80 fee
• Subdivisions of 3 lots or more (up to 50 Lots) - $100 plus $10 per lot
• Subdivisions of 50 lots or more - $600 plus $6 per lot
• Exempt Plat Review - $70 fee

Declaration Documents (previously known as Partial Plats)

• A Declaration Document establishes easements by a written legal form document to which survey exhibits are attached.
• Declaration Document Process in the Land Development Manual
• Declaration Document Review Fee - $150 plus recording fees

City Survey Control Requirements

• Survey Control Points Page
• Published for Land Surveyors in the Policy in the Land Development Manual
• Contact Technical Services staff for platting questions regarding City Control requirements at (865) 215-2103

Plats are reviewed in accordance with Tennessee Standards of Practice for Land Surveyors, Knoxville-Knox County Subdivision Regulations, Stormwater & Street Ordinance, and City Engineering Policies 

Maps, Official Property Deeds, Recorded Documents available from:
Knox County Property Assessor City County Building, Suite 204 Knoxville, TN 37902 (865) 215-2360 KnoxCounty.org/Property	Knox County Register of Deeds City County Building, Suite 225 Knoxville, TN 37902  (865) 215-2330 KnoxCounty.org/Register
KGIS Maps (Publicly Available GIS Information):	Subdivision Regulations Maintained By:
Knoxville - Knox County - Knoxville Utilities Board Geographic Information System (KGIS) 606 Main Street, Suite 150 Knoxville, TN 37902 (865) 215-2641 KGIS.org	Knoxville - Knox County Planning City County Building, Suite 403 Knoxville, TN 37902 (865) 215-2500 KnoxPlanning.org