Unincorporated Knox County does not require a host or on-site manager to be present during a short-term rental stay. Because the county has no STR ordinance, whole-home unhosted rentals are allowed subject to general rules.
Knox County imposes no host-presence or on-site-operator requirement in the unincorporated area, since no STR ordinance has been adopted. Unhosted, whole-home rentals are permitted, subject only to zoning, the occupancy tax, and general nuisance rules. Many jurisdictions require a local contact reachable within a set time; Knox County's unincorporated area does not, though listing a responsive local contact is good practice. The City of Knoxville sets its own STR operating conditions. Tennessee's STR Unit Act limits how far local governments can restrict established units.
No county host-presence penalty exists in the unincorporated area. Nuisance or disturbance issues are handled under general county code and the Sheriff's Office.
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Knox County does not prohibit backyard composting for households. The zoning code only regulates commercial-scale composting facilities, which are solid-wast...
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Knox County has no ordinance regulating artificial turf on residential property. Synthetic lawns are neither required nor banned; large installations should ...
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Knox County has no rule requiring native plants in home yards, but its zoning ordinance requires native shade trees in new parking lots and along streets in ...
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Knox County has no ordinance prohibiting or specially regulating residential rain barrels or rainwater collection. Tennessee does not restrict rainwater harv...
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Knox County does not impose a general ordinance restricting lawn or garden watering days or hours. Any watering limits come from your individual water utilit...
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Knox County treats vines, grass, weeds and other vegetation that reaches 12 inches or more as a presumed public nuisance on residential property. Owners must...
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