Vacant and Blighted Properties in Knoxville ... - City of Knoxville

New Tools – New Strategies
1. Increased utilization of Municipal Court by Neighborhood Codes.
2. Explore increased court penalties for violators.
3. “Artistic board-up” pilot program
4. Community gardens and green space programs.
5. Improve local ordinances: solid waste & dirty lots.
6. Develop system to track data on problem properties.
7. Funding for blight remediation and acquisition.
8. Funding mechanism for remediation of environmental hazards
(e.g., underground storage tanks; buried debris on vacant lots.)
9. Reform of property tax foreclosure laws.
10. Determine strategy to clear titles and taxes on city-owned taxforeclosed
properties.
11. Develop statewide strategy (Center for Community Progress)