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​City of Maryville
Signs & Alleys
Development Services Department

​The City of Maryville has evaluated all alleys and determined those that are no longer needed for public service. The City is in the process of abandoning these alleys.​


​Located at the Maryville Municipal Building - Lower Level (Gary Hensley Blvd. side)
Business Hours​
   |   Monday - Friday   |   8 a.m. - 5 p.m.  |   Closed 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
Inspector Hours   |   Monday - Friday   |   8 a.m. - 9 a.m.  &  1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
416 W. Broadway Avenue   |   Maryville, TN 37801   |   (865) 273-3500 Phone 



Signs & Alleys Contact   |   Development Services   |   (865) 273-3500

Signs

Signage allocation per each business enterprise is determined based on the amount of property or store frontage. Please contact the Sign Administrator for more information. 

For more information about Sign Regulations in the City of Maryville, see The Zoning and Land Use Ordinance (Section 14-218)  


Sign Permit Application
​Temporary Sign Permit Application
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Alleys

Background of Alleys in Maryville
  • There are more than 250 “alleys” in Maryville.
  • Some of these alleys date back 100 years or more, when alleys were a common feature in residential and commercial development plans.
  • Many alleys shown on older recorded plats were never built.
  • Of the alleys that were constructed, some are no longer used or needed.
  • Unneeded alleys (whether developed or not) may represent a potential liability and maintenance problem for the city, and may be a nuisance for adjoining residents and business owners.
  • The City of Maryville has evaluated all alleys and determined those that are no longer needed for public service. The City is in the process of abandoning these alleys.​

​Process of Alley Abandonment
The City of Maryville established a work group to address this issue. The work group includes representatives from the various city departments so that all of the uses of alleys can be considered including access, garbage collection, location of utility lines, and usefulness to fire and police operations. The work group will recommend the abandonment of alleys to the Maryville Regional Planning Commission, who will make a formal recommendation to City Council. The Council has final approval authority.

Adjoining property owners will receive a letter - at their address of record - prior to the Planning Commission meeting and can meet with the staff of the Development Services Department or attend the Commission meeting if they have questions. Additionally, a notice will be published in The Daily Times advertising the City Council meeting. At this meeting, there will be a public hearing and City Council will consider a closure ordinance for the alley on first reading. The ordinance will also have to pass on second reading at the Council’s next regular meeting in order for it to become effective.

In most instances, once an alley is closed, it reverts to the property owners on each side of it in a “50/50” manner. The City will prepare quit claim deeds at no cost to the adjoining owners and record them at the courthouse. If there are utilities in the alley including electric, water, sewer, gas, cable, and storm sewer, a utility easement would be retained in the ordinance closing the alley.

Locations & Business Hours

​Municipal Center Offices
400 West Broadway Avenue
Maryville, TN  37801 
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.*
865-273-3900
​Customer Service Desk
400 West Broadway Avenue
Maryville, TN 37801 
7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
865-273-3456
Operations Center Offices
332 Home Avenue
Maryville, TN 37801
7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
865-273-3300
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*Development Services, Engineering, and Administration departments are closed for lunch 12 p.m. - 1 p.m
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