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Council tables rezoning request for 2659 Glass Street after residents oppose commercial conversion
Summary
The City Council deferred a vote on a proposal to rezone 2659 Glass Street from residential to transitional mixed-use after neighbors raised concerns and the applicant rejected proposed conditions; the item was tabled to March 4.
The Chattanooga City Council on Jan. 28 tabled a rezoning request for 2659 Glass Street after extended public testimony and disagreement over conditions proposed by council members.
The request, filed as case 2024-0192, sought to rezone the vacant lot at 2659 Glass Street from RN15 (residential neighborhood) to CTMU (transitional mixed-use commercial). Karen, a staff member from the Regional Planning Agency (RPA), told the council the site sits at a major intersection on Glass Street but is surrounded primarily by single-family homes and that staff recommended denial because the proposal was “too distant from the rest of the commercial corridor” and would introduce a nonresidential use into a primarily residential area.
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