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Commission discusses rezoning, Cambridge Square PUD amendment and Plan Hamilton status; staff used plan guidance but commission has not adopted it
Summary
Planning staff and commissioners discussed a rezoning request and a PUD amendment that would add about 6 acres to Cambridge Square while reducing total units from 366 to 245; staff noted Plan Hamilton was adopted by the planning commission but has not been adopted by the county commission, so it is being used as guidance rather than a binding policy.
The committee considered a rezoning request and a related planned-unit-development amendment for land near Ooltewah Georgetown Road and discussed the status of Plan Hamilton.
Staff described Resolution 1225-25 as a rezoning of roughly 6 acres from M-1 industrial (and an R-5 manufactured designation) to R-1 single-family residential to allow seven housing units. Planning staff said the rezoning would reduce overall density and is part of a broader Cambridge Square PUD amendment covered in Resolution 1225-26. The PUD amendment would increase acreage from 111 to 117, reduce total units from 366 to 245 and lower density from about 3.3 to roughly 2; staff and the planning commission recommended approval and reported no opposition at the planning commission hearing.
Commissioners raised questions about whether the cases complied with Plan Hamilton. Planning staff reminded the body that Plan Hamilton was adopted by the planning commission on Sept. 8 but has not been adopted by the county commission; under Tennessee Code Annotated, if the legislative body adopts a general plan by resolution, subsequent land-use decisions must be based on that plan. Karen Renick of the regional planning agency said the certified copy of Plan Hamilton was sent to the state and to the county commission in October but that the legislative adoption step remains with this body. Staff noted the cases heard that night were the first in which staff used Plan Hamilton recommendations when advising on applications.
Both Resolution 1225-25 (rezoning) and Resolution 1225-26 (PUD amendment) were discussed and recommended by staff with no planning-commission opposition; formal action was deferred to a future meeting.
