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Planning and Zoning committee reviews multiple rezonings and a statewide vested-rights update
Summary
The January 6 planning and zoning committee reviewed several rezoning requests (Dodds Avenue, East 12th, North Chattanooga, Chamberlain Avenue) and considered zoning text amendments to align the city code with recent state changes on vested property rights and measurement graphics.
During the evening session on Jan. 6 the city’s planning and zoning committee considered a slate of rezoning requests and two text amendments intended to clarify vested-rights triggers and measurement graphics in Chattanooga’s zoning ordinance.
Karen Renick of the Regional Planning Agency reviewed case 0176 (Dodds Avenue), a request to rezone heavy industrial (IH) land to CC (commercial corridor) for a grocery/restaurant; staff found the request compatible with the Rossville Boulevard plan and recommended approval, while a nearby property owner raised traffic and speeding concerns that staff referred to Public Works for…
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