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Council approves multiple ordinances, resolutions and procurement awards; one liquor‑store permit dies for lack of motion
Summary
At its Jan. 13 meeting the Chattanooga City Council approved a series of ordinances and resolutions—including alley closings, a speed‑limit schedule change, easement abandonments, rezonings, a $1.5 million watershed services contract pool and several purchases—and declined to act on a liquor‑store special exception, which the attorney said would be granted automatically under state law if no action is taken within 60 days.
The Chattanooga City Council on Jan. 13 approved a package of ordinances, resolutions and procurement items that included land‑use changes, easement abandonments, development agreements and professional services contracts.
Key votes and approvals
- An ordinance closing and abandoning two unopened alleyways in the 6000 block of Ooltewah Georgetown Road was approved after the clerk read a corrected legal description; Councilwoman Burrows moved to approve and the motion passed by voice vote.
- Council amended the city speed schedule in code (Part 2, Chapter 24, Article 14) and voted to approve the change by voice vote.
- The council approved closing and abandoning a 10‑foot sanitary sewer easement (detailed plat/tax‑map references were read into the record) by voice vote.
- Multiple planning rezonings and special‑exceptions items were considered: several rezonings (for 3014 Dodds Ave; 2420 E. 12th St; 5601 Tennessee Ave; 1513 Chamberlain Ave, among others) were approved with site plans attached where indicated, while a number of planning items were deferred to Jan. 20 or Jan. 27 at members’ requests for additional neighborhood outreach or to finalize conditions.
- The council accepted the Carver Park master plan (presented by HDLA) subject to revision and approved a development agreement and associated permanent right‑of‑way easements related to the extension of Customer Delight Drive (Barry Payne Development LLC).
- The council authorized an on‑call professional services contract pool for watershed modeling and floodplain analysis to seven firms for an amount not to exceed $1,500,000.
- Purchases approved included: a year‑4 public works renewal (estimated annual spend $168,000 after a 12% increase), a one‑time wastewater sludge‑collector chain ($74,606), a year‑4 pest‑control renewal ($118,500) and a one‑time Freightliner leaf‑collection vehicle for stormwater ($307,000). All were approved by voice vote.
Notable non‑action: liquor‑store special exception at 4850 Highway 58
A resolution approving a new liquor store at 4850 Highway 58 (Suites 130 & 140) did not receive a motion and therefore died for lack of a motion. The city attorney told council that, under state law, if the body takes no action within 60 days of a liquor‑store request the certificate of compliance and permit would be granted automatically.
What’s next
Several planning cases were deferred for further neighborhood outreach and staff follow‑up; staff will return with the applicant materials and any requested conditions. For items approved, staff and the relevant departments will complete required documents and contract closings per standard administrative processes.
