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Board postpones final vote on 2045 comprehensive plan; several rezoning items split the council
Summary
On second reading the board postponed adoption of the 2045 comprehensive plan to allow aldermen to coordinate proposed amendments (including a Tree Board heat‑map request). The council split on multiple rezoning requests: rezoning 401 Lamont (R‑1 to R‑2) and a Toole Street parcel both failed on 3–3 votes, while rezonings at 700 S. Washington and 1809 Old Estill Springs passed 6–0.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen postponed final action on the city’s 2045 comprehensive plan (ordinance 16‑75) after aldermen asked for time to assemble coordinated amendments including the University of Tennessee Chattanooga heat‑risk/tree‑planting map requested by the Tree Board. Planning staff said the planning commission reviewed and voted to include the heat‑risk map, but aldermen said they wanted the public record to reflect the legislative body’s recommended revisions and to follow the…
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