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Council approves multiple planning items including conditions for North Moore affordable housing; one rezoning deferred after neighbor opposition
Summary
On first reading the council approved zoning changes and conditions for a 1107 North Moore affordable housing project (2026-0019) including a 20-foot landscape buffer, height and unit limits; a separate rezoning faced public opposition over drainage and driveway impacts and was deferred to April 21.
The Chattanooga City Council on April 14 approved a package of planning items on first reading and set conditions for a proposed affordable housing project at 1107 North Moore (planning item 2026-0019). Council also deferred a contested rezoning after a nearby resident raised concerns about drainage and driveway proximity.
Planning staff read six conditions for the North Moore project: a maximum building height of 2.5 stories; a 20-foot landscape buffer (including an evergreen hedge abutting the parking lot and additional class 1 and class 2 trees); no vehicular access to Bell Vista Drive; a cap of 53 dwelling units; no more than four dwelling units per massed building; and minimum building setbacks as shown on an attached figure. The clerk and staff said the figure and buffer details will be attached for reference.
The applicant (self-identified in the transcript as Matt Bettsaw) told council there is an existing water line easement serving a neighbor and that the project team intends to build a new connection and "it'll be a very, very small, maybe an hour or 2 disruption to a service" when connecting to the new main; council asked staff to memorialize that commitment in writing and attach it as a condition. Councilwoman Hill praised the project as an "inaugural affordable housing project for Invest Chattanooga" and said it could serve as a model for other churches and community partners.
Separately, planning item 2026-0014 (three parcels on Shallow For Row) drew public opposition. Abigail Proctor, who lives adjacent to the proposed site, said the new houses would be built within "5 feet or less" of her driveway, that drainage on the site is significant and that the change would harm property values. After discussion, council voted to defer that rezoning to April 21 to allow the developer and neighbors to resolve driveway and drainage concerns.
Several other rezoning and planning items were read and approved on first reading during the meeting; the council handled caption corrections and a motion to amend language where necessary before voting.
