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Chattanooga, TN · January 13, 2026

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​Last saved on 01/09/2026 1:52 PM​ ​TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2026​ ​CITY COUNCIL AGENDA​ ​3:30 PM​ ​I.​ ​Call to Order by Chairwoman Hill.​ ​II.​ ​Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilman Davis).​ ​III.​ ​Special Presentations.​ ​IV.​ ​Minute Approval.​ ​V.​ ​Discussion of Agenda.​ ​❖​ ​Next Week’s Proposed Agenda Items​ ​❖​ ​Purchasing Questions​ ​❖​ ​Future Considerations (3 Week Look Ahead)​ ​VI.​ ​Committee or Department Reports:​ ​❖​ ​Economic Development Committee​ ​➢​ ​Overview of Special Districts​ ​❖​ ​Community Development Committee​ ​➢​ ​Senior Center Update​ ​RECESS​ ​Order of Business for City Council​ ​VII.​ ​Ordinances – Final Reading​:​ ​OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY​ ​a.​ ​MR-2021-0187​ ​Hopkins​ ​Surveying​​Group​​on​​behalf​​of​​Don​​Duff/Travis​​Hulsey​​Co.​ ​Trustees​​(Abandonment​​Amendment).​ ​An​​ordinance​​to​​amend​​Ordinance​​No.​​13748​ ​closing​ ​and​ ​abandoning​ ​two​ ​unopened​ ​alleyways​ ​in​ ​the​ ​6000​ ​block​ ​of​ ​Ooltewah-Georgetown​ ​Road,​ ​as​ ​detailed​ ​on​ ​the​ ​attached​ ​map,​ ​subject​ ​to​ ​certain​ ​conditions,​ ​and​ ​shall​ ​correct​ ​the​ ​scrivener’s​ ​error​ ​in​​Ordinance​​No.​​13748​​to​​reflect​ ​the​​correct​​Alley​​#2​​legal​​description​​as​​being​​the​​alley​​that​​separates​​Lot​​16​​from​​Lot​ ​17,​ ​Block​ ​A,​ ​Scoggins​ ​Addition​ ​to​ ​Ooltewah,​ ​instead​ ​of​ ​Lot​ ​17​ ​from​ ​Lot​ ​18.​ ​(District 6)​ ​Agenda for Tuesday, January 13, 2026​ ​Page​​2​ ​POLICE​ ​b.​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​ ​II,​ ​Chapter​ ​24,​ ​Article​ ​XIV,​ ​Section 24-502, Schedule II – Speed on Through Streets.​ ​VIII.​ ​Ordinances - First Reading:​ ​PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER​ ​Wastewater​ ​a.​ ​MR-2025-0191​​View​​at​​Mission​​Ridge​​Partners​​LLC​​(Abandonment).​ ​An​​ordinance​ ​closing​​and​​abandoning​​a​​sanitary​​sewer​​easement,​​Record​​No.​​1214_15,​​being​​a​​ten​ ​(10’)​​foot​​wide​​sewer​​easement​​per​​Plat​​Book​​70,​​Page​​129,​​ROHC,​​beginning​​at​​the​ ​northwest​ ​corner​ ​of​ ​Tax​ ​Map​ ​No.​ ​156K-E-008.01,​ ​thence​ ​southwest​​along​​the​​west​ ​line​ ​of​ ​said​ ​property​ ​approximately​ ​fifty​ ​(50’)​ ​feet​ ​to​ ​a​ ​point,​ ​thence​ ​northwest​ ​approximately​ ​one​ ​hundred​ ​forty-seven​ ​(147’)​ ​feet​ ​to​ ​a​ ​point​ ​in​ ​the​ ​eastern​ ​right-of-way​ ​of​ ​the​ ​2400​ ​block​ ​of​ ​15​​th​ ​Avenue,​ ​as​ ​detailed​ ​on​ ​the​ ​attached​ ​maps.​ ​(District​ ​9)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission​ ​and​ ​Wastewater)​ ​PLANNING​ ​b.​ ​2025-0176​ ​Amalia​ ​Jacinto​ ​Ramirez​ ​(I-H​​Heavy​​Industrial​​Zone​​to​​C-C​​Commercial​ ​Corridor​​Zone).​ ​An​​ordinance​​to​​amend​​Chattanooga​​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​ ​Zoning​​Ordinance,​​so​​as​​to​​rezone​​property​​located​​at​​3014​​Dodds​​Avenue,​​from​​I-H​ ​Heavy​ ​Industrial​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​C-C​ ​Commercial​ ​Corridor​ ​Zone.​ ​(District​ ​8)​ ​(Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Staff)​ ​c.​ ​2025-0177​ ​Blake​ ​Campbell​ ​(RN-2​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​​so​​as​​to​​rezone​​property​​located​​at​​2420​​East​ ​12​​th​ ​Street,​ ​from​ ​RN-2​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​​Zone,​​subject​​to​​certain​​conditions.​ ​(District​​9)​ ​(Recommended​​for​ ​approval by Planning Commission and Staff)​ ​2025-0177​ ​Blake​ ​Campbell​ ​(RN-2​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​​so​​as​​to​​rezone​​property​​located​​at​​2420​​East​ ​12​​th​ ​Street,​ ​from​ ​RN-2​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood Zone.​ ​(Applicant Version)​ ​Agenda for Tuesday, January 13, 2026​ ​Page​​3​ ​d.​ ​2025-0179​ ​Mark​​Richmond​​c/o​​MMECJL​​LLC​​Series​​1​​(I-H​​Heavy​​Industrial​​Zone​ ​to​ ​RN-1-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​​so​​as​​to​​rezone​​property​​located​​at​ ​5601​ ​Tennessee​ ​Avenue,​ ​from​ ​I-H​ ​Heavy​ ​Industrial​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​RN-1-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone.​ ​(District​ ​7)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission and Staff)​ ​e.​ ​2025-0183​ ​Wayne​ ​Williams​ ​c/o​ ​Workshop​ ​Architecture​ ​(RN-1-5​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-1​ ​Traditional​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Residential​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​ ​so​ ​as​ ​to​ ​rezone​ ​property​ ​located​ ​at​ ​511​ ​Rosewood​ ​Street,​ ​from​ ​RN-1-5​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​​Zone​​to​​TRN-1​​Traditional​​Neighborhood​​Residential​​Zone,​​subject​​to​ ​certain​ ​conditions.​ ​(District​ ​2)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission and denial by Staff)​ ​2025-0183​ ​Wayne​ ​Williams​ ​c/o​ ​Workshop​ ​Architecture​ ​(RN-1-5​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-1​ ​Traditional​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Residential​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​ ​so​ ​as​ ​to​ ​rezone​ ​property​ ​located​ ​at​ ​511​ ​Rosewood​ ​Street,​ ​from​ ​RN-1-5​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-1​ ​Traditional​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Residential​ ​Zone.​ ​(Applicant Version)​ ​f.​ ​2025-0186​ ​Honest​ ​Street​ ​Holdings​ ​(RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​I-L​ ​Industrial​ ​Light​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​ ​II,​ ​Chapter​ ​38,​ ​Zoning​ ​Ordinance,​ ​so​​as​​to​​rezone​​property​​located​​at​​5920​​Pine​​Grove​ ​Trail,​ ​from​ ​RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​I-L​ ​Industrial​ ​Light​ ​Zone,​ ​subject​ ​to​ ​certain​ ​conditions.​ ​(District​ ​6)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning Commission and Staff)​ ​2025-0186​ ​Honest​ ​Street​ ​Holdings​ ​(RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​I-L​ ​Industrial​ ​Light​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​ ​II,​ ​Chapter​ ​38,​ ​Zoning​ ​Ordinance,​ ​so​​as​​to​​rezone​​property​​located​​at​​5920​​Pine​​Grove​ ​Trail,​ ​from​ ​RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​I-L​ ​Industrial​ ​Light​ ​Zone.​ ​(Applicant Version)​ ​g.​ ​2025-0144​ ​Joshua​ ​A.​ ​Murphy​ ​(RN-1-5​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-2​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​​to​​amend​​Chattanooga​​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​ ​Ordinance,​ ​so​ ​as​ ​to​ ​rezone​ ​property​ ​located​ ​at​ ​2802​ ​Curtis​ ​Street,​ ​from​ ​RN-1-5​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-2​ ​Zone.​ ​(District​​8)​ ​(Recommended​​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission​ ​and​ ​Staff)​ ​(Deferred​ ​from​ ​11-18-2025,​ ​12-02-2025 & 01-06-2026)​ ​Agenda for Tuesday, January 13, 2026​ ​Page​​4​ ​2025-0144​ ​Joshua​ ​A.​ ​Murphy​ ​(RN-1-5​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-3​ ​Traditional​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​​so​​as​​to​​rezone​​property​​located​​at​ ​2802​ ​Curtis​ ​Street,​ ​from​ ​RN-1-5​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-3​ ​Traditional​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone.​ ​(District​ ​8)​ ​(Applicant​ ​Version)​ ​(Recommended for denial by Planning Commission and Staff)​ ​h.​ ​2025-0192​​Jarod​​Dotson​​c/o​​Skapa​​Development​​(RN-1-5​​Residential​​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​RN-1-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​ ​II,​ ​Chapter​ ​38,​ ​Zoning​ ​Ordinance,​ ​so​ ​as​ ​to​ ​rezone​ ​property​ ​located​ ​at​ ​1513​ ​Chamberlain​ ​Avenue,​ ​from​ ​RN-1-5​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​RN-1-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone.​ ​(District​ ​9)​ ​(Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Staff)​ ​i.​ ​2025-0178​ ​Clecia​ ​Joi​ ​Mason​ ​c/o​ ​Townsend​ ​Street​ ​Wine​ ​LLC​ ​(Lift​ ​Condition).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​ ​so​ ​as​ ​to​ ​lift​ ​Condition​ ​No.​ ​1​ ​from​ ​Ordinance​ ​No.​ ​14048​ ​of​ ​previous​ ​Case​ ​No.​ ​2023-0130,​ ​on​ ​property​ ​located​ ​at​ ​2409​ ​East​ ​Main​ ​Street,​ ​subject​ ​to​ ​certain​ ​conditions.​ ​(District​ ​9)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission​ ​and Staff)​ ​j.​ ​2025-0182​ ​Erlanger​ ​Health​ ​c/o​ ​Tripp​ ​Stephens​ ​(Lift​ ​Conditions).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​ ​II,​ ​Chapter​ ​38,​ ​Zoning​ ​Ordinance,​ ​so​ ​as​​to​​lift​ ​conditions​ ​from​ ​Ordinance​ ​Nos.​ ​8943,​ ​9649,​ ​and​ ​10108​ ​of​ ​previous​ ​Case​ ​Nos.​ ​1988-0121,​​1991-0189,​​and​​1994-0170​​on​​properties​​located​​at​​1747​​Gunbarrel​​Road​ ​and​ ​7233​ ​Crane​ ​Road.​ ​(District​ ​4)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission and Staff)​ ​k.​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​amending​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​ ​II,​ ​Chapter​ ​38,​ ​Zoning​ ​Ordinance,​ ​as​ ​adopted​ ​by​ ​Ordinance​ ​No.​ ​14137​ ​on​ ​July​​23,​​2024,​​to​​amend​​Article​ ​XV,​ ​Application​ ​Process,​ ​Section​ ​38-73,​ ​Vesting​ ​to​ ​Align​ ​with​ ​recent​ ​state​ ​law​ ​changes per Tennessee Code Annotated Section 13-4-310.​ ​l.​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​amending​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​ ​II,​ ​Chapter​ ​38,​ ​Zoning​ ​Ordinance,​​as​​adopted​​by​​Ordinance​​No.​​14137​​on​​July​​23,​​2024,​​to​​amend​​Article​​II,​ ​Definitions,​ ​Section​ ​38-10,​ ​Rules​ ​of​ ​Measurement​ ​to​ ​add​ ​graphics​ ​for​ ​irregular​ ​shaped​ ​lots​ ​and​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chapter​ ​38,​ ​Article​ ​VI,​ ​Downtown​ ​Form-Based​ ​Code,​ ​Division​ ​3,​ ​Rules​ ​for​ ​all​ ​Zones,​ ​Section​ ​38-698,​ ​Measurements​​and​​Exceptions,​​(4)​ ​Height and Mass, A. Building Height to replace the graphic for Item 2.​ ​Agenda for Tuesday, January 13, 2026​ ​Page​​5​ ​IX.​ ​Resolutions:​ ​ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT​ ​a.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​confirming​ ​the​ ​surplus​ ​and​ ​authorizing​​the​​Administrator​​of​​Economic​ ​Development​​to​​enter​​into​​a​​Contract​​for​​Sale​​and​​Purchase​​with​​Fifty​​One​​Bricks​​at​​a​ ​Time​​Properties,​​LLC,​​in​​substantially​​the​​form​​attached,​​for​​the​​acquisition​​of​​6954​ ​Robinson​ ​Drive,​ ​further​ ​identified​ ​as​ ​Tax​ ​Map​ ​No.​ ​148E-A-033,​ ​for​ ​the​ ​purchase​ ​price​ ​of​ ​$40,000.00,​ ​and​ ​to​ ​execute​ ​all​ ​documents​ ​required​ ​to​ ​consummate​ ​the​ ​transaction,​​with​​closing​​fees​​not​​to​​exceed​​$5,000.00,​​for​​a​​total​​transactional​​amount​ ​not to exceed $45,000.00.​ ​(District 6)​ ​b.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​​the​​acceptance​​of​​$86,569.65​​from​​Hamilton​​County​​as​​the​ ​City’s​​portion​​from​​the​​September​​2025​​Hamilton​​County​​surplus​​property​​sale​​with​ ​$85,120.72​ ​applied​ ​as​ ​the​ ​City’s​ ​profit,​ ​$169.80​ ​applied​ ​to​ ​the​ ​City​ ​Attorney​ ​fees,​ ​$1,279.13​​applied​​to​​fees​​of​​the​​City​​Treasurer,​​and​​authorizing​​the​​transfer​​of​​all​​net​ ​proceeds to the Chattanooga Land Bank Authority.​ ​MAYOR’S OFFICE​ ​c.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​confirming​ ​Mayor​ ​Kelly’s​ ​appointment​ ​of​ ​Robyn​ ​Stringfellow​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Chattanooga​​Public​​Art​​Commission,​​for​​a​​term​​beginning​​on​​January​​14,​​2026,​​and​ ​ending on January 13, 2029.​ ​d.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​confirming​ ​Mayor​ ​Kelly’s​ ​appointment​ ​of​ ​Alexis​ ​D’Ambrosio​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Chattanooga​​Public​​Art​​Commission,​​for​​a​​term​​beginning​​on​​January​​14,​​2026,​​and​ ​ending on January 13, 2027.​ ​PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER​ ​Parks & Outdoors​ ​e.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​to​ ​accept​ ​the​ ​Carver​ ​Park​ ​Master​ ​Plan​ ​presented​​by​​HDLA,​​subject​​to​ ​revision,​​in​​an​​effort​​to​​establish​​a​​public​​vision​​for​​the​​future​​revitalization​​of​​Carver​ ​Park.​ ​Public Works​ ​f.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Works​ ​to​ ​enter​ ​into​ ​a​ ​Development​ ​Agreement​ ​with​ ​Barry​ ​Payne​ ​Development​ ​LLC,​ ​in​ ​substantially​​the​​form​​attached,​​in​​connection​​with​​the​​right-of-way​​requirements​​for​ ​Tax​ ​Map​ ​Nos.​ ​148N-A-002​ ​and​ ​148N-A-003,​ ​as​ ​related​ ​to​ ​the​​development​​of​​Tax​ ​Map No. 148N-A-014 at 6745 Customer Delight Drive.​ ​(District 6)​ ​Agenda for Tuesday, January 13, 2026​ ​Page​​6​ ​g.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Works​ ​to​ ​enter​ ​into​ ​a​ ​Permanent​ ​Right-of-Way​ ​Easement​ ​with​ ​Good​ ​Steward​ ​Management​ ​LLC​​on​​a​​portion​​of​​Tax​​Map​​No.​​148N-A-003,​​in​​substantially​​the​​form​​attached,​​for​ ​Barry​​Payne​​Development​​LLC​​to​​complete​​the​​required​​improvements​​for​​the​​public​ ​extension of Customer Delight Drive.​ ​(District 6)​ ​h.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Works​ ​to​ ​enter​ ​into​ ​a​ ​Permanent​ ​Right-of-Way​ ​Easement​ ​with​ ​Tennessee​ ​Office​ ​Properties​ ​LLC​​on​​a​​portion​​of​​Tax​​Map​​No.​​148N-A-002,​​in​​substantially​​the​​form​​attached,​​for​ ​Barry​​Payne​​Development​​LLC​​to​​complete​​the​​required​​improvements​​for​​the​​public​ ​extension of Customer Delight Drive.​ ​(District 6)​ ​i.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Works​ ​to​ ​erect​ ​commemorative​ ​secondary​ ​street​ ​signs​​on​​Ohls​​Avenue​​from​​the​​West​​38​​th​ ​Street​​to​​West​​45​​th​ ​Street,​ ​designating such portions as “Rosemary Gantt-Porter Avenue”.​ ​(District 7)​ ​j.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Works​ ​to​ ​award​ ​Contract​ ​No.​ ​S-25-008-100​ ​for​ ​professional​ ​services​ ​for​ ​On-Call​ ​Watershed​ ​Modeling​​and​​Floodplain​​Analysis​​to​​the​​following​​seven​​(7)​​entities:​ ​(1)​​WSP​​USA​ ​Inc.;​ ​(2)​ ​Barge​ ​Design​ ​Solutions;​ ​(3)​ ​CDM​ ​Smith​ ​Inc.;​ ​(4)​ ​Stantec​ ​Consulting​ ​Services,​ ​Inc.;​ ​(5)​ ​Aecom​ ​Technical​ ​Services,​ ​Inc.;​ ​(6)​ ​Rummel,​ ​Klepper​ ​&​ ​Kahl,​ ​LLP; and (7) Neel-Schafer, Inc., for an amount not to exceed $1.5 million.​ ​PLANNING​ ​k.​ ​2025-0193​ ​Joseph​ ​Ingram​ ​c/o​ ​Ingram,​ ​Gore​ ​&​ ​Associates​ ​(Special​ ​Exceptions​ ​Permit).​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​approving​ ​a​ ​Special​ ​Exceptions​ ​Permit​ ​for​ ​a​ ​Residential​ ​Planned​ ​Unit​ ​Development​ ​Amendment​ ​on​ ​properties​ ​located​ ​in​​the​​1000​​and​​1100​ ​blocks​ ​of​ ​Meroney​ ​Street​ ​and​ ​part​ ​of​ ​a​ ​property​ ​located​ ​in​ ​the​ ​1400​ ​block​ ​of​ ​Hamilton​ ​Avenue.​ ​(District​ ​2)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission and Staff)​ ​l.​ ​58​ ​TN​ ​Corporation​ ​(Special​ ​Exceptions​ ​Permit).​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​approving​ ​a​ ​new​ ​Special​​Exceptions​​Permit​​for​​a​​new​​liquor​​store​​located​​at​​4850​​Hwy.​​58,​​Suite​​130​ ​and 140, Chattanooga, TN.​ ​(District 5) (Deferred​​from 01-06-2026)​ ​X.​ ​Purchases.​ ​XI.​ ​Committee Reports.​ ​Agenda for Tuesday, January 13, 2026​ ​Page​​7​ ​XII.​ ​Other Business. (Items Listed Below):​ ​a.​ ​Certificate​ ​of​ ​Compliance,​ ​58​​TN​​Corporation​​d/b/a​​Bobby’s​​Wine​​and​​Liquor,​ ​4850​ ​Hwy.​ ​58,​ ​Suite​ ​130,​ ​Chattanooga,​ ​TN.​ ​(District​ ​5)​ ​(Deferred​ ​from​ ​01-06-2026)​ ​b.​ ​CPD​ ​Report​ ​–​ ​Donation​ ​received​ ​from​ ​Ron​ ​Hart​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Chattanooga​ ​Police​ ​Foundation to pay for holiday meals for all CPD employees totaling $5,015.40.​ ​XIII.​ ​Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council.​ ​XIV.​ ​Adjournment.​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, January 20, 2026​ ​Page​​1​ ​TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2026​ ​CITY COUNCIL PROPOSED AGENDA​ ​3:30 PM​ ​1.​ ​Call to Order by Chairwoman Hill.​ ​2.​ ​Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilman Harvey).​ ​3.​ ​Special Presentations.​ ​4.​ ​Minute Approval.​ ​5.​ ​Discussion of Agenda.​ ​❖​ ​Next Week’s Proposed Agenda Items​ ​❖​ ​Purchasing Questions​ ​❖​ ​Future Considerations (3 Week Look Ahead)​ ​6.​ ​Committee or Department Reports:​ ​❖​ ​None​ ​RECESS​ ​Order of Business for City Council​ ​7.​ ​Ordinances - Final Reading​:​ ​PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER​ ​Wastewater​ ​a.​ ​MR-2025-0191​​View​​at​​Mission​​Ridge​​Partners​​LLC​​(Abandonment).​ ​An​​ordinance​ ​closing​​and​​abandoning​​a​​sanitary​​sewer​​easement,​​Record​​No.​​1214_15,​​being​​a​​ten​ ​(10’)​​foot​​wide​​sewer​​easement​​per​​Plat​​Book​​70,​​Page​​129,​​ROHC,​​beginning​​at​​the​ ​northwest​ ​corner​ ​of​ ​Tax​ ​Map​ ​No.​ ​156K-E-008.01,​ ​thence​ ​southwest​​along​​the​​west​ ​line​ ​of​ ​said​ ​property​ ​approximately​ ​fifty​ ​(50’)​ ​feet​ ​to​ ​a​ ​point,​ ​thence​ ​northwest​ ​approximately​ ​one​ ​hundred​ ​forty-seven​ ​(147’)​ ​feet​ ​to​ ​a​ ​point​ ​in​ ​the​ ​eastern​ ​right-of-way​ ​of​ ​the​ ​2400​ ​block​ ​of​ ​15​​th​ ​Avenue,​ ​as​ ​detailed​ ​on​ ​the​ ​attached​ ​maps.​ ​(District​ ​9)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission​ ​and​ ​Wastewater)​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, January 20, 2026​ ​Page​​2​ ​PLANNING​ ​b.​ ​2025-0176​ ​Amalia​ ​Jacinto​ ​Ramirez​ ​(I-H​​Heavy​​Industrial​​Zone​​to​​C-C​​Commercial​ ​Corridor​​Zone).​ ​An​​ordinance​​to​​amend​​Chattanooga​​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​ ​Zoning​​Ordinance,​​so​​as​​to​​rezone​​property​​located​​at​​3014​​Dodds​​Avenue,​​from​​I-H​ ​Heavy​ ​Industrial​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​C-C​ ​Commercial​ ​Corridor​ ​Zone.​ ​(District​ ​8)​ ​(Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Staff)​ ​c.​ ​2025-0177​ ​Blake​ ​Campbell​ ​(RN-2​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​​so​​as​​to​​rezone​​property​​located​​at​​2420​​East​ ​12​​th​ ​Street,​ ​from​ ​RN-2​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​​Zone,​​subject​​to​​certain​​conditions.​ ​(District​​9)​ ​(Recommended​​for​ ​approval by Planning Commission and Staff)​ ​2025-0177​ ​Blake​ ​Campbell​ ​(RN-2​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​​so​​as​​to​​rezone​​property​​located​​at​​2420​​East​ ​12​​th​ ​Street,​ ​from​ ​RN-2​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood Zone.​ ​(Applicant Version)​ ​d.​ ​2025-0179​ ​Mark​​Richmond​​c/o​​MMECJL​​LLC​​Series​​1​​(I-H​​Heavy​​Industrial​​Zone​ ​to​ ​RN-1-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​​so​​as​​to​​rezone​​property​​located​​at​ ​5601​ ​Tennessee​ ​Avenue,​ ​from​ ​I-H​ ​Heavy​ ​Industrial​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​RN-1-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone.​ ​(District​ ​7)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission and Staff)​ ​e.​ ​2025-0183​ ​Wayne​ ​Williams​ ​c/o​ ​Workshop​ ​Architecture​ ​(RN-1-5​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-1​ ​Traditional​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Residential​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​ ​so​ ​as​ ​to​ ​rezone​ ​property​ ​located​ ​at​ ​511​ ​Rosewood​ ​Street,​ ​from​ ​RN-1-5​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​​Zone​​to​​TRN-1​​Traditional​​Neighborhood​​Residential​​Zone,​​subject​​to​ ​certain​ ​conditions.​ ​(District​ ​2)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission and denial by Staff)​ ​2025-0183​ ​Wayne​ ​Williams​ ​c/o​ ​Workshop​ ​Architecture​ ​(RN-1-5​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-1​ ​Traditional​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Residential​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​ ​so​ ​as​ ​to​ ​rezone​ ​property​ ​located​ ​at​ ​511​ ​Rosewood​ ​Street,​ ​from​ ​RN-1-5​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-1​ ​Traditional​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Residential​ ​Zone.​ ​(Applicant Version)​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, January 20, 2026​ ​Page​​3​ ​f.​ ​2025-0186​ ​Honest​ ​Street​ ​Holdings​ ​(RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​I-L​ ​Industrial​ ​Light​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​ ​II,​ ​Chapter​ ​38,​ ​Zoning​ ​Ordinance,​ ​so​​as​​to​​rezone​​property​​located​​at​​5920​​Pine​​Grove​ ​Trail,​ ​from​ ​RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​I-L​ ​Industrial​ ​Light​ ​Zone,​ ​subject​ ​to​ ​certain​ ​conditions.​ ​(District​ ​6)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning Commission and Staff)​ ​2025-0186​ ​Honest​ ​Street​ ​Holdings​ ​(RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​I-L​ ​Industrial​ ​Light​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​ ​II,​ ​Chapter​ ​38,​ ​Zoning​ ​Ordinance,​ ​so​​as​​to​​rezone​​property​​located​​at​​5920​​Pine​​Grove​ ​Trail,​ ​from​ ​RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​I-L​ ​Industrial​ ​Light​ ​Zone.​ ​(Applicant Version)​ ​g.​ ​2025-0144​ ​Joshua​ ​A.​ ​Murphy​ ​(RN-1-5​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-2​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​​to​​amend​​Chattanooga​​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​ ​Ordinance,​ ​so​ ​as​ ​to​ ​rezone​ ​property​ ​located​ ​at​ ​2802​ ​Curtis​ ​Street,​ ​from​ ​RN-1-5​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-2​ ​Zone.​ ​(District​​8)​ ​(Recommended​​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission​ ​and​ ​Staff)​ ​(Deferred​ ​from​ ​11-18-2025,​ ​12-02-2025 & 01-06-2026)​ ​2025-0144​ ​Joshua​ ​A.​ ​Murphy​ ​(RN-1-5​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-3​ ​Traditional​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​​so​​as​​to​​rezone​​property​​located​​at​ ​2802​ ​Curtis​ ​Street,​ ​from​ ​RN-1-5​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-3​ ​Traditional​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone.​ ​(District​ ​8)​ ​(Applicant​ ​Version)​ ​(Recommended for denial by Planning Commission and Staff)​ ​h.​ ​2025-0192​​Jarod​​Dotson​​c/o​​Skapa​​Development​​(RN-1-5​​Residential​​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​RN-1-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​ ​II,​ ​Chapter​ ​38,​ ​Zoning​ ​Ordinance,​ ​so​ ​as​ ​to​ ​rezone​ ​property​ ​located​ ​at​ ​1513​ ​Chamberlain​ ​Avenue,​ ​from​ ​RN-1-5​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​RN-1-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone.​ ​(District​ ​9)​ ​(Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Staff)​ ​i.​ ​2025-0178​ ​Clecia​ ​Joi​ ​Mason​ ​c/o​ ​Townsend​ ​Street​ ​Wine​ ​LLC​ ​(Lift​ ​Condition).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​ ​so​ ​as​ ​to​ ​lift​ ​Condition​ ​No.​ ​1​ ​from​ ​Ordinance​ ​No.​ ​14048​ ​of​ ​previous​ ​Case​ ​No.​ ​2023-0130,​ ​on​ ​property​ ​located​ ​at​ ​2409​ ​East​ ​Main​ ​Street,​ ​subject​ ​to​ ​certain​ ​conditions.​ ​(District​ ​9)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission​ ​and Staff)​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, January 20, 2026​ ​Page​​4​ ​j.​ ​2025-0182​ ​Erlanger​ ​Health​ ​c/o​ ​Tripp​ ​Stephens​ ​(Lift​ ​Conditions).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​ ​II,​ ​Chapter​ ​38,​ ​Zoning​ ​Ordinance,​ ​so​ ​as​​to​​lift​ ​conditions​ ​from​ ​Ordinance​ ​Nos.​ ​8943,​ ​9649,​ ​and​ ​10108​ ​of​ ​previous​ ​Case​ ​Nos.​ ​1988-0121,​​1991-0189,​​and​​1994-0170​​on​​properties​​located​​at​​1747​​Gunbarrel​​Road​ ​and​ ​7233​ ​Crane​ ​Road.​ ​(District​ ​4)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission and Staff)​ ​k.​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​amending​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​ ​II,​ ​Chapter​ ​38,​ ​Zoning​ ​Ordinance,​ ​as​ ​adopted​ ​by​ ​Ordinance​ ​No.​ ​14137​ ​on​ ​July​​23,​​2024,​​to​​amend​​Article​ ​XV,​ ​Application​ ​Process,​ ​Section​ ​38-73,​ ​Vesting​ ​to​ ​Align​ ​with​ ​recent​ ​state​ ​law​ ​changes per Tennessee Code Annotated Section 13-4-310.​ ​l.​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​amending​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​ ​II,​ ​Chapter​ ​38,​ ​Zoning​ ​Ordinance,​​as​​adopted​​by​​Ordinance​​No.​​14137​​on​​July​​23,​​2024,​​to​​amend​​Article​​II,​ ​Definitions,​ ​Section​ ​38-10,​ ​Rules​ ​of​ ​Measurement​ ​to​ ​add​ ​graphics​ ​for​ ​irregular​ ​shaped​ ​lots​ ​and​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chapter​ ​38,​ ​Article​ ​VI,​ ​Downtown​ ​Form-Based​ ​Code,​ ​Division​ ​3,​ ​Rules​ ​for​ ​all​ ​Zones,​ ​Section​ ​38-698,​ ​Measurements​​and​​Exceptions,​​(4)​ ​Height and Mass, A. Building Height to replace the graphic for Item 2.​ ​8.​ ​Ordinances - First Reading​:​ ​PLANNING​ ​a.​ ​2025-0119​ ​Claudine​ ​Evans​ ​c/o​ ​One​ ​A​ ​Event​ ​Parlour​ ​(C-C-​ ​Commercial​ ​Corridor​ ​Zone​​to​​C-R​​Regional​​Commercial​​Zone).​ ​An​​ordinance​​to​​amend​​Chattanooga​​City​ ​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​​so​​as​​to​​rezone​​property​​located​​at​​5813​ ​Lee​ ​Highway,​ ​from​ ​C-C-​ ​Commercial​ ​Corridor​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​C-R​ ​Regional​ ​Commercial​ ​Zone.​ ​(District​ ​6)​ ​(Applicant​ ​Version)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​denial​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission and approval by Staff) (Deferred from 10-14-2025 and 12-16-2025)​ ​9.​ ​Resolutions:​ ​(None)​ ​10.​ ​Purchases.​ ​11.​ ​Committee Reports.​ ​12.​ ​Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council.​ ​13.​ ​Adjournment.​

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