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Battery Heights Crosswalk Language Lands With Plan Chattanooga Vote

On Sept. 22, 2026, Chattanooga City Council adopted Plan Chattanooga as the city’s comprehensive plan, with RPA reading into the record planned six-month revisions for Campbell Street and New York Avenue in Battery Heights.

Tracy King

28 Sep 2026 • 5 min read

Chattanooga City Council on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, adopted Resolution #32999 — a resolution adopting Plan Chattanooga as the comprehensive plan for the City of Chattanooga. Local 3 News reported the Council unanimously approved Plan Chattanooga that day, describing a 20-year development framework divided into 13 distinct city areas based on local needs and public input.

For Battery Heights homeowners near Campbell Street and New York Avenue, the neighborhood-specific tape from that night is the language Regional Planning Agency Executive Director Karen Rennich read into the record for a six-month amendment — not a rezoning ordinance for a named parcel. Councilwoman Noel asked Rennich to read the RPA’s planned revisions for the Campbell Street / New York Avenue page at the six-month mark of the Plan Chattanooga document into the record. Attorney Phil Noblett affirmed that the proposed change will be incorporated into Plan Chattanooga at the six-month amendment. The motion carried.

What RPA read into the record for Battery Heights

Per the Sept. 22 Council minutes, Rennich’s planned revisions include removing the language: “Vehicular traffic counts currently do not warrant pedestrian crosswalks.” Added text states Battery Heights has been advocating for a crosswalk at Campbell Street and New York Avenue to address the concerns of young children (attended and unattended) and adults crossing the street, walking along the street and waiting at the bus stop. Residents are concerned about pedestrian safety and have observed both accidents and near misses at this location.

Under Recommendations, the minutes record adding language to complete the Service Request for review of pedestrian infrastructure and safety of this intersection — including speed data, pedestrian counts, and evaluation of the sight triangle at Birchwood Drive and Vinewood Drive — with additional consideration for possible reconfiguration of Parkway Drive (without impacting the historic wall) and a T-intersection at Countryside Drive. Results and recommendations of the Service Request are to be added to the FY 27 Capital Budget request to secure project funding.

Why a six-month plan note matters to nearby sellers

A comprehensive-plan adoption is not a striped crosswalk on the pavement the next morning. Sellers should quote the minutes’ six-month amendment path, the Service Request review, and the FY 27 capital-budget tie — not invent a construction date. The removed “traffic counts do not warrant crosswalks” sentence is the policy shift neighbors asked to put on the record.

Keep this Battery Heights pedestrian note distinct from parcel rezoning first-and-final readings the same week, including files already on the Kings desk such as Chattanooga Sets Sept. 15 Hearing on 5502 Dayton Blvd C-NT and Chattanooga Sets Sept. 15 on Champion Road Condition Lifts. Those are zoning-map actions. Resolution #32999 is the citywide plan adoption with a named neighborhood amendment track.

Buyers who confuse a comprehensive plan with a building permit should hear both Local 3’s 13-area framing and the minutes’ Service Request checklist. Plan language guides future zoning and capital asks; it does not by itself rezone a Battery Heights lot or fund striping.

Field	Minutes / press language
Resolution	#32999 — Adopting Plan Chattanooga as the comprehensive plan
Meeting	Chattanooga City Council, Sept. 22, 2026
Local 3 framing	Unanimous approval; 20-year framework; 13 city areas
Neighborhood page	Campbell Street / New York Avenue (Battery Heights)
Language removed	“Vehicular traffic counts currently do not warrant pedestrian crosswalks.”
Language added	Battery Heights advocacy for a crosswalk; pedestrian safety concerns; accidents and near misses observed
Next process step	Six-month amendment; Service Request review; FY 27 Capital Budget request
RPA / attorney	Karen Rennich read revisions; Attorney Noblett affirmed incorporation at six-month amendment

What’s on the Chattanooga calendar

Sept. 22, 2026 — Council adopts Plan Chattanooga (Resolution #32999) with Battery Heights language read into the record
Six-month mark — planned incorporation of Campbell Street / New York Avenue revisions (minutes)
FY 27 capital budget — Service Request results to be added to funding request (minutes)

Seller underwriting checklist

Quote Resolution #32999, the unanimous Local 3 account of plan adoption, the removed traffic-counts sentence, the Battery Heights crosswalk advocacy text, and the six-month / FY 27 path. Do not tell a buyer the crosswalk is funded and striped. Do not import Dayton Boulevard C-NT conditions into a Battery Heights pedestrian answer.

If a relocating buyer asks whether Plan Chattanooga “upzones the whole neighborhood,” answer with Local 3’s 13-area framework line and then return to the Campbell Street page language actually read into the minutes. Need pricing help while the Service Request runs? Start with a free home valuation or a cash offer.

How this sits beside other Chattanooga files

Earlier Plan Chattanooga process posts on the Kings desk — including the vote-delay story — are timeline context. Pair the Sept. 22 Battery Heights amendment language with Council Delays Plan Chattanooga Vote 30 Days only when explaining why Sept. 22 became the adoption night. For subdivision plats, keep Hamilton RPC Sets Sept. 14 on Shepherd Estate 43-Lot Plat in the plat lane.

Cowboy Ridge’s Dayton Boulevard withdrawal remains a District 1 zoning-withdrawal story — useful for Red Bank / Dayton corridor talk, not for Battery Heights sidewalk questions. Link Chattanooga Posts Cowboy Ridge Dayton Blvd Withdrawal on Sept. 15 when the buyer’s map is on Dayton, not Campbell.

What sellers should do next

Save the Sept. 22 minutes page that carries Rennich’s Battery Heights language. When buyers ask about “kids crossing Campbell,” quote the advocacy text and the Service Request scope (speed data, pedestrian counts, sight triangle). Do not promise a FY 27 construction year until the capital budget request actually funds a project.

Listings that market walkability to bus stops near Campbell and New York should update only with verified minutes language — advocacy, review, and budget path — not with a completion photo that does not exist yet.

What did Council adopt on Sept. 22 regarding Plan Chattanooga?

Resolution #32999 adopting Plan Chattanooga as the comprehensive plan for the City of Chattanooga; Local 3 reported the approval as unanimous.

What Battery Heights language did RPA read into the record?

Planned six-month revisions for the Campbell Street / New York Avenue page, including removing a sentence that traffic counts do not warrant crosswalks and adding Battery Heights advocacy for a crosswalk and pedestrian-safety review.

Is the crosswalk funded by the Sept. 22 vote alone?

No. The minutes tie next steps to a Service Request review and adding results to the FY 27 Capital Budget request.

Who affirmed the six-month incorporation?

Attorney Phil Noblett affirmed that the proposed change will be incorporated into Plan Chattanooga at the six-month amendment.

How should Battery Heights sellers talk about this file?

Quote Resolution #32999, the Campbell Street / New York Avenue amendment language, the Service Request scope, and the FY 27 budget path. Do not invent a stripe date or import unrelated Dayton Boulevard rezonings.

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