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Chattanooga Approves Champion Road Condition Lifts on Final Reading

Chattanooga City Council on Sept. 22, 2026, approved Ordinance #14400 on final reading, lifting conditions 3, 4, and 6 from Ordinance No. 13479 and amending condition 5 for 5313 Champion Road only.

Tracy King

01 Oct 2026 • 5 min read

Chattanooga City Council on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, adopted Ordinance #14400 on final reading. Minutes record case 2026-0098, Dennis Bell, Planning Commission Version, District No. 5: an ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to lift condition numbers 3, 4, and 6 from Ordinance No. 13479, previous Case No. 2021-209, and to amend condition number 5 for the property located at 5313 Champion Road (Hamilton County Tax Map No. 120K-A-003) only, subject to certain conditions. On motion of Councilman Clark and seconded by Vice Chair Elliott, the motion carried — ACTION: APPROVED.

For Hamilton County sellers watching Champion Road, this final reading is a condition lift and amendment on a single tax map parcel—not a corridor-wide rezoning and not the same night’s Dayton Blvd or Hixson Pike C-NT zone changes. The caption limits the change to 5313 Champion Road (120K-A-003) only.

What Ordinance #14400 does on Champion Road

The approved caption lifts condition numbers 3, 4, and 6 from Ordinance No. 13479 (previous Case No. 2021-209) and amends condition number 5 for 5313 Champion Road only, subject to certain conditions. The Sept. 22 agenda listed the same case as 2026-0098 Dennis Bell (Lift Conditions) and noted it was recommended for approval by Planning Commission. Sellers should quote the ordinance number, the 2021-209 parent case, and the tax map before telling a buyer which conditions still bind the land.

Keep the Sept. 15 hearing coverage and this Sept. 22 final reading on the same timeline: the hearing put the lift on the calendar; final reading is the adopted ordinance line. Pull the ordinance exhibit when a title company asks what still restricts the parcel, including the text of amended condition 5.

Why a single-parcel condition lift matters next door

Lifting three conditions and amending a fourth on one Champion Road tax map changes the underwriting questions for nearby listings: which site-plan or use limits from 2021-209 still apply, whether amended condition 5 tightens or loosens a prior operating rule, and how buyers should read “subject to certain conditions” in the caption. The Sept. 22 minutes approve the ordinance; they do not reprint every revised condition sentence in the motion block. Use the ordinance text and exhibits for closing binders.

Keep this file separate from other Sept. 22 finals. Ordinance #14398 rezoned 5502 Dayton Boulevard from RN-2 to C-NT subject to conditions, and Ordinance #14399 rezoned 1307 Hixson Pike from INST to C-NT. Ordinance #14401 amended drive-through use-matrix and stacking rules citywide. Only #14400 names 5313 Champion Road and lifts of conditions 3, 4, and 6 from Ordinance No. 13479.

Champion Road Ordinance #14400 at a glance

Item	Packet detail
Meeting	Sept. 22, 2026 City Council (final reading)
Ordinance	#14400
Case	2026-0098 (Dennis Bell)
Address	5313 Champion Road
Tax map	120K-A-003
Parent ordinance	No. 13479 (Case 2021-209)
Action	Lift conditions 3, 4, 6; amend condition 5; APPROVED
District	No. 5

What’s happening around Chattanooga this cycle

Sept. 22’s final-reading block stacked C-NT rezonings with this Champion Road condition package. Pair the vote with same-night finals already published as Chattanooga Approves 1307 Hixson Pike C-NT on Final Reading and Chattanooga Approves 5502 Dayton Blvd C-NT on Final Reading, the earlier hearing note in Chattanooga Sets Sept. 15 on Champion Road Condition Lifts, and infrastructure context in Battery Heights Crosswalk Language Lands With Plan Chattanooga Vote.

Local events sellers should calendar

Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026 — City Council final reading: Ordinance #14400 APPROVED for 5313 Champion Road condition lifts/amendment.
Ordinance effective date — Confirm the effective date and any remaining “subject to certain conditions” language with the Clerk to Council packet before you tell a buyer the 2021-209 limits are gone.
Title / survey — Match Hamilton County Tax Map No. 120K-A-003 before recycling an old survey exhibit that still cites lifted conditions 3, 4, or 6.

How sellers should underwrite a condition-lift final

If you list near Champion Road in District 5, put Ordinance #14400, case 2026-0098, Tax Map 120K-A-003, the lift of conditions 3, 4, and 6 from Ordinance No. 13479, and the amend-condition-5 line on the same disclosure page. Do not tell a buyer every Champion Road address was cleared—the caption says 5313 only. Skip any use or building program that is not in the ordinance exhibits.

Buyers comparing Hixson-edge residential streets to C-NT commercial finals from the same night will ask whether Champion Road is “rezoning commercial.” The packet answer is a condition lift/amendment on a prior 2021-209 ordinance, not a new C-NT map change like Dayton Blvd or Hixson Pike. Keep that distinction in showings.

Reading Champion Road next to other Sept. 22 ordinances

The same minutes approve Ordinance #14398 (5502 Dayton Boulevard RN-2 to C-NT), Ordinance #14399 (1307 Hixson Pike INST to C-NT), Ordinance #14401 (drive-through use matrix and stacking outside the Urban Overlay Zone), and first-reading items including Bonny Oaks Drive speed limit and Dodds Avenue right-of-way abandonment. Only #14400 names 5313 Champion Road and lifts of conditions 3, 4, and 6 from Ordinance No. 13479. If a neighborhood chat pastes “Champion Road rezoning,” confirm whether the speaker means the condition package or a different map change before you adjust a list price.

What sellers should do next

If you are pricing a Chattanooga or Hamilton County home while condition lifts and C-NT finals move, get a current valuation before you lock a possession date. Start with a free home valuation or ask about a cash offer.

What did Council approve on Champion Road on Sept. 22?

Ordinance #14400 on final reading: lift condition numbers 3, 4, and 6 from Ordinance No. 13479 (previous Case No. 2021-209) and amend condition number 5 for 5313 Champion Road (Hamilton County Tax Map No. 120K-A-003) only, subject to certain conditions. Action: APPROVED.

What case number is on the Champion Road ordinance?

2026-0098, Dennis Bell, Planning Commission Version, District No. 5.

Does the ordinance apply to more than one Champion Road address?

The approved ordinance caption limits the condition changes to the property located at 5313 Champion Road (Hamilton County Tax Map No. 120K-A-003) only.

Who moved and seconded Ordinance #14400?

Minutes state on motion of Councilman Clark and seconded by Vice Chair Elliott, the motion carried with ACTION: APPROVED.

How should Champion Road sellers talk about this vote?

Quote Ordinance #14400, case 2026-0098, 5313 Champion Road, Tax Map 120K-A-003, lift of conditions 3, 4, and 6 from Ordinance No. 13479, and amend condition 5. Keep Dayton Blvd and Hixson Pike C-NT finals from the same night on separate lines.

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