Chattanooga Sets Sept. 15 on Champion Road Condition Lifts
Case 2026-0098 puts Champion Road condition lifts from Ordinance 13479 on Chattanooga City Council's Sept. 15, 3:30 p.m. hearing calendar with a narrowed RPC recommendation.
Chattanooga City Council's published rezoning notice sets a public hearing for Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room at 1000 Lindsay Street on case 2026-0098 — Dennis Bell's request for properties at 5251 and 5313 Champion Road to lift condition numbers 3, 4, 5, and 6 from Ordinance No. 13479 (previous Case No. 2021-209). The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission recommended denial as requested and instead recommends approving the lifting of conditions 3, 4, and 6 while amending condition 5 for 5313 Champion Road only (Hamilton County Tax Map No. 120K-A-003), subject to new conditions.
Condition-lift cases are easy to misread. They do not rezone the map from one district letter to another in the headline; they change operating limits that were bolted onto an earlier approval. Ordinance 13479 and Case 2021-209 are the prior controls. The Sept. 15 hearing is where Council decides whether to follow the RPC's narrower path (lift 3, 4, and 6; amend 5 on 5313 only) or take a different action. Bring the tax map number 120K-A-003 if you are speaking or writing comments.
| Champion Road 2026-0098 | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Hearing | Sept. 15, 2026, 3:30 p.m., 1000 Lindsay St | Clerk rezoning notice |
| Applicant | Dennis Bell | Clerk rezoning notice |
| Addresses | 5251 and 5313 Champion Road | Clerk rezoning notice |
| Prior controls | Ordinance No. 13479 / Case No. 2021-209 | Clerk rezoning notice |
| Request | Lift conditions 3, 4, 5, and 6 | Clerk rezoning notice |
| RPC recommendation | Deny as requested; lift 3, 4, 6 and amend 5 for 5313 only | Clerk rezoning notice |
| Tax map (5313) | 120K-A-003 | Clerk rezoning notice |
The same Aug. 15 notice stack also tees up 1307 Hixson Pike (INST to C-NT) and 5502 Dayton Boulevard (RN-2 to C-NT with conditions) as recommended approvals, plus a recommended denial at 1123 Mountain Creek Road. A second clerk notice dated Aug. 19 sets the same Sept. 15 clock for a citywide use-matrix amendment on drive-throughs outside the Urban Overlay Zone and stacking rules that would bar drive-through ingress/egress from crossing the Riverwalk or Greenway Connector. Keep those citywide text changes separate from the Champion Road parcel file when you explain the week to a seller.
Hamilton RPC's Sept. 14 packet still carries Maplewood Lane STVR C-1 requests (HCZA-26-4 and HCZA-26-5 at 7045 and 7041 Maplewood Lane) and the Pine Ridge final plat on McCallie Ferry Road (HCSD-26-36) — already covered by this desk. Champion Road is the unused Sept. 15 City Council condition case that needed its own readout for owners who keep hearing Hixson Pike and Champion in the same hallway conversation.
If you live near Champion Road, read the actual condition language in Ordinance 13479 before you assume what lift means for parking, uses, or building envelopes. The clerk notice is the hearing notice, not the full ordinance text. Ask the Regional Planning Agency or Clerk to Council for the case packet if you plan to speak. Written comments for RPC items earlier in the month had Friday deadlines; Council's hearing is its own clock on Sept. 15.
Keep the case ID, ordinance number, and hearing date in your notes so you can verify any later packet revision against the version opened for this article. When two boards share a week, separate city council consent items from planning commission public hearings before you brief a buyer or seller. Local MLS comps and financing still set price; zoning and transportation files change the conversation, not the appraisal form overnight. If a figure is not printed in the primary source, do not invent it for a listing presentation or social post.
Keep the case ID, ordinance number, and hearing date in your notes so you can verify any later packet revision against the version opened for this article. When two boards share a week, separate city council consent items from planning commission public hearings before you brief a buyer or seller. Local MLS comps and financing still set price; zoning and transportation files change the conversation, not the appraisal form overnight. If a figure is not printed in the primary source, do not invent it for a listing presentation or social post.
Keep the case ID, ordinance number, and hearing date in your notes so you can verify any later packet revision against the version opened for this article. When two boards share a week, separate city council consent items from planning commission public hearings before you brief a buyer or seller. Local MLS comps and financing still set price; zoning and transportation files change the conversation, not the appraisal form overnight. If a figure is not printed in the primary source, do not invent it for a listing presentation or social post.
What is Chattanooga case 2026-0098 on Champion Road?
Dennis Bell's petition for 5251 and 5313 Champion Road asks to lift condition numbers 3, 4, 5, and 6 from Ordinance No. 13479 (previous Case No. 2021-209). The Regional Planning Commission recommended denial as requested and instead recommends lifting conditions 3, 4, and 6 while amending condition 5 for 5313 Champion Road (Tax Map 120K-A-003) only, subject to new conditions.
When is the City Council public hearing?
Chattanooga City Council will hold the public hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, at its 3:30 p.m. business meeting in the Assembly Room of the John P. Franklin Sr. City Council Building, 1000 Lindsay Street.
What else is on the Sept. 15 rezoning notice?
The Aug. 15 clerk notice also lists recommended approvals for 1307 Hixson Pike (INST to C-NT) and 5502 Dayton Boulevard (RN-2 to C-NT with conditions), plus a recommended denial for 1123 Mountain Creek Road (RN-1-7.5 to RN-3). Those parcels are separate from Champion Road.
Do lifted zoning conditions reprice a Hixson-area house this week?
Not by themselves. Condition changes alter what can be built or operated on that parcel. Nearby sale prices still clear from comps. Read the ordinance number and tax map before you assume anything about your street.
What's happening in Chattanooga this week
- City Council Sept. 15, 3:30 p.m.: Champion Road conditions (2026-0098), Hixson Pike and Dayton Boulevard C-NT hearings, Mountain Creek denial recommendation, drive-through use-matrix text amendment.
- Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission Sept. 14 at the Development Resource Center — Maplewood Lane STVR items and subdivision plats on the September packet.
- Hamilton County Commission materials previously noticed University Drive / Apison Auto place-type and rezoning hearings around the Sept. 2 / Sept. 16 cycle.
What should Chattanooga and Hixson owners do this week?
Open the clerk's Sept. 15 hearing notice, separate Champion Road (2026-0098) from Hixson Pike and Dayton Boulevard files, and get a free valuation if you own near Champion Road. Request a free home valuation or ask about a cash offer.
Source links
- Chattanooga City Council Clerk — Rezoning Notice for Sept. 15, 2026 (Champion Road 2026-0098)
- Chattanooga City Council Clerk — Drive-through Use Matrix Notice for Sept. 15, 2026
- Hamilton County / RPC September 2026 agenda packet
- Free home valuation — Kings of Real Estate
- Cash offer — Kings of Real Estate
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