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Chattanooga Approves 5502 Dayton Blvd C-NT on Final Reading

Chattanooga City Council’s Sept. 22 minutes show Ordinance #14398 APPROVED on final reading — 5502 Dayton Boulevard from RN-2 Residential Neighborhood to C-NT Neighborhood Transition Commercial, case 2026-0103 — after first reading Sept. 15.

Tracy King

29 Sep 2026 • 5 min read

Chattanooga City Council’s Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, minutes show Ordinance #14398 on final reading: an ordinance amending City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone property located at 5502 Dayton Boulevard from RN-2 Residential Neighborhood Zone to C-NT Neighborhood Transition Commercial Zone, subject to certain conditions. The motion carried with ACTION: APPROVED. The minutes identify the case line as 2026-0103, Ingram, Gore and Associates c/o Joseph Ingram, Planning Commission Version, District No. 1.

For Chattanooga and Red Bank–edge sellers watching Dayton Boulevard, this file is the final Council approval after the Sept. 15 first reading — not the Cowboy Ridge withdrawal on 6411–6611 Dayton and not the Hixson Pike INST-to-C-NT file. The minutes lock the address, the RN-2 to C-NT ask, the conditions caveat, and the APPROVED action.

What Ordinance #14398 approved on Sept. 22

On motion of Councilman Henderson, seconded by Vice Chair Elliott, Council took up Ordinance #14398 to rezone 5502 Dayton Boulevard from RN-2 Residential Neighborhood Zone to C-NT Neighborhood Transition Commercial Zone, subject to certain conditions. The motion carried; ACTION: APPROVED. That final-reading language is the controlling status for sellers who still have the Sept. 15 “first reading” notice on a disclosure sheet.

Sept. 15 minutes show the same ordinance passed on first reading with ACTION: PASSED ON FIRST READING. Sellers should print both dates: first reading Sept. 15, final approval Sept. 22. Do not collapse them into one undated “Dayton got commercial zoning” rumor.

Why a Dayton Boulevard C-NT final matters for nearby sellers

A Neighborhood Transition Commercial final on a former RN-2 parcel changes underwriting questions for adjoining listings: commercial neighbor disclosure, traffic and curb-cut timing once permits follow, and whether a buyer treats C-NT as a small transition use or as a broader corridor rewrite. The minutes do not republish the full condition list in the ACTION line; quote “subject to certain conditions” and send title reviewers to the ordinance text and Planning Commission version rather than inventing parking counts.

Keep this approval separate from other Sept. 22 zoning finals. Ordinance #14399 approved 1307 Hixson Pike from INST to C-NT; Ordinance #14400 approved Champion Road condition lifts; Ordinance #14401 approved drive-through / Riverwalk stacking text. Compare corridor context to Chattanooga Sets Sept. 15 Hearing on 5502 Dayton Blvd C-NT and Chattanooga Posts Cowboy Ridge Dayton Blvd Withdrawal on Sept. 15 so buyers see the hearing path and the withdrawn multi-parcel ask as different files.

Field	Minutes language
Meeting	City Council, Sept. 22, 2026 (final reading)
Ordinance	#14398
Case	2026-0103 — Ingram, Gore and Associates c/o Joseph Ingram (Planning Commission Version), District 1
Address	5502 Dayton Boulevard
From → To	RN-2 Residential Neighborhood → C-NT Neighborhood Transition Commercial
Conditions	Subject to certain conditions
Action	APPROVED (motion carried)
Prior step	PASSED ON FIRST READING Sept. 15, 2026

What’s on Chattanooga’s late-September zoning calendar

Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026 — First reading: 5502 Dayton Blvd RN-2 to C-NT; 1307 Hixson Pike INST to C-NT; Champion Road condition lifts; drive-through text; Cowboy Ridge / Mountain Creek withdrawals.
Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026 — Final reading APPROVED for Ordinance #14398 (5502 Dayton); also finals on Hixson Pike C-NT, Champion conditions, and drive-through / Riverwalk text; Dodds Avenue ROW abandonment on first reading.
Separate tracks — Plan Chattanooga adoption and Battery Heights crosswalk language remain their own resolution files.

How sellers should underwrite a final C-NT on Dayton

If you own near 5502 Dayton Boulevard or the Red Bank–side corridor, treat this as a final Council approval with a stated RN-2 to C-NT change and conditions. Put Ordinance #14398, case 2026-0103, the Sept. 22 APPROVED action, and the Sept. 15 first-reading date in writing when a buyer asks which Dayton file closed. Leave any tenant list or opening date to later Building permits — the minutes do not publish one.

Confirm 5502 Dayton Boulevard matches the ordinance caption before you quote parcel geometry.
Disclose “subject to certain conditions” and send reviewers to the ordinance text.
Keep Cowboy Ridge withdrawal parcels (6411, 6511, 6611) on a separate disclosure line.
If a lender asks for a city contact, point them to the Sept. 22 minutes ACTION line and Planning’s case 2026-0103.

Reading 5502 Dayton next to other Sept. 22 finals

The same Sept. 22 night approved Hixson Pike C-NT, Champion Road condition amendments, and drive-through stacking rules with a Riverwalk crossing limit. Sellers should not merge those into one “Council rezoned north Chattanooga” story. A Hixson Pike institutional-to-C-NT final does not move Dayton Boulevard. A Champion Road condition lift on Tax Map 120K-A-003 does not set parking rules at 5502 Dayton.

When a buyer’s agent asks whether “Dayton is all commercial now,” answer from the minutes: one address, RN-2 to C-NT, subject to certain conditions, Ordinance #14398, APPROVED Sept. 22 after first reading Sept. 15. Point them to Chattanooga Sets Sept. 15 Hearing on 1307 Hixson Pike C-NT only when the question is actually about Hixson Pike. For other Council context, see also Chattanooga Sets Sept. 15 on Champion Road Condition Lifts and Chattanooga Advances Dodds Ave ROW Abandonment MR-2026-0102.

Keep District No. 1 and the Planning Commission Version label on the same disclosure page as the ordinance number. Title reviewers catch mismatched case IDs; Facebook comments do not.

Council’s Sept. 22 order of business also carried Ordinance #14399 (1307 Hixson Pike INST to C-NT) and Ordinance #14400 (Champion Road condition lifts on Hamilton County Tax Map No. 120K-A-003) to APPROVED on final reading the same night. Those ACTION lines matter for calendar hygiene: a seller can truthfully say several north-Chattanooga zoning finals closed Sept. 22 without claiming they are the same ordinance as 5502 Dayton Boulevard. Ordinance #14402’s Bonny Oaks 50-to-45 mph change remained on first reading that night and is a speed schedule file, not a zoning map change.

Ingram, Gore and Associates c/o Joseph Ingram appears on the minutes as the 2026-0103 applicant line tied to the Planning Commission Version. When a title company asks who filed, quote that line and District No. 1 rather than substituting a neighbor’s petition number from the Cowboy Ridge withdrawal. The Sept. 15 first-reading caption and the Sept. 22 final caption both name 5502 Dayton Boulevard, RN-2 Residential Neighborhood Zone, and C-NT Neighborhood Transition Commercial Zone — print both captions if a buyer’s agent claims the zone already flipped in August.

What sellers should do next

If you are pricing a Chattanooga, Red Bank, or East Ridge home while 5502 Dayton’s C-NT final sinks in, 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 at 5502 Dayton Boulevard on Sept. 22?

Ordinance #14398 rezoning 5502 Dayton Boulevard from RN-2 Residential Neighborhood Zone to C-NT Neighborhood Transition Commercial Zone, subject to certain conditions — ACTION: APPROVED.

What case number do the minutes list?

2026-0103, Ingram, Gore and Associates c/o Joseph Ingram, Planning Commission Version, District No. 1.

What happened on Sept. 15 for the same ordinance?

Sept. 15 minutes show Ordinance #14398 PASSED ON FIRST READING for the same 5502 Dayton Boulevard RN-2 to C-NT rezoning.

Is this the Cowboy Ridge Dayton file?

No. Cowboy Ridge / 6411, 6511, and 6611 Dayton Boulevard was a separate item withdrawn on Sept. 15. Ordinance #14398 is 5502 Dayton Boulevard only.

How should nearby sellers talk about this file?

Quote Ordinance #14398, case 2026-0103, 5502 Dayton Boulevard, RN-2 to C-NT, subject to certain conditions, first reading Sept. 15, and APPROVED Sept. 22. Keep Hixson Pike and Champion Road finals on separate disclosure lines.