Chattanooga Chattanooga Sets Sept. 15 Hearing on 5502 Dayton Blvd C-NT Chattanooga City Council will hear case 2026-0103 on Sept. 15 to rezone 5502 Dayton Boulevard from RN-2 to Neighborhood Transition Commercial, with Planning recommending approval.
Nashville Metro Sets Sept. 15 on Baptist World Center Medical SP Metro Nashville’s BL2026-1467 would rezone about 20.20 acres on Baptist World Center Drive from R6 to SP for up to 205,000 square feet of medical uses, with a Sept. 15 Council date listed.
Bristol Bristol Advances TDOT STBG Grants for Hwy 394 Signal Work Bristol City Council’s Sept. 1 agenda includes Resolution 26-134 authorizing a TDOT STBG grant contract for Highway 394 and Beaver Creek Road signalization.
Knoxville Knox Planning Posts Briggs Station: 131 Lots on Marietta Church Knoxville-Knox County Planning’s Sept. 10 agenda includes Briggs Station, a 131-lot concept plan on about 94 acres at 1928 Marietta Church Road with a staff recommendation to approve.
Sevierville Sevierville Posts Rainbow Rd Annexation for 12 AR Short-Term Lots Sevierville’s Sept. 3 Planning Commission agenda includes annexing about 29.6 acres on Rainbow Road into Agricultural Residential zoning for 12 larger short-term rental tracts.
Chattanooga Chattanooga Sets Sept. 15 Hearing on 1307 Hixson Pike C-NT Chattanooga City Council will hold a Sept. 15, 2026, 3:30 p.m. public hearing on case 2026-0097 at 1307 Hixson Pike, INST Institutional to C-NT Neighborhood Transition Commercial, with Planning recommending approval.
Nashville Metro Planning OKs Elam Station SP: 110 Multifamily, 77 Lots Metro Planning on Aug. 13, 2026, approved 2026SP-018-001 Elam Station at 1065 Barnes Road — about 55.6 acres for up to 110 multi-family units and 77 single-family lots, with short-term rentals prohibited.
Kingsport Kingsport Advances $1.04M Greenbelt Extension Toward Lewis Lane Kingsport’s Sept. 1, 2026, projects report locks a $1,044,000 Greenbelt Extension from Rotherwood Drive to Lewis Lane on Port Drive, with acquisition notices sent and appraisals underway toward a June 30, 2027 target.
Knoxville Knox County Posts Sept. 21 Vote on Crippen Road PR up to 3 du/ac Knox County’s Sept. 21, 2026, 5:00 p.m. zoning night lists 7-O-26-RZ at 4628 Crippen Road, with Planning recommending PR up to 3 dwelling units per acre with one condition.
Sevierville Sevierville Sets Sept. 23 Meeting on Old Knoxville Hwy Phase 1 Sevierville will host Public Meeting #2 on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. at the Convention Center for Phase 1 of Old Knoxville Highway — Gists Creek Road to West Main Street — with right-of-way next.
Red Bank Red Bank Sets Sept. 15 Hearing on Easton Avenue R-T/Z City Manager Martin Granum’s notice sets a Monday, Sept. 15, 2026, 6:00 p.m. public hearing in Red Bank Commission Chambers on rezoning 3118 Easton Avenue — Parcel 118I B 023 — from R-1 to R-T/Z. Applicant: Campbell Lewis.
Nashville Metro Passes Vanderbilt Innovation SP on Final Votes Metropolitan Council on Sept. 1, 2026, took final votes on BL2026-1446 — rezoning 43.16 acres along West End Avenue and 30th/31st Avenue South to a Specific Plan for Vanderbilt’s mixed-use innovation neighborhood (Proposal 2026SP-004-001).
Kingsport Kingsport Hears Airport Parkway Annexation for Project Inlet Kingsport’s Sept. 1, 2026, 7:00 p.m. BMA agenda carries AF-262-2026 — annexation, plan of services, and City M-X zoning for about 1.746 acres on Airport Parkway (Tax Map 094 Parcel 014.50) to support Project Inlet ingress/egress next to a ±41.41-acre site.
Knoxville Knox Planning Sets Sept. 10 on Prices Point 40-Lot Plan Knoxville-Knox County Planning’s Sept. 10, 2026, 1:30 p.m. agenda lists concept plan 9-SF-26-C — Prices Point Church Expansion — for 40 single-family lots on 11.88 acres at 2131 E Governor John Sevier Highway at 3.47 du/ac.
Sevierville Sevierville Posts Sept. 3 Hearing on Cate Road 28-Cabin PUD Sevierville Planning Commission’s Sept. 3, 2026, 5:00 p.m. Civic Center agenda lists final PUD site-plan review for a 28-unit cabin development on Cate Road — Tax Map 72, Parcel 6.00 — in HDR, with staff recommending approval subject to utility comments.
Chattanooga County Sets Hearings on University Drive Apison Auto Rezoning Hamilton County Zoning Committee meets Sept. 2 and the full Commission holds a Sept. 16 public hearing on changing 0.70 acres at 4390 University Drive to Maker District and rezoning A-1 to C-2 with conditions for Apison Auto (2026-0078).
Nashville Metro Takes Up Drone Limits BL2026-1498 on Third Reading Metro Nashville Council has BL2026-1498 on third reading Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, after advancing a Drone as First Responder substitute Aug. 18 by voice vote with two no (Eslick, Hancock) and one abstention (Styles).
Kingsport Kingsport Seats New BMA After Montgomery Wins; Three New Aldermen Kingsport's Board of Mayor and Aldermen meets Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, at 7 p.m. as the city seats a new board after Aug. 6 elections: Mayor Paul Montgomery won 5,199–1,792, and Julie Byers, Richard Isaacs, and Calvin Clifton take the open alderman seats.
Knoxville Knox County Sets Sept. 21 Hearing on Data-Center Moratorium An Aug. 21 public notice sets Knox County Board of Commissioners for Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. in the Main Assembly Room to consider data-center moratorium 8-B-26-OB after Planning approval, plus six printed rezoning cases.
Pigeon Forge Pigeon Forge Sets Sept. 14 Hearing on Wears Valley R-1 to C-6 City Recorder Dennis Clabo's Aug. 25 notice sets a Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, 5:30 p.m. public hearing in Pigeon Forge City Hall on rezoning 1.6 acres of 3.6 at 640 Wears Valley Road — Parcel 142.01, Tax Map 082 — from R-1 to C-6.
East Ridge East Ridge Caps Vape Shops; Ace Hardware Next East Ridge has a new C-2 specialty-shop ordinance for vape, tobacco, and cannabinoid stores, with Use on Review and distance limits, Gail Perry reported Aug. 29, 2026. The next council meeting is set to take up an Ace Hardware expansion at 3502 Ringgold Road.
Bristol VA Bristol VA Takes Up Data-Center Special-Use Permit Bristol, Virginia, City Council unanimously approved first reading this week of an ordinance requiring a special use permit for data centers. Second reading is Sept. 8; if it passes, the rule would take effect Oct. 8, the Bristol Herald Courier and WCYB reported.
Knoxville Knox Planning OKs 255 Units on Maryville Pike 13-0 The Knoxville-Knox County Planning Commission on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, approved 13-0 a revised plan for up to 255 multi-dwelling units on about 76 acres along Maryville Pike, cases 8-SG-26-C and 8-F-26-DP, for Mesana Investments, LLC.
Gatlinburg Gatlinburg OKs RFPs Instead of Sealed Bids Gatlinburg City Commission on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, approved a policy allowing requests for proposals instead of competitive sealed bids under certain conditions, with public notice still required, The Mountain Press reported.
Chattanooga County Allows Flat Top Manufactured Home 5-4 on Appeal The Hamilton County Commission on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, voted 5-4 to grant a special-permit appeal for a single-wide manufactured home at 12632 Jones Gap Road on 2.7 acres on Flat Top Mountain.