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Chattanooga

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.

Knoxville

Knox Planning Approves Sullivan Rd AG-to-RN-1 (9-E-26-RZ)

Knox Planning approved 9-E-26-RZ (5015 Sullivan Road, AG to RN-1 with HP retained) and 9-A-26-OB on Sept. 10; Knoxville City Council readings follow Oct. 13 and Oct. 27.

Sevierville

Sevierville Posts Echota Phase 4 Plat for 33 Lots

Sevierville Planning Commission’s Oct. 1, 2026, Civic Center packet asks preliminary plat approval for Echota Phase 4 — 33 new lots on Tax Map 38 Parcels 032.12 and 032.16 in High Density Residential, with private roads and staff recommending preliminary approval.

Chattanooga

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.

Nashville

Metro Planning Approves Boarding House Definition Fix 7-0

Metro Planning Commission on Sept. 24, 2026, approved proposal 2026Z-015TX-001 / BL2026-1520 revising the Zoning Code definition of “boarding house,” 7-0, with the Council public hearing scheduled for Oct. 6, 2026.

Knoxville

Knox Planning Approves Fox Road A to OB Rezoning 9-H-26-RZ

Knoxville-Knox County Planning approved 9-H-26-RZ on Sept. 10, 2026 — rezoning 0.95 acres at 339 Fox Road from A (Agricultural) to OB (Office, Medical, and Related Services). Knox County Commission’s first reading is Oct. 19.

Pigeon Forge

Pigeon Forge Limits Data Centers to Industrial Zones on First Reading

Pigeon Forge City Commissioners voted 3-0 on first reading Sept. 14, 2026, to limit data centers and recreational substance sales to industrial zoning around Ridge Road, with second reading still required.

Chattanooga

Chattanooga Posts CBID FY2027 Budget and 2026 Assessments

Chattanooga’s Sept. 29 proposed Council agenda asks approval of the Downtown Chattanooga Alliance’s CBID financial report and FY2027 budget, authorizing the Treasurer to collect special assessment fees for tax year 2026.

Nashville

Metro Sets Sept. 24 on Gallatin Pike Dutch Bros PUD Amendment

Metro Planning posts the Gallatin Pike Dutch Bros PUD amendment for Sept. 24: 5001 and 5003 Gallatin Pike, MUL-A, 0.90 acres, drive-thru restaurant ask.

Chattanooga

Chattanooga Posts Cowboy Ridge Dayton Blvd Withdrawal on Sept. 15

Chattanooga’s revised Sept. 15, 2026, Council agenda puts case 2026-0095 (Cowboy Ridge, LLC) on first reading to rezone 6411, 6511, and 6611 Dayton Boulevard from RN-1-6 to RN-1-3 — marked deferred from Aug. 11, 2026, with a Request for Withdrawal.

Nashville

Metro Approves McFerrin SP Amendment for 12 DADUs 8-0

Metro Planning Commission’s Sept. 10, 2026, Action Agenda records an 8-0 vote to approve with conditions case 2022SP-030-005, amending the 930 McFerrin Avenue SP to permit 12 Detached Accessory Dwelling Units on 2.78 acres inside the Greenwood Neighborhood Conservation Overlay.

Kingsport

Kingsport BZA Sets Sept. 3 on Highland/Pierce Lot Variances

Kingsport’s Board of Zoning Appeals Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, noon agenda puts BZA26-0226 on for 1841 Highland Street & 1707 Pierce Street — lot-area and yard variances so two existing houses can be replatted onto individual lots and deeds in the R-1B district.

Knoxville

Knox DRB Sets Sept. 16 on Galbraith St Duplex COA 9-D-26-IH

Knoxville’s Design Review Board Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, agenda lists Infill Housing COA 9-D-26-IH for a new duplex at 3103 Galbraith St. (Parcel 81 I H 011) in the Lonsdale overlay, with staff recommending approval subject to setback, foundation, porch, and siding conditions.

Sevierville

Sevierville Posts River Valley Circle 4-Unit Townhome Site Plan

Sevierville Planning Commission’s Sept. 3, 2026, Civic Center agenda puts D&K Builders’ River Valley Circle site plan — Tax Map 50J Map D Parcel 002.00 — on as a 4-unit townhome development in HDR, with staff recommending approval subject to landscaping and drainage comments.

Chattanooga

Hamilton RPC Posts Pine Ridge 38-Lot Final Plat on McCallie Ferry

Hamilton RPC’s September agenda lists HCSD-26-36 — Pine Ridge Subdivision final plat for Lots 1–38 at 1821 McCallie Ferry Rd, owner RiverStone Development LLC.

Nashville

Metro Passes ATIIP Grant RS2026-2284 for East Nashville Spokes

Metro Council passed RS2026-2284 on Sept. 15, 2026, approving NDOT’s ATIIP grant agreement ATII-26-0005-TN for East Nashville Spokes bike and pedestrian work.

Tri-Cities

Kingsport RPC Sets Sept. 17 on Valley Drive R-1 to A-5

Kingsport Regional Planning Commission’s Sept. 17, 2026, 5:30 p.m. agenda includes 664 Valley Drive County Rezoning (REZONE26-0209) from County R-1 to County A-5.

Knoxville

Knox HZC Sets Sept. 17 on Moses Armstrong House Relocation

Knox Historic Zoning’s Sept. 17, 2026, 8:30 a.m. agenda lists relocating the Moses Armstrong House Individual HZ Landmark at 6114 Asheville Hwy. (1-E-26-HZ).

Smokies

Sevierville Posts Phase 1 Art Walk Alley at 114 Court Ave

Sevierville’s Aug. 26 Historic Zoning agenda asks for approval of Phase 1 Art Walk Alley at 114 Court Ave., parcel 049K C 001.01, on a contributing ca. 1915 building.

Chattanooga

Chattanooga Posts Surplus of 1517 Old Ringgold Rd on Sept. 15

Chattanooga’s revised Sept. 15 Council agenda includes a District 9 resolution to surplus 1517 Old Ringgold Road, Tax Map 156F-C-016, as recommended by MR-2026-0101 on Aug. 10, 2026.

Nashville

Metro Defers Right-on-Red Vote; Substitute Heads to Sept. 22

Metro Council deferred a second vote on BL2026-1497 restricting right turns on red in the Urban Services District. Sepulveda’s substitute advanced; a community meeting is set for Sept. 22.

Tri-Cities

Kingsport Sets $161,745 Madd Branch Sewer Study for Lincoln St

Kingsport’s Sept. 15 BMA packet advances AF-245-2026: $161,745 to LJA Engineering for 90-day flow monitoring on about 153,700 linear feet in the Madd Branch Sewer Basin’s Lincoln Street Area.

Knoxville

Knox Planning Approves Sylvan St RN-2; Council Set for Oct. 13

Planning’s consent calendar approved Manuel Hudson’s 9-C-26-RZ at 1204 Sylvan Street from RN-1/HP to RN-2/HP. Staff sends the file to Knoxville City Council on Oct. 13 and Oct. 27, 2026.

Smoky Mountains

Sevierville Posts Apple Ln Rural Commercial Rezoning on Sept. 3

Sevierville Planning’s Sept. 3 agenda lists Roy Austin McCarter’s Apple Lane request from Country R-1 to County C-1 on Tax Map 38 Parcel 066.00 — while the packet’s draft county resolution says A-1 to C-1 on 18.56 acres at 1028 Apple Ln.

Chattanooga

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.