Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency
Administration
Director: Karen Rennich, RPA Deputy Director
Email: krennich@chattanooga.gov
Direct phone number: (423) 643-5903
Department main number (423) 643-5900
Core Functions
- RPA Work Program/Departmental Coordination
- Staff Development
- Budget, Finance, Payroll
- Public Meeting Logistics Support
- Agency Graphics/Web Support
TPO Functions
- TPO Board/TCC Coordination
- Unified Planning Work Program
- Title VI Liaison
- Grant Management/Quarterly Reports
Research and Analysis
Director: Yuen Lee
Email: ylee@chattanooga.gov
Direct phone number: (423) 643-5946
Department main number (423) 643-5900
Core Functions
- Development and application of analytical tools (surveys, market studies, etc..)
- Data collection/processing/ analysis
- Model development and application
TPO Functions
- Intelligent Transportation System
- Congestion Management Process
- Transportation Demand Model
- Planning for Operations
- Base Year and Future Year Projections
Strategic Long-Range Planning
Director: Melissa Taylor
Email: mdtaylor@chattanooga.gov
Direct phone number: (423) 643-5944
Department main number (423) 643-5900
Core Functions
- Regional plans (Regional Transportation Plan; Comprehensive Plan)
- County Wide Planning : Open Spaces Plan; Natural Resources Protection Plan (examples)
- Capital Budgeting Alignment to Comprehensive Plan/RTP
TPO Functions
- Transportation Improvement Program; Public Participation Plan
- Bike/Pedestrian/Transit Planning
- Freight Movement Planning
- Facilitating grants
- Facilitate Georgia Advisory Committee
- Multimodal Advisory Committee
Community Planning & Design
Director: Karen Hundt
Email: khundt@chattanooga.gov
Direct phone number: (423) 643-5913
Department main number (423) 643-5900
Core Functions
- Community/Area Planning
- Development review for proposals that require form/site-plan design review (Form Based Code/Historic Zoning)
- Public space/street programming and design
- Site/district redevelopment plans
- Develop best practices for site design, street design, urban design
Development Services
Director: Bryan Shults
Email: bshults@chattanooga.gov
Direct phone number: (423) 643-5937
Department main number (423) 643-5902
Core Functions
- Subdivision Review
- Rezoning Case Application Coordination
- Zoning Case Report Development
- Planning Commission Administrative support
- Zoning/Subdivision Ordinance Development
- Technical Expert – Existing Development Review Processes
- Maintain the Official Zoning Map(s)
- Facilitate integration of TPO policies into development review