About the Commission

The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission was created in the early 1950’s as a result of a state law. The Planning Commission is a voluntary body of 15 members largely appointed by the Mayor of the City of Chattanooga and the Hamilton County Mayor for staggered three-year terms. Its role is to make zoning and land use recommendations to the local legislative bodies and to make final decisions on subdivision requests for Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Lakesite, Lookout Mountain, TN, and Walden. The Planning Commission meets monthly to consider these requests.

You can watch these meetings live:

Watch in person:  The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission meets the second Monday of each month on the 4th floor of the Hamilton County Courthouse at 625 Georgia Avenue in Room 402 at 1:00 p.m.  These meetings are open to the public.

Watch online:  You can watch a realtime video (live stream) of the Planning Commission meeting on YouTube via any mobile device or computer.  Watch it here.

Click here for 2020-2021 Meeting Schedule

Regional Planning Commissioners

Name Term expiration
City of Chattanooga Appointments
Mayor Tim Kelly or designee (Chris Anderson) Co-Term
City Councilman Darrin LedfordCo-Term
Vic Desai2026
Brenda Jean Adamson2026
Adam Veron2025
Nathaniel Bird2026
Matthew Lyle2026
Hamilton County Appointments
County Mayor Weston Wamp or designee (Todd Leamon)Co-Term
Hamilton County Commissioner Mike ChaunceyCo-Term
Dr. Steve A. Caudle2026
Chris Mabee2024
Justin Holland2026
Barry Payne2026
Cole Webster2025
Chair (jointly appointed by the Hamilton County Mayor and City of Chattanooga Mayor)
Ethan Collier2026
Secretary
Dan Reuter, Executive Director, Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning AgencyN/A

Contacting Regional Planning Commissioners

In an effort to comply with Tennessee Open Meeting requirements and to provide all parties an equal opportunity to be heard by the entire Planning Commission during the public hearing, the Planning Commission members are unable to speak to you or read and respond to written communications on agenda items before action is taken in a public hearing during the Planning Commission meeting each month.

As public feedback is important to the process, stakeholders are encouraged to attend and provide input at the monthly Planning Commission meetings. If you are unable to attend the meeting(s) or if you would like to also provide written comments to the Planning Commissioners, you may provide your input by sending an email to regionalpc@chattanooga.gov or by contacting the staff of the Planning Commission at the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency at (423) 643-5902. Any communications before the monthly meetings will be provided to all Planning Commissioners during the public hearings of the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission each month.