A land use plan guides how, when, and where new growth, redevelopment and preservation should occur in a particular area.
- General policy guide
- Provides a set of strategies for achieving specific community goals
- Does not guarantee that community improvements or zoning changes will occur
- They are not regulatory or legally binding
From 1985-2013, the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency created over 27 land use plans for neighborhoods and communities within its planning boundary.
In 2015, the Agency undertook a Comprehensive Plan Update. The broad goals and recommendations established in this plan set a framework to integrate future community planning under a countywide unified vision.
The Comprehensive Plan delineated 12 areas that would become the new planning areas to guide physical development and create land use and transportation policies. Over time, these Area Plans will replace the historic land use plans.
| Plan Name | Location | Plan Type | Place Types Map | Year Completed | Adopted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2050 Regional Transportation Plan | Transportation | Underway | -- | ||
| Area 6 | District | 2020 | Yes | ||
| Area 4 | Neighborhood | 2000 | Yes | ||
| Area 6 | Neighborhood | 2009 | |||
| Brainerd/East Ridge Area Plan | Area 6 | Area | Underway | -- | |
| Area 6 | Neighborhood | 2002 | Yes | ||
| Area 6 | Study | 2017 | |||
| All | Comprehensive | 2016 (amended) | |||
| Downtown / North Chattanooga Area Plan | Area 1 | Area | Underway | -- | |
| Area 1 | Neighborhood | 2006 | Yes | ||
| Area 11 | Area 11 | 2022 | Yes | ||
| Area 6 | Neighborhood | 1998 | Yes | ||
| Areas 3, 6 | Neighborhood | 2002 | Yes | ||
| Hamilton Place Community Plan | Areas 11, 6, 10 | Neighborhood | 2001 | ||
| Highway 58 / Tyner Area Plan | Area 10 | Area | Underway | -- | |
| Area 10 | Neighborhood | 2002 | Yes | ||
| Area 1 | Neighborhood | 2003 | Yes | ||
| Area 3 | 2020 | Yes | |||
| Hixson / Red Bank Area Plan | Area 2 | Area | Underway | -- | |
| Areas 2, 8 | Neighborhood | 2005 (revised) | Yes | ||
| Areas 8 | District | 2007 | Yes | ||
| Lookout Valley Area Plan | Area 5 | Area | Underway | -- | |
| Areas 5, 4 | Neighborhood | 2003 | Yes | ||
| Area 1 | Neighborhood | 2009 | Yes | ||
| Mountain Creek Corridor Study | Area 2 | Corridor | Underway | -- | |
| Area 2 | Corridor | 2003 | Yes | ||
| Areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11 | No | ||||
| Area 6 | Neighborhood | 2004 | Yes | ||
| North County / Soddy-Daisy Area Plan | Area 13 | Area | Underway | -- | |
| Area 1 | Neighborhood | 2007 | Yes | ||
| Area 1 | District | No | |||
| Northeast County Area Plan | Area 9 | Area | Underway | -- | |
| Area 3 | 2004 | Yes | |||
| Areas 3, 6 | Neighborhood | 2002 | |||
| Areas 4, 3, 6 | Neighborhood | 2004 | Yes | ||
| Areas 4 | Study | n/a | 2023 | No | |
| Areas 10, 6 | Neighborhood | 2005 | Yes | ||
| Neighborhood | 2007 | ||||
| Shepherd Community Study | Area 6 | Study | Underway | -- | |
| Area 1 | Study | 2018 | |||
| Area 1 | Neighborhood | 2003 | Yes | ||
| South Chattanooga / Lookout Mountain Area Plan | Area 4 | Area | Underway | -- | |
| Area 4 | Neighborhood | 2013 | |||
| Area 12 | Neighborhood | 2013 | Yes | ||
| Walden Plateau Area Plan | Area 7 | Area | Underway | -- | |
| Walden's Ridge Area Plan | Area 7 | Area (partial) | Underway | -- | |
| Walden's Ridge Plateau Area Plan | Area 7 | 1997 | |||
| Area 1 | Neighborhood | 2022 | |||
| Area 12 | Area | 2019 | Yes | ||
| Areas 9, 12 | Neighborhood | 2007 | Yes |
