Historic Planning and Zoning

The last meeting happened in August 15, 2024, at 9:30 A.M. EST. Location: 1250 Market Street, Conference Room 1A.

• August 2024 Presentation 
• 2024 CHZC Meeting Dates and Application Deadlines

Meeting Community Comments: Send all emailed community comments to historiczoning@chattanooga.gov at least 24 hours prior to the 9:30 a.m. meeting. Any comments received less than 24 hours to the meeting, may not be able to be placed into the presentation and incorporated into the meeting. 

 Order of Business for each case:

1. Staff Presentation
2. Applicant Presentation (10 minutes maximum)
3. Community Comments/ Comments by Other Persons (5 minutes total)
4. Applicant Response (5 minutes maximum)
5. Historic Zoning Commission Discussion
6. Motion and Vote

Public Comment at Meetings

As public feedback is important to the process, stakeholders are encouraged to attend and provide input at the monthly Historic Zoning Commission meetings. If you are unable to attend the meeting(s) or if you would like to also provide written comments to the Historic Zoning Commissioners, you may provide your input by sending an email to chzc@chattanooga.gov or by contacting the Historic Zoning staff by email. Any communications before the monthly meetings will be provided to all Historic Zoning Commissioners during the public hearings of the Chattanooga Historic Zoning Commission each month. Please send all the comments to the staff in advance. Please note that comments received within 24 hours of the listed meeting date and time can not be guaranteed to be read at the meeting, this is due to staff preparing for the meeting at that time.

The Chattanooga Historic Zoning Commission's (CHZC) purpose is to review proposed changes and new construction in the four historic districts in Chattanooga, St. Elmo, Fort Wood, Battery Place, and Ferger Place. The CHZC reviews all proposals and determines that the work is within the adopted Guidelines of each district. They work to ensure the integrity of each district.

This nine-member commission is comprised of a representative of a local historical organization, a member of a local Planning Commission, an architect, four (4) residents of the Local Historic Districts, and three (3) members of the general public.

• Find out current membership and check for opportunities to serve on this Commission  
• Rules of Procedure Chattanooga Historic Zoning Commission's (CHZC) BYLAWS 

Contacting Historic Zoning Commissioners

To comply with Tennessee Open Meeting requirements and to provide all parties an equal opportunity to be heard by the entire Historic Zoning Commission during the public hearing, the Historic Zoning 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 Historic Zoning Commission meeting each month.