Get oriented to PLan Chattanooga
Plan Chattanooga is a “comprehensive plan” for the city. It provides a planning framework that outlines growth challenges and infrastructure needs over a 20-year planning horizon and strategies for implementation. It is organized into a citywide framework with shared goals, policies, and concepts, eight area chapters and an implementation chapter.
Draft Plan Chapters (updated July 17, 2026)
Chapters posted May 8, 2026 unless otherwise shown. Chapters with an * were updated in July to reflect changes approved by the Planning Commission on June 8.
- Introduction and Citywide *
- Downtown / North Shore *
- Hixson
- Historic River-to-Ridge *
- South Chattanooga *
- Lookout Valley
- Brainerd / Midtown
- Highway 58 / Tyner *
- East Brainerd
- Implementation
- Appendix A: Community Profile
- Appendix B: Public Input Summaries *
- Appendix C: Scenario Planning Memo
Please scroll down to view Place Types on the interactive citywide map below.
Place Type Map
The Place Type Map is a policy guide for future land use and development character in Chattanooga. This map will be used to inform future decisions about zoning map changes, development approvals, and capital improvements.
This is the public review draft of the City’s Place Type policy map. It is NOT a zoning map.
The Place Type Map will be used to inform many future decisions, including rezoning requests. Adoption of this map occurs as part of the Plan Chattanooga Comprehensive Plan and does not change the current zoning on any properties.
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