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Planning agency hits Publix rezoning request for South Broad Street site

A new Publix is proposed for South Broad Street. The supermarket chain has five Chattanooga area stores.
A new Publix is proposed for South Broad Street. The supermarket chain has five Chattanooga area stores. A new Publix is proposed for South Broad Street. The supermarket chain has five Chattanooga area stores.

By Mike Pare 3 min read

Chattanooga planners on Monday threw a potential wrench into a proposed Publix supermarket off South Broad Street near the former Mt. Vernon restaurant.

The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency (RPA) staff said a rezoning request for a nearly 4-acre tract is not compatible with the community’s vision of a mixed-used, walkable development pattern.

What’s next

A neighborhood meeting is slated for Thursday at 6 p.m. at Calvary Chapel, 3415 S. Broad St.

photo A file photo shows the Mt. Vernon restaurant on South Broad Street before it closed at the end of last year. (Staff file photo by Doug Strickland)

But a representative for the proposed grocery store said building the supermarket is “contingent on successful zoning.”

“We’ve got a great project,” said Mike Price of MAP Engineers. “It meets a need for the community.”