Win Pratt, left, and his father, James Pratt, talk in front of their Stonebrook Neighborhood development in Ooltewah in 2010.Chattanooga developer James Pratt is trying for a second time to rezone more than 15 acres adjacent to Amber Brook Gardens to build more single-family houses in Hixson.
In his newest attempt heard by planners Monday, Pratt wants to change the property from a low-density R-1 zone to a Planned Unit Development (PUD) to allow more flexibility in adding on to his subdivision.
In September, the Chattanooga/Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission recommended the city rezone the site for the requested PUD. The recommendation was to rezone the 15 acres as separate from Amber Brook Gardens, though the two are connected.
That rezoning met opposition from Amber Brook Gardens residents, who said they did not wish to live near town homes, which were part of Pratt’s plan if the rezoning were approved.
The planning commission’s recommendation to approve the rezoning never went to a vote in the Chattanooga City Council because Pratt withdrew his application in light of that feedback and a pre-existing deed restriction on town homes on the 15 acres.