Chattanooga planners on Monday agreed to rezone a 57-acre parcel off Ooltewah-Ringgold Road for new housing, but not before nearby residents renewed traffic and school overcrowding worries.
About 40 people came out to oppose plans for about 228 new housing units near East Hamilton Middle High School.
Kay Sencabaugh, a nearby resident, said motorists already are speeding through the area.
“It’s going to be terrible,” she said. “There will be so much traffic. We’re very concerned.”
The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission agreed to rezone the site from A-1 agricultural and R-2 residential to R-1 residential.