A divided Chattanooga planning panel on Monday approved a proposal for a 225-unit residential development on the former Quarry golf course property despite extensive opposition.
By an 8-to-3 vote, the plan to build the multimillion-dollar development was sent on to the City Council, which is expected to hear the case next month involving a 50.2-acre tract off Reads Lake Road.
The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission approved a recommendation from its staff for the development sought by Pratt Land & Development LLC.
James Pratt, the Chattanooga developer, told the panel during a virtual meeting that the new plan to build townhomes was much improved from a 2018 version that also drew stiff opposition from neighbors.
“We’re leaving 35% to 40% of the whole site as green space,” he said.