The concerned citizens of Ooltewah who felt their property would be devalued and their children left unsafe with a small complex of tiny houses for formerly homeless individuals should put their heads together in an effort to help create a solution out of what they believe is a potential problem.
Surely among the group calling themselves Ooltewah Citizens for Responsible Growth are Realtors, developers, lawyers, builders and multiple-property owners with high six- and seven-figure houses who might see the compassion in a ministry that wants to help people willing to rebuild their lives.
The Chattanooga/Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission, emboldened with an 1,800-signature petition, recommended Monday against the Mustard Tree Ministry’s proposal to build 32 tiny houses on a 16.8-acre farm at the corner of Snow Hill and Mahan Gap roads.
Previously, the Regional Planning Agency staff had recommended the development be approved and called it “compatible with surrounding users.”
The proposal next comes before the Hamilton County Commission in June.