Rock City will postpone a rezoning request in Walker County after neighbors raised concerns about plans for the property.
The organization was seeking to change an approximately 14-acre parcel near Highway 157 from residential to commercial, which would have allowed Rock City to complete a trail expansion, according to zoning documents. The Walker County Planning Commission was originally scheduled to take up the request during its meeting Thursday.
Pepper Raper, a spokesperson for the Lookout Mountain attraction, said the parcel is east of Lover’s Leap and has been owned by See Rock City Inc. and its predecessor organizations for decades.
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“We’ve had it as part of our iconic viewshed and the attraction, and we’ve maintained it and sought to enhance it over the years,” she said in a phone call.