Concerns bubbled up Monday over increasing density in Chattanooga’s residential neighborhoods.
A pair of proposals to build more dense housing — townhomes and apartments — in areas surrounded by single-family homes were heard by regional planning commissioners Monday.
Commissioner Chris Anderson said that the recent spike in appraised home values in Hamilton County should ease concerns about how new development will affect property values.
“We hear a lot, ‘If X is built, my property is going to be devalued,'” said Anderson, who worked for developer GreenTech Homes before taking a post with the city mayor’s office. “That almost never actually happens.”