The powers and functions of the local planning commission in Tennessee

A paper prepared for the citizen planning commission member to be used as a general guide in the performance of his/her duties. The original draft of this report was published in 1985 and then updates were published in 2005 and 2013.

Terry, Bill
Report/Study
Planning--Commissions--Tennessee
Planning--Commissions
Public
07/27/2021
03/22/2019

Ordinance providing for the maintenance of public street rights-of-ways abutting private property within the city

An ordinance making it the responsibility of property owners or occupants of property adjacent to public street rights-of-way to keep that property clean and mowed.

Darden, Ron
Ordinance
Code enforcement--Dirty lots
Right of way
Easements
Municipal ordinances
Public
06/9/2021
09/24/2007

Ordinance establishing an office of administrative hearing officer

An ordinance to create the office of Administrative Hearing Officer to hear certain building and property code violations.

Jones, Josh
Ordinance
Building codes--Municipal ordinances
Code enforcement--Municipal ordinances
Public
05/6/2021
10/11/2011

Utility easements reserved by the developer of a subdivision

MTAS was asked about utility easements reserved by the developer of a subdivision.

Bingham, Pamela
Legal Opinion
Easements
Land use
Utilities
Utilities--Laws and regulations
Internal
05/28/2021
07/11/2000

Zoning restrictions applied to pain clinics

MTAS was asked whether pain clinics can be excluded from a community.

Hardy, Pat
Hemsley, Sid
General
Pain clinics
Zoning
Public
02/23/2012
02/7/2012

City manager and administrator residency requirements survey

A survey of selected Tennessee municipalities as to whether they require their city manager or administrator to reside within the city limits.

Adams-O'Brien, Frances
Survey
City manager
Personnel--Residency requirements
Public
09/16/2025

Cancellation of a utility easement

MTAS was asked whether the release of a utility easement should be accomplished by ordinance.

Moore, Todd
Legal Opinion
Easements
Utilities--Laws and regulations
Municipal ordinances
Internal
05/12/2021
03/10/1995

Chicken manure ordinance

An ordinance regulating the use of chicken manure as a yard or field fertilizer within the city.

Darden, Ron
Ordinance
Code enforcement
Nuisances--Municipal ordinances
Land use--Municipal ordinances
Municipal ordinances
Public
05/4/2021
04/18/2008

Elimination of commercial garbage subsidy

MTAS was asked about the City subsidy of private commercial solid waste carriers.

Hardy, Pat
General
Solid waste--Collection
Solid waste--Collection--Contracts
Internal
04/15/2021
01/15/2002

Local government exemption authorization

A form for the city to provide notice to the Department of Commerce that it has adopted and is enforcing a particular code or the code outlined in an adopting ordinance or resolution.

Tennessee
Form
Building codes--Forms
Fire--Codes
Forms
Public
05/28/2021
09/13/2010
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