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Appeals from decisions of the city's board of zoning appeals

MTAS was asked where appeals from decisions of the city's Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) go.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Zoning--Variances and appeals
Zoning--Boards
Internal
04/29/2021
03/5/1998

Thirty ways to leave incivility behind and to improve governing body discussion

This document has been included in the Elected Officials Academy section on City Council at Work.

Jaeckel, Gary
General
Thirty Ways.pdf (18.44 KB)
City council--Procedure
Meetings--Planning and management
Conflict resolution
Public
07/19/2021
09/16/2008

Washington County/Johnson City animal shelter review

MTAS was asked to examine the operations of the Washington County/Johnson City Animal Shelter and make recommendations for improvement.

Hardy, Pat
Report/Study
Animal shelters
Performance measurement
Animal control
Internal
07/8/2021
02/26/2015

Animal control in Wartrace, Tennessee

MTAS was asked to review ordinances and regulations relating to the control of dogs and make recommendations to improve enforcement of the town's animal control program.

Darden, Don
Report/Study
Animal control
Animal control--Laws and regulations
Internal
07/8/2021
11/21/2008

Mobile homes as preexisting nonconforming uses

MTAS was asked whether the city can adopt regulations that allow mobile home owners to rebuild on the original footprint of a structure destroyed by fire, or other reasons.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Zoning--Laws and regulations--Tennessee
Zoning--Laws and regulations
Mobile homes
Public
04/28/2021
08/4/2012

ISO ratings for Tennessee fire departments: MTAS survey

This list is not a comprehensive list of all fire departments in the state of Tennessee. The information was provided by the cities/fire departments who responded to MTAS's request for information.

Wolf, Dennis
Adams-O'Brien, Frances
Survey
Fire--Insurance ratings
Fire service
Internal
04/14/2023
03/22/2019

Fowl ordinance comparison

The Town of Signal Mountain asked twenty-four cities whether they had an ordinance regulating chickens within the city limits.

Signal Mountain
Survey
Animal control--Surveys
Public
07/8/2021
04/1/2010

Ordinance regulating detached garages and other accessory structures

A brief ordinance developed by MTAS to address the regulation of detached garages and other accessory structures.

Hardy, Pat
Ordinance
Construction--Laws and regulations--Tennessee
Zoning
Public
04/28/2021
10/15/2020

Sign control

MTAS was asked to analyze the law governing limitations on municipal regulations on political signs.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Code enforcement
Elections
Politics
Sign control
Signs and signboards
Zoning--Laws and regulations
Internal
05/5/2021
05/28/2002

How is residency of a voter, or of an officeholder, determined?

MTAS was asked how the residency of a voter, or of an officeholder, is determined.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Elections
Elections--Residency requirements
Internal
08/19/2021
02/25/1998
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