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Tennessee Scenic Rivers Act — State Scenic Rivers System (TN)

Tracked preemption from the Tennessee overlay bundle.

Overview

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Effective
1968-05-01
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:TN
Other Tennessee preemptions
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Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

OR
  • parcel.in_scenic_river_corridor == True
  • city.scenic_river_adjacency == True

Preempted fields

2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
base_districts[*].scenic_river_corridor_development_standardsoverridetdec_scenic_rivers_standardsDevelopment within designated scenic river corridors subject to TDEC scenic, ecological, recreational, wildlife protection standards
review_typerequiretdec_scenic_river_review

Citation

Authority source
Tenn. Code Ann. §§11-13-101 through 11-13-118 (Tennessee Scenic Rivers Act of 1968)
§ §§11-13-101 et seq.
https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-11/chapter-13/section-11-13-101/

Research notes

Establishes state scenic rivers system; assures preservation of scenic, ecological, recreational, wildlife values without compulsory state acquisition of all corridor land. Statutorily designated rivers include the Harpeth (Davidson Co.), Roaring River (segment from SR 136 downstream two miles), Spring Creek (Waterloo Mill downstream to Overton-Jackson county line), Collins River (within Savage Gulf natural scientific area), and Duck River (Iron Bridge Road at river mile 136.4 upstream to Marshall County boundary). Federal conflict check: federal Wild and Scenic Rivers System (16 USC 1271) may also apply to certain reaches.